Twelve Days Of Christmas – On The Fourth Day
Posted on Friday, December 28th, 2012
Welcome to my Twelve Days of Christmas Giveaway!
I’m having a little fun tying a bit of my old catechism and Christmas into an introduction and a chance to win the fun book I am so happy to be a part of:
Tangerine Tango.
In this book, twelve women writers have gathered together to share stories of life, love, loss, pain, pleasure… so many moments and memories.
And, I thought, what better way to share stories from these twelve writers than with a story about another twelve stories.
“The Twelve Days of Christmas” starts liturgically on Christmas Day and ends on the Feast of the Epiphany. Symbolism has always been used, in every religion, to explain doctrine. I’m not a theologian or a Bible scholar… far from it. I just find this interesting and meaningful. Click on this link for a quick explanation of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” as a catechism lesson. According to the source, Catholic.net, today teaches:
- “Four calling birds” are the Four Gospels.
As a Catholic who learned her catechism, this is all very helpful. But, it’s also a good excuse to procrastinate in my family. We rarely get all our gifts together before Christmas. Instead, we use the church’s liturgical season, the Twelve Days of Christmas, to stretch out our shopping and to drag out the season. It works for us!
So, here’s how I would like to stretch out this Christmas season. I am going to share an excerpt from the book Tangerine Tango every day for the next twelve days – The Twelve Days of Christmas. In each excerpt, I hope you’ll find something to intrigue you to want to learn more.
Oh, did I mention a chance to win?
After you read the excerpt from Tangerine Tango, be sure to comment with your thoughts. At the end of the Twelve Days, I’ll throw all the names in a hat and draw a name to win a printed copy of Tangerine Tango. Your name will be entered each time you comment, so comment often! Now, enjoy this short excerpt…
Duress? Distress? Dial!
by
Madeline G. Taylor
The endless hours I spend with my sisters talking on the phone sometimes make it seem we’re doing no more than listening to each other breathe. Not literally of course, but if I were to tell all that we talk about, no one would see the point.
Phone conversations with my brother are limited to a single topic or query; that covered, there’s no need to linger. Mission accomplished. Hang up. Move on. In person, it’s totally different; we can talk for hours. Only our phone conversations are brisk.
I worry about my daughter. As an only child, who will she call when she needs to know if she can substitute margarine for butter in her stuffing recipe? Or when she has kids of her own, who will advise her on how to care for them, steer them and provide for them?
(This excerpt is from Madeline G. Taylor)
To keep reading, please click on and order your own copy of Tangerine Tango – available both as a cute paperback or as a download. (Proceeds after expenses are donated to aid research for the cure for Huntington disease.)
And don’t forget to leave a comment below for a chance to win your very own printed copy of Tangerine Tango!
I’ll be back tomorrow with the next day’s excerpt. Until then, enjoy the Season!
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Sisters!!! I could write books about my sisters! 🙂
Me, too! 😉 Thanks, Judy!