Twelve Days Of Christmas – On The Seventh Day
Posted on Monday, December 31st, 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:
- “Seven swans a swimming” are the Seven Sacraments.
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…
Ode to Girl, Interrupted
by
Dawn Quyle Landau
We accept that she will no longer eat the meals I prepare, as none of my dishes, pots or pans, let alone oven and stove, are kosher. She cooks on a small two-burner stove that sits at the end of the kitchen island reminding me daily that I can no longer feed my girl.
My girl … was gone and a new girl was in her place. When all of this started, that cooktop chastised me daily. It seemed to sit there and yell: “You’re not her Mom anymore! You can’t feed her like me, you don’t understand her like me; she needs me! You’re all washed up! But wait, don’t wash her dishes. They’re kosher, you’re not.” Yes, that stupid cooktop called me out daily.
(Meet Dawn Quyle Landau at TalesFromTheMotherland.com)
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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Loved this story in the book!
The book is so fun. You can tell it was a work of love for all the writers. I know we all appreciate Lisa’s hard work. I’m glad you’ve enjoyed reading it, Judy.