Twelve Days Of Christmas – On The Twelfth Day
Posted on Saturday, January 5th, 2013
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:
- “Twelve lords a leaping” are the twelve basic beliefs as outlined in the Apostles Creed.
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…
by
Donna K. Barry
She was the only mom who taught her daughters how to play hopscotch and poker. She carried cigarettes in her purse next to pictures of her grandchildren. She could curse like a sailor and sweet-talk the priest, all on the same day. One of her fondest memories was the day her grandchildren took her to a casino.
People describe her as sometimes funny, sometimes fun, but always feisty. She was not afraid to speak her mind. I always heard about it if she didn’t like my clothes or hair or what I was doing, and not just as a teenager, but as an adult too. Her motto was “don’t go to any trouble,” yet she made sure we went to all kinds of trouble when she wanted us to. She was too impatient to ever wait in a line, but patient enough to comfort us through our childhood illnesses and boyfriend dramas.
(Get to know more about Donna K. Barry by visiting her at her fun blog, Huffygirl.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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Hi Patti, thanks for sharing one of my excerpts from “Tangerine Tango.” I hope your readers are enjoying the selections.
Hi Donna. I’m glad you stopped by to take a look. And Thank YOU for allowing me to share one of your excerpts. It was great fun. Thanks again.