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the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation  \n# JOURNEY TOCHRISTMAS\n\nTomgQuy1.Aat  \noane oCHRISTTIAS  \nA PERSONAL REFLECTION  \nJUDITH P.FOARD-GIUCASTROILLUSTRATIONS BY MARJORIE WEKS  \nSMALL BATCH BooKSAMHERST,MASSACHUSETTS  \nCopyright ◎2019 by Judith P.Foard-GiucastroAll rights reserved.  \nNo part of this book may be copied,transmitted,orreproduced without written permission ofthe author,except in the case of brief quotations embodied in criticalarticles or reviews.'  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nDesigned by Megan KatsanevakisIllustrations by Marjorie Weeks  \nLibrary of Congress Control Number:2019916706ISBN 978-1-951568-01-6  \n493 SoUTH PLEASANT STREETAMHERST,MASSACHUSETTS 01002413.230.3943  \nSMALLBATCHBOOKS.COM  \n100  \nutho0手t  \ntlong time ago,when I was the mother of twoschool-aged children,I decided to keep a jour-nal during the Christmas season of that year.It wasNovember 1980,and I wanted to not only write aboutdaily activities that in some way related to preparing forthe holiday,but also to record my thoughts about thedeeper spiritual meanings I found in the celebration ofChristmas  \nIn January 1981,after all the celebrations were overand the decorations stored away,I compiled this smallbook based on my journal writings.After making at-tempts from time to time throughout the years to get thebook published,I put my manuscript away and out ofmind.Then,on Christmas Day 2014,I printed out a copyof my manuscript to show a friend and suddenly had the  \nurge to make revisions and to try again to get it published.  \nSo here it is,my Journey to Christmas.Some of thereferences may seem a bit dated,considering that thestory is set in 1980,before so many of the technologicaladvances of today.It is my hope,however,that the reflec-tions on the true meaning of Christmas and ideas for waysin which to honor these remain relevant and inspirationalto you today and tomorrow.  \n—Judith Foard-Giucastro,July 2019  \n# ntodnotior\n\nThis is a story about the journey we make each yearto Christmas.At one moment,it is taken with ourhands,feet,and voices.At another,it proceeds throughour thoughts,hopes,and inspirations.Sometimes thejourney is over old terrain,memories of Christmases past.Other times it ventures onto new ground,the Christ-mas to come.Back and forth,from our actions to ourthoughts,from Christmas past to Christmas present,thejourney proceeds.Around us are the sights,the smells,thesounds,and the scenes of the season.We take thern in.Some are discarded,for they would only lead us on adetour.Others are kept,to be reflected upon and to besavored.They become a part of what we take with us onthe journey to Christmas.","cbCaipaJbC8uFYhO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipaJbC8uFYhO","pdf",3039237,118,"English","# Introduction\n## Creating the journal (Nov 1980)\n## Compiling and publishing efforts (Jan 1981, later years)\n## Rediscovery and revisions (Christmas Day 2014)\n## True meaning of 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