Healthy Work at Home Tips For Homeschooling Families

By now hopefully the shopping is done, the crafts are complete, the presents are wrapped, the cookies are baked and the house is cleaned and decorated. It’s wonderful when the four days remaining before Christmas fall on a weekend. It’s an even better excuse to stop working and just be still. Even if Christmas is not the holiday your religion celebrates at this time of year, there is something magical in the air right around now.

The shortness of the days gives the light a different glow. The waxing moon creates a beautiful sparkle on the snow. ( I happen to live in a town that recently got 4 feet in one storm…so snow is a large part of the magic here).  People generally are walking around in good cheer. There are parties and gatherings, singing and home cooked meals.

Winter solstice was traditionally a time of family, warmth and celebration that the darkness of winter was shifting and the days were going to begin getting longer again. Decorating with lights developed from the ancient traditions of bringing light indoors to  illuminate the long, cold nights.  Trees were brought indoors to remind people of the look, feel and smell of nature, hidden for a time beneath the white.

There are four days left until Christmas. It’s the weekend. Be conscious of the this special time. Take a break from the holiday busy-ness and from your business. Be with your family, be quiet, watch the light change as the sun sets on the shortest day of the year. Remember all the blessings of home, family, friends. Pray for peace and love to be the dominant forces of the coming year.

Happy Holidays to All!!!

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