The Christmas season does this to me. We bring out the snowmen, the trees, the wreathes, the Santas, the Willow Tree nativity, the stockings, and other things need to go away for a month or two. Our spare rooms need to be tidied so that overnight guests can rest during the holiday frenzy.
In the midst of all of this are the books. The shelves need to be re-arranged so that the holiday themed books come to the front, to be read, to be shared, and later to be moved to the back, waiting for next year when they move to the forefront once again.
One of my favorite holiday books is by Jan Karon. She is an author I enjoy for the simple stories she tells, for the continuing saga of her characters. There is not a lot of excitement or suspense in her stories, just daily living in a typical town.
