The Sacred Architecture and Hidden Beauty of December

How To Be: The December 2023 Newsletter of Author Judith Valente on Being and Doing

Only a few hardy souls I know choose winter as their favorite season, despite December’s colored lights, festive decorations and enticing shop windows full of gift items. Growing up in northern New Jersey and, later, when I moved to Chicago, I considered winter a burden to endure until the hoped-for March thaw. The older I get, though, the more I apprec…