Taking Back Christmas and Other Family Celebrations

Taking Back Christmas and Other Family Celebrations

Lettie Kirkpatrick Burress. Cleveland, Tenn.: Derek Press, 2011. 114 pp. (Paperback).

There has been a movement in the last few years to restore the real meaning of Christmas through sacred concerts, bumper stickers and saying “merry Christmas” instead of “happy holidays.” This new book by Lettie Burress fits in well with the movement.

Having grown up in a dysfunctional home, Burress was determined that her children would have a completely different experience. She used “teachable moments in the daily-ness of life” to guide her children; the practice she developed with God’s leadership extended to using holidays “to proclaim faith and truth” to her children.

This book is a result. Well organized and easy to use with short, practical ideas, it’s is the kind of book that becomes thumbed through and well worn, with dog-eared pages and notes written in the margins.