From the Editor
Has there been a season in recent years when we’ve longed for a sense of calm more than this fourth quarter of 2021? We’ve learned a lot about patience and how to find peace in the here and now while still longing for what feels normal and what can be better. I have an especially deep yearning this year to observe our family’s traditions, some decades old (salt-pack prime rib) and some newer (family pj’s finally happened last year). I hope revisiting these moments provides the cadence to life that’s felt a bit lost lately. As our staff put together this holiday issue, I eagerly learned about each family’s traditions and the homes in which they unfold. Their decorations and points of view filled my inspiration bucket. I hope they do the…