Journalist and author Elyssa Andrus featured Connie’s newest book Simplify and Savor the Season on UtahValley360!
Elyssa co-wrote the book Happy Homemaking: An LDS Girl’s Guide
Here is an excerpt from the UtahValley360 article:
If your holiday to-do list is so long you can’t bear to check it twice, maybe it’s time to slow down and give up a few activities this Christmas. After all, seasonal traditions should be about spreading cheer, not adding stress.
Woodland Hills speaker, author and television personality Connie Sokol recently released the book Simplify & Savor the Season: Organize and Re-energize Your Holidays
Sokol said that book originally started as a talk given at a women’s conference about how to survive and thrive during the holidays. “Giving the talk was a perfect opportunity to sit down and really organize my thoughts and desires on how to ‘do’ the holidays better — with less stress, more meaning, and all-around joy.”
What developed was a guide to organizing and simplifying the holidays, paired with a helping of Christmas-themed anecdotes from Sokol’s own life. Here, the 48-year-old mother of seven shares five suggestions for managing the holiday madness.
Honor the spirit of the season
For Sokol, this means reading from the devotional book she wrote, 40 Days with the Savior
, as she daily reflects on the birth of Christ and having Christ-like attributes. For others, it might mean finding a way to perform a daily act of kindness in the spirit of holiday giving. “Whatever you do, make the season meaningful on a daily basis,” said Sokol.
Simplify & Savor the Season: Organize and Re-energize Your Holidays
is available on Amazon.com. For Connie Sokol’s blog, TV segments, podcasts and more, visit conniesokol.com.
Giveaway: To receive a free copy of Connie Sokol’s new book, email one way that you simplify or savor the holiday season to lifechange@rfburst.com.
