DECEMBER 1, 2025. Twenty years? I am definitely in my Christmas Jars feels. Two decades ago this story was a mini manuscript buried among many. Then along came Shadow Mountain and Deseret Book, and everything in this image slowly came to life. Without them, there’d be no books. No movie. And certainly no movement of jars appearing on doorsteps around […]
Author: Jason Wright
Lessons on Forgiveness from Someone Who’s Not Very Good at It
Lately it seems we’ve been plagued with far too many opportunities to forgive. We’ve watched from afar as Erika Kirk forgave her husband’s killer. We’ve seen communities in Minnesota and Michigan choose reconciliation after unthinkable tragedies in their churches and schools. Sadly, I know a thing or two about forgiveness. Not because I’m good at […]
The Christmas Jars story, craft, and cookbook offers homemade twist on 20-year-old tradition
WOODSTOCK, VA, UNITED STATES, October 14, 2025 / New York Times bestselling author Jason Wright and his wife Kodi Wright, in partnership with Shadow Mountain Publishing, have released “The Christmas Jars Cookbook: Recipes, Crafts, and Heartwarming Stories from Our Family to Yours” today everywhere books are sold. The unusual cookbook celebrates the 20th anniversary of Wright’s beloved […]
What I learned about family from a Marriott in Virginia
I’ve stayed in a lot of hotels. In the last year alone I’ve spent 59 nights in 20 different properties between D.C. and L.A. Some hotels lean on look and feel. Cushy carpet, lush lighting, fine furnishings. Others are all about service. Need your suit cleaned? Car washed? Favorite flip flops flown in from Finland? […]