My friend Michelle sent me a note with her favorite Christmas memory filled with traditions: “Absolutely, hands down…. Family dinner, followed by the opening of one gift, then Midnight service at church, ending with ‘Silent Night’ by candlelight and coming home and making ‘reindeer food’ with my nieces and nephews. They’re grown now and we [...]
Rhonda, a fellow elf, sent in a favorite family tradition: “Every year on Christmas eve, we bake a birthday cake for Jesus. We light some candles and sing Happy Birthday. We have decided his favorite cake is probably chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.” My daughter thinks this is a great idea! Kids love birthday parties [...]
Unplug the Christmas Machine: A Complete Guide to Putting Love and Joy Back into the Season I highly recommend this book as a great way to get yourself centered and focus on what really matters during the Christmas season. Sometimes, we just do things during this time of year because we’re “supposed to,” or other [...]