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Advent: Teacher Gifts

Every year, we look for a fun, meaningful and heartfelt way to tell our teachers (and Luke’s therapists!) how much they mean to our family. In year’s past, I’ve made mixes and given gift cards. This year, I opted to put my culinary and Pinterest pinning skills to work. For months, I’ve been pinning some…

The Nutcracker with Nana

Last year my mom asked if she could take the girls and I to the Nutcracker. It’s something we had talked about doing for years, but because of the girls’ ages we were afraid they wouldn’t make it to intermission, much less enjoy the entire ballet. I have fond memories of my mom taking me…

Advent: The Nativity Tradition

I hesitate to say I am a collector of nativities. Rather, mine are collected. I’m not interested in acquiring more, but only because the ones I have possess sentimentality, tradition and purpose. This nativity was our very first one and it was a joint gift between my parents and my in-laws. I love it for…

I Can’t Believe I Left This Off the Christmas Card…

For several years we’ve been doing this. But, during my revisions of designing this year’s Christmas card, I completely left it off. Eeek! Every Christmas season, we save the cards we receive, put them in a pile and then pull out a couple each night for the next year, re-read them and pray for that…

HDYDI: Put Together Great Holiday Cards

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been designing and sending out Christmas cards. Occupational hazard of being an OCD graphic designer, I guess. Over the years, my designs have gotten fancier, but the message is still the same: reconnecting with people, even if only once a year, is important. Now, before all you Facebook…