Many of my most vivid holiday memories have very little to do with the “prettiness” of Christmas. Pictures of these moments-if we even had them-would surely not be very Pin-able. I was probably wearing my over-sized basketball shorts, the lighting would have been awful, and there were definitely no burlap banners with matching drinks in…
Christmas Storybook Countdown – A Christmas Tradition
I have a sister (she won’t be named, but there are only 2 so you might be able to figure it out) that may or may not have believed in Santa until she was 12. One reason for her dedicated and long time belief being this tradition…or more specifically the book mentioned in the book…
Thanksgiving Family Video
Five years and five family members ago, Kellie made this little jewel of a Thanksgiving video. It was pretty incredible to sit down and watch it again-and even more incredible to think about how our family (we’ve added two husbands and three grand-babies!) and lives have changed in those five years. I guess more than…
Gratitude Tree
Thanksgiving can be a pretty busy day. Okay…it’s a really busy day. And after our Thanksgiving Turkey Trot in the morning we are often scrambling to get the house smelling like heaven and getting all those yummy foods on the table. But a couple of years ago before any of us started digging in we saw…
Missionary Mail: Christmas Poem
Seven Christmases ago, I was missing a bubbly, blonde sister missionary in California. Her mission president’s wife asked each family to write a Christmas letter to their missionary. Thus, the Christmas Missionary Poem was born. This year I am missing a handsome, big-hearted Elder in Hungary. He too will receive a Christmas missionary letter with…
Missionary Mail: Christmas Tree
‘Twas the month of December when all through the mission, Elders and Sisters were baptism-wishin…. Yes, it’s almost December and time to trim the missionary tree. I knew my son wouldn’t go for baubles and bows, so I sent him a tiny simple tree with titles of Christ to hang from the branches. I found…
The Turkey Ticket
I was probably 15 years old the first time this long little paper showed up. I’m sure it was a Monday night, and I’m pretty sure I brought my 15-year-old attitude to the family room. Thirteen years later, I’m pleased to tell you I’ve grown up a little bit and that this long…
Missionary Mail: Thanksgiving in a Bag
My son LOVES food. His teenage life pretty much revolved around it. So, since he is serving a mission for our church in a place that doesn’t celebrate this scrumptious holiday, I had to send him some Thanksgiving food love – Turkey Dinner in a Bag! 2 Idahoan Mashed Potato packets (4 oz. each) 1…
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