Dear Friends – One of my favorite family traditions is how we celebrate on Christmas morning. Now that my siblings and I are all grown, we don’t necessarily jump out of bed at 7 am to open presents. Instead, we allow ourselves to lazily take our time to get up, and then gather together in my family’s living room to…
As the Christmas season approaches, I cannot help but feel a mixture of excitement and hope, but also a sort of need to meet an expectation. The expectation of giving a “good enough” gift that will make myself look good in the recipient’s eyes. The expectation of giving gifts that are lavish, costly and perfectly thought out. The expectation of…
One of my favorite things I look forward to on Christmas morning is the excitement that my dog gets when it comes to opening presents. Yes, you read that right, my dog opens Christmas presents, and if you’ve never seen a dog do so, you are missing out! He absolutely freaks out. The anticipation is real. He runs around in…