By Carole Hawkins Here’s to the Mismatched Christmas Trees
At first glance, this decorated Christmas Tree is a type A person’s nightmare. Its ornaments are mismatched, and the branches…
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By Vicki Bahr The Angel with Yellow Cotton Candy Hair
It was Christmas Eve of 1973, and we had welcomed our first child just days before, walking gingerly through foot-high…
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By Amanda Schwenk One Day I’ll Miss This Tree
Every December evening I sit on my couch and admire the view of my bright and lopsided Christmas tree. I…
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By Sarah Trombley This Imperfect Christmas Tree Tells Our Family’s Story
Every Christmas tree tells a story. Whether it be fresh cut or from a box, it holds the story of…
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer We Hang a Christmas Ornament For the Child Who’ll Never See it
There it sat on the doorstep, an innocuous, small, brown box holding something so small yet so emotionally heavy. Inside…
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This Nostalgic Ceramic Christmas Tree Brings Back Memories of Christmas With Grandma
There are few things from my childhood that bring back as many magical memories of the holidays as my grandma’s…
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By Leah Lewis I Decorate For Christmas Early Because it Brings Me Joy
My husband and I put up our Christmas tree up on November 1st. Some people think that's a little ridiculous.…
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Dear Holiday Season, We Need You This Year More Than Ever
I opened Facebook this morning to find my newsfeed flooded with pictures of Christmas trees adorned with ornaments and…
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By Lauren Eberspacher I Put My Holiday Decorations Up Early And I’m Not Sorry
"Are you seriously going to keep that thing in there all year?" my husband asked. I turned around and smiled…
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By Patrick Danz A Moment at Grandpa’s Tree
If adulthood has made one thing clear it’s that money doesn’t grow on trees, but it sure seemed to every…
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By Sara Ohlin My Nightmare Before Christmas Took Place in a Cardboard Box
“All the Christmas ornaments are destroyed,” my husband Greg said one Saturday this fall. “What?” I glared at him like…
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By Stephanie Holbrook Your Kids Will Remember How Christmas Felt Not How It Looked
As much as I hate to admit it, I'm a stickler when it comes to decorations. Once, when my older…
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