Some of the Best Holiday Customs are the Simplest

One of my listeners, and a former guest, on the show lives in central NY state. Her children have left home to start new lives but they are still a very close family and will all be together this year for Christmas. Here is what she had to say.

From Anne:

This year, with all of us being home, I hope that we'll follow with our traditions of Cutting down the tree and decorating as a family,
Going for a family hike around our favorite lake,
Enjoying sliced fresh oranges, Christmas cookies and coffee while we open gifts,
Going to the Christmas Eve candlelight service (weather permitting up here in Central NY)
Watching the DVD "It's a Wonderful Life"

Anne also had another great idea that is not expensive and is very meaningful. It takes a little effort, but would be worth it down the road.

One of our traditions is to send a photo page with captions of our family happenings. We have many relatives and friends around the country, and this keeps them in touch with what we are doing - and how we are looking - especially how the kids have grown. What I have found now is how wonderful it is to have a record of this over the years. I have put each card and photo page into an album as a memory book. Delightful record of our family history!