This holiday season I’m trying to put the “big things” in first and then fit in the “little things.” Do you know what I mean? The things that are more important need to get priority, and less important things can be left out. One of the things that means a lot to me is sending Christmas cards … maybe because we have lived in many different places and have dear friends all around our country and world. We have never lived close to family members, either, so a card means a lot.

If I’m going to go to the expense and effort of sending a card,(It requires some time, thus I am starting early…) I want it to be something meaningful, so I often use a Christmas photo card with snapshots of our family from the year. We’ve used Shutterfly to print for us, and I used their brown (we are sort of a “brown” family) design that says, “Faith, Hope, Love, Family” with space for a message. Very “us.” They have a good selection of designs that reflect our faith. It all came together perfectly, and I was sure to let my teens approve it before I clicked “order.” We also found the option for making a photo calendar a great gift for grandparents who are far away. It gives them a frame worthy photo of us every month, so we don’t feel so far.

Do you have a great resource that’s helping you to make the holidays meaningful in your home?

Is there something important to you during the holidays? “Put it in” to your planning first. 😉

This holiday season I’m trying to put the “big things” in first and then fit in the “little things.” Do you know what I mean? The things that are more important need to get priority, and less important things can be left out. One of the things that means a lot to me is sending Christmas cards … maybe because we have lived in many different places and have dear friends all around our country and world. We have never lived close to family members, either, so a card means a lot.

If I’m going to go to the expense and effort of sending a card,(It requires some time, thus I am starting early…) I want it to be something meaningful, so I often use a Christmas photo card with snapshots of our family from the year. We’ve used Shutterfly to print for us, and I used their brown (we are sort of a “brown” family) design that says, “Faith, Hope, Love, Family” with space for a message. Very “us.” They have a good selection of designs that reflect our faith. It all came together perfectly, and I was sure to let my teens approve it before I clicked “order.” We also found the option for making a photo calendar a great gift for grandparents who are far away. It gives them a frame worthy photo of us every month, so we don’t feel so far.

Do you have a great resource that’s helping you to make the holidays meaningful in your home?

Is there something important to you during the holidays? “Put it in” to your planning first. 😉