December 17

I own a lot of Christmas ornaments. Old ones, news ones, mass-produced ones, homemade ones, big ones, little ones, loud ones, quiet ones, sturdy ones, delicate ones. 

But my absolute favorites are are the ones that my kids made, and the ones that I (or Adam) created via Shutterfly that feature photos of our family over the years.

Last week I began decorating our family room tree with just those special pieces, and I've started to silently refer to it as our Family Tree. I smile every time I walk by it and see Logan's face peeking out from behind a branch, and I laugh when I see the big group photo of my side of the family at my brother's house in 2021. 

They're good memories, and I'm blessed that I can literally just turn my head and look at them right now.