Forty-Three: Merry Christmas 2025

As I sat in Midnight Mass early this very morning with my two oldest (another tradition is for them to attend Midnight Mass with me when they turn nine. I don’t know why nine exactly, but that’s when my oldest first went, so my oldest son turned nine this year, so he went. New tradition… Continue reading Forty-Three: Merry Christmas 2025

Forty-Two: Our Family Christmas

Today was the big day for us, our Christmas celebration. As we do every year, we marked today on the calendar as our day to share our gifts, a big meal, and our time together as our big gift to each other. I’ll walk you through each part of our day, one by one, as… Continue reading Forty-Two: Our Family Christmas

Forty: Christmas Traditions

Our big family has many Christmas traditions, both big and small, but there are too many to list completely here. That being said, I’m going to tackle at least a few of them for those of you who might be curious about what we do as a big family each Christmas. Of course, this year… Continue reading Forty: Christmas Traditions