A while back I made a photo book from a couple Christmases ago.
There were pictures of our various trees throughout the years.
There were close-ups of some of our ornaments and their stories.
There were pictures of the snow that fell around the holidays.
There were pictures of our visits to church on Christmas Eve.
There were pictures of us at Grandma’s house on Christmas Day.
There were pictures of the gifts that we got through the years.
Many smiling faces and many happy people.
There were pictures of Christmas parties, drinks, cookies and decorations. There were pictures of Christmas lights, nativity scenes, stars and angels.
There were many pictures of family members past a present.
Some who have grown up, some who haven’t changed a bit and some who are no longer with us.
There were even shots of us watching classic Christmas movies.
Now our photo book is part of our annual Christmas book reading with all our nieces and nephews. The Grinch has gotten old. Charlie Brown is always a classic but we’ve seen it and read it. But everyone wants to read the photo book that tells our family’s story. Our Christmas history. Our Christmas past.
Merry Christmas this year and make sure to grab and keep those memories.
