I really enjoy receiving Christmas cards. Especially the ones that include photos of the families. I love watching the children of our friends and relatives grow up—even if my only opportunity to do so is on a holiday card.
For a long time I would place each and every card into a photo album. After about 6 albums this got old. I couldn’t save EVERY card. I had to be more selective…but I felt bad about the cards I threw out.
Then last year I heard about one family’s tradition that I decided to COPY.
And now you can too.
They won’t mind.
Honestly.
I asked them.
Okay, maybe I didn’t.
But how could they mind?
Here’s what they do that I think is so incredibly amazing:
After Christmas they place all the cards they receive in a bowl.
Each night following Christmas they remove a card and pray for that family.
Then they send you a postcard with a handwritten note letting you know about their tradition and that your family was prayed for.
What a gift!
And it doesn’t cost anything.
What do you do with your holiday cards after the holidays?
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I LOVE this!! I have stacks of old Christmas cards that I don’t know what to do with, but this is such a wonderful responce to the thoughtfulness of friends and family.
That’s a great idea! I may have to steal it from you, okay?
Great idea!
PS I left you some bloggy love over at my place today!
That sounds like a nice tradition to adopt. =)
Thanks for stopping by and for your encouraging words. I’m anxiously awaiting the day that we can look back on this time in our lives as a growing experience (and with a child in our arms).
You won girl! You won! I LOVE your blog, you are super woman!
Now you go over to my blog and take that award and show it off to everyone on your side bar!
I don’t know how you got your blog to be so cute but it is!
I recycle my cards.
Using construction paper, glue, fancy scissors and felts, I create a folding card out of construction paper, then take a coordinating front of a christmas card and cut it, sometimes with fancy scissors. Glue it onto the front. If I use coloured construction, I’ll take some plain white paper, cut to size just under the card size and glue it inside so my hand written or computer generated message can be legible.
Nice blog! Followed you over from The Lettered Cottage!
Donna