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Handmade Holidays More Than One Blessing
Click to view Ryn's profile Posted by: Ryn // 1 month ago // viewed 136 times
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As a twenty year plus floral design veteran, decorating the Christmas tree was always my pet project. The children all had their own little trees to decorate anyway they pleased. Christmas 2007 was a lesson in humility and learning the finest was not always the best. My home has always been bursting at the seams with kids and grandkids. 2007 was certainly no exception. We had a young homeless family stay with us for a couple of weeks. There were three stair step little ones, with great expectations for tree decorating. With my own grandsons mixed in I had about run out of "keep busy" ideas. I remembered how I loved to make Christmas chains out of construction paper, as a young child. We made a trip to the local craft store and purchased some paper, good old Elmer's glue and glitter of course. I cut the strips out and the young ones worked tirelessly all afternoon on their chain. In the evening, when their Mom and Dad came in from job hunting,and seeking help to find a house, we gathered together for dinner and the decorating of the tree. I closed my eyes for a moment and turned the kids loose with decorations and told them to go for it. I will never forget sweet smiles on those faces when they saw their chain draped around the tree, so proud and such happy little kids. After everyone had gone to bed, I sat on my couch and gazed upon the tree that had always been my selfish pleasure. Somehow the Christmas chain made it the most elegant tree it had ever been. This year the young family have their own home and their own tree. I hear they are making a Christmas chain and want us to come and see.....
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