I used to have shiny trees that were all decked out with strings and strings of electric lights, shiny balls, spirals, ribbons, everything! But after I found Waldorf/Steiner Education and Anthroposohy, all this faded away. Today my tree is much simpler and everything on it means something.
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This ball was lovingly hand-painted by a dear friend, Joy, for the boys. |
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It has their name, the year she gave it and some lovely boughs. |
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This catches the light beautifully. From my lovely friend,
Denise. 2 little baby balls and 1 mama ball. |
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Some of them I made. |
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This my child made. |
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This little guy was made by Joy as well. |
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Along with this little fellow. |
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And this cutie is also by my son. |
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These are photo ornaments of my sons, from their first Christmas to the
present. On the left are handmade ornaments from friends and one ornament
that accompanied an I Can Serve Christmas card many years ago. |
These are some of the special ornaments we always have on our tree. Each one has a story behind it and is loved and cherished by us. On Christmas Eve I will put the final touches of 30 red roses and 3 white, and the 33 candles which will glow for me and my boys on Christmas morning. Our tree is a story of the life we continue to make together. What's yours like?