Yesterday, I started the Christmas tear-down. I look forward to having our house back to normal each start of January, but I kind of miss the lights and decorations at the same time. One thing I hate doing each January is taking down the Christmas cards around our back door. I always feel bad throwing them away. Well, yesterday while I was reading my friend, Caroline's, blog she gave me a wonderful idea--keep them and use them as prayer cards! I placed all the cards in a basket and last night during our bedtime routine with the kids, each child picked a card and we prayed for that family! They loved it! It's a good way to share with your family how you know that person/family and maybe some struggles they are going through. (Last night we prayed for the Shobert and Marion families:) So, if you sent us a Christmas card, know that our family will be praying for you and yours throughout 2011! Thanks for this great idea, Caroline!!
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Great idea Caroline and Donna! Me likie! Me will do it too!
We started that tradition last year and LOVED it!! We now throw in the birth announcements too ;-)
SUCH a great idea! (and boy am I glad I am in that basket...I need it!)
Donna, that's an awesome idea!!! Thanks for sharing...I'm keeping mine this year too. :) Hope you all had a Merry Christmas...loved all of your pics!!
Donna, I am so excited that you read my post and liked the idea. The boys are loving it thus far. I allowed Liam to select the card the first night and then Aaron and the child that drew the card allowed the sibling to pray for the family. I plan to do it all year through and recycle the cards when the first cycle is complete. What a joy to pray for families all over the world.
Happy New Year!
Donna - thanks for sharing this great idea! I am going to do this too!!!
What a great idea! I was just wondering what I was going to do with all our Christmas cards. Thanks for sharing!
We did that growing up. It was always such a neat way to remember people we may only connect with once a year. That's so cool that you're doing it too!
Gooood idea! I will be making a mental note for next year. I just wish I would have seen this 2 days earlier. I had just thrown out all my cards after sitting and wondering for a whole day "there has to be something I can do with these".
Beautiful Donna. (Said like RR) Seriously, great idea Caroline and Donna.
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