Trimming the Tree

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Sophie loved decorating the tree this year. She’d pick up an ornament, try to hang it up, hand it to one of us, watch us hang it up and then say “another one, another one” while running back to the ornament box. Often I think, this will be my favorite stage of my child’s life (and, yes, often I think this won’t be my favorite stage of my child’s life). But people are right. It does just keep getting better and better.

“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.” —Laura Ingalls Wilder