Through the year...

I know as a stationery designer how much work goes into creating Christmas photo cards. And even if I didn't have that history, I know how much work it is to send 325 of them. Yep, that's how many our family sends. Crazy, I know, but we have a lot of folks we adore out there.

So what do you do with them when Christmas is over? It just kills me to toss them in the trash, so I don't. I keep them until next Christmas in a pretty bowl in the center of our dining room table. A few years ago, a friend (sweet Hannah) gave me this great idea and I want to share it with you. At mealtime, we let each of our 4 children randomly choose a card from the bowl and they pray aloud for that family. It is quite powerful and a wonderful way to use the cards and remember sweet friends throughout the year.

Another friend of mine lets her kids choose the Christmas photos of their friends and make a collage out of them on a poster board for their playroom. Neat!

Can you think of other creative ways to use these pretty photos and cards without tossing them away? Let me know if you do...would love to hear from you!

Have a glorious weekend!

xoxo,

C