A hygge holiday 🕯

A hygge holiday 🕯
I took this past month off so I could focus on our family, and help find some peace & balance in our lives. Typically December is a rough month because we hit anniversary dates of removal & foster placement in our home for both our adopted children. We have found through some very chaotic trial & error, that having strong boundaries around the holidays serves us well.
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A peaceful Christmas + cookie recipe

A peaceful Christmas + cookie recipe
We didn’t get a ton of snow last week, but we had so much wind they couldn’t keep the roads clear, so I got my wish- a simple Christmas. We had to postpone meeting up with family and the foster families that we are connected to by raising our children’s siblings. We snuggled up, enjoyed my husband’s first day off in almost two months… and did nothing much, but it was still special!
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A simple Christmas wish

A simple Christmas wish
All I want for Christmas this year is simplicity…
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