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holiday 2014 | be merry

beauty inspired motherhood

Scenes of the Season glimpses of the 4, 22, 36, season 44, 66, 98

The Craftig of Christmas Yarn Bomb All Things 08 Decorating the Town 12 Not Your Mother's Christmas Wrapping 16 Joy in the Making 24

The Tradition of Christmas Making Family Traditions 32 Date Night by the Christmas Tree 38 Raspberry Holiday Spritzer 42 Gingerbread Cake 46

The Magic of Christmas Hot Cocoa for Two 52 Make a Wish 58 Santa's Visit 69

In this issue

On the coverby Whimsy Tree photography

The Meaning of Christmas Elf Shares Christmas 82 Seek the King 84

The Beginning of a New Year Throw Confetti 90 Confetti Garland Tutorial 96

Printables Bird with Wreath 49 Santa 68 Oh Holy Night 87

Where to find it Details on each shoot 100

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Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas

–Calvin Coolidge

KIMBERLY LONGKimberly Long Photography

kimlongphoto.comDecorating the Town

pg 12-15

JAIME & LAURYNMOMAZINE

From the Editors &Yarn Bomb All Things

pg 8-11

TRADITIONMy mother always buys Christmas Eve PJ's for everyone and we open them after we go to Mass before going out to dinner.

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MEAGAN SHUPTARMLindsay Photographymlindsayphotography.comNot Your Mother's Christmas Wrapping pg 16-21

TRADITIONSWe save Christmas cards as they come in and pray over each family. We keep them

at the dinner table and the kids choose a card to pray for.

We also have a small fake tree that we set out at the start of December and I have blank tags near it. When the kids show Jesus' love we write what they did and hang it on the tree. It keeps our focus on Him.

TRADITIONSGoing to midnight Christmas Eve candlelight service at our church as well as each year my mother would get us an ornament that represented something significant to us. (i.e. getting a drivers license, losing a first tooth, etc.).

RACHEL LINDASInspired Light Photographyinspiredlightphotography.comJoy in the Making pg 24-29