Christmas Beads

Some of you remember this story… When I was just a couple months younger than Evie is now, my family spent Christmas with my grandparents in Maryland. Grandma and Grandpa had strings of red beads on their tree which instantly became my favorite toy while I was there. When it was time to go, each of them pulled my parents aside and gave them a string of beads for me to keep, so when we got home we had two! I always loved this story growing up, and I still have those beads, although most of the red has been rubbed off by years and lots of love.

Yesterday Evie and I visited her grandma and they were decorating for Christmas. Guess what my little girl found to play with? New shiny red strings of beads! She had so much fun playing with them, and Mom and I shared a moment while we watched this tradition continue. Maybe after Christmas is over she will send my little girl home with some beads of her own. 

   

   

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