Virtual Santa

The Role of Santa During Financially Strapped Holidays

It is so hard to fathom, but the world has changed. COVID and its economic consequences have impacted so many lives within a very short period of time. What seems like inconveniences to me, like my favorite French cafe and my cooking school closing their doors, has real implications. There are people’s livelihoods behind every…

Downsizing Christmas and Upsizing the Meaning

Downsizing Christmas and Upsizing the Meaning

I asked Jackson and Lucy recently what they wanted for Christmas. It was the middle of October, and I needed to begin my holiday shopping. The question I asked, I thought, was a pretty typical question that all kids are asked by their parents each year, at least for those fortunate enough to celebrate holiday gift-giving.