We have made a family decision to NOT send out Christmas cards this year. Many reasons went into the decision but first and foremost is that in light of the economy we feel we need to watch our pennies. Believe it or not, doing Christmas cards is very expensive. We do pictures of the kids and those cost quite a bit to get printed. Then there is the cost of mailing. We felt that it was better to give the money to a needy family then to spend the money sending cards. There are several families we know personally that our hearts just go out to and we know how badly they are struggling. We feel we would be better stewards of the resources God has blessed us with if we did something to help them out and not send out cards.
So if you don't get a card from us - please do not be offended. You are not the only one. We are not doing this to slight anyone. We are concerned that several family members will view this in a negative light and think we are just not sending cards to them. Nope - not the case. We are not sending them at all this year. Maybe next year but by next year - well, it is not predicted to be better but worse. The signs we are experiencing now are actually worse then at the time the Great Depression happened. We just feel we need to be frugal and careful in these times. Cards are not a priority for us at this time.
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A few years ago we sent out a Christmas card with our blog address and invited friends and family to join along with us all year long via the blog. It seemed a waste to me, as well, to send out a card with a picture and long letter summarizing our year when people could just read about it on our blog. So.. you're not alone in not sending out a Christmas card.
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