Christmas Archives

Myquillyn Smith: Less Can Be More with Christmas Decorating

This decorator wants you to free yourself of all the Christmas clutter and shares how she found her cozy balance.

Keeping It Casual on Christmas Morning

This stylist and graphic designer had a preference for fancy occasions, but her kids wanted a pajama-clad celebration. Could they compromise?

Sausage Pinwheels

By Katie Jacobs2 min read

Katie Jacobs shares a recipe, passed down from her great-aunt Dolly, that’s become a Christmas tradition in Katie’s family.

Shane McDaniel and sons (from left) Harrison, Wyatt and Henry.

How a Family Photo Kept The Christmas Spirit Alive

By Shane McDaniel2 min read

They started to donating firewood veterans, seniors and single parents to keep warm for the holidays.

Proud papa Hal helped straighten Pierce’s pin after she finished her training program.

He Spent Christmas Flying With His Flight Attendant Daughter

By Pierce and Hal Vaughan7 min read

After his daughter saw him through recovery from a broken neck and paralysis, he devoted his holiday to flying with her.

Ginny Curry's old fashioned log cabin decorated for Christmas in Lancaster, OH on January 8, 2018. Curry's husband Bill began to build the cabin and then fell ill and passed away. With the help of friends, they completed the authentic log cabin.

Her Husband’s Last Promise: A Christmas Cabin to Call Her Own

By Ginny Curry3 min read

Her husband died before he could finish constructing her Christmas cabin, but with the help of two friends and some divine intervention, the cabin was completed.

Myquillyn Smith, the Merry Minimalist, photographed January 2, 2019, in her home for Guideposts Joys of Christmas 2019 edition.

Myquillyn Smith: The Simple Joys of the Christmas Season

By The Editors2 min read

The blogger, decorator and author of Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff says to “free yourself” from all your Christmas clutter. Let go of rewrapping gifts and endless decorating, she says, and realize that finding Christmas joy is as simple as welcoming Jesus into your heart, friends into your home and family into every moment.