Each Christmas, as we unpack our ornaments for the tree, I get sentimental. So many of them recall a special person or place from the past.
This beautiful ornament was a gift from a lady in the church where I grew up. The year after I received it, she died from cancer.
A puppy peeking from a stocking, this one is difficult to photograph because it reflects the light. It has my name and the year inscribed on it, and was given to me by my best friend in high school our senior year.
Since we’re in the high school era, this little doll was given to me by the teacher I had for German I and II.
A former boss gave me a set of three of these ornaments, JOY, HOPE, and PEACE….
….and a former coworker hand painted this Santa face on a light bulb!
It might be easy to guess that this came from our daughters’ piano teacher.
How fun!! Most of our ornaments have a story to them as well – I think it makes decorating the tree so much fun, and it's great for the girls as they get older 🙂
Love the ornaments. It's special how they bring back memories. My kids always fight to hang "their" ornaments.
~FringeGirl
love that music ornament, it's beautiful
Love the different ornaments. Thank you for sharing your memories. I will not buy an ornament that has no meaning anymore. I love a tree that is decorated in a hodge podge of memories.
beautiful! love all the ornaments and their special stories.
That Mickey Mouse one is a great memory keeper. Thanks for sharing!
What awesome memories. I love hearing these stories!
Those are all awesome! I love that you still have some from high school. 🙂
Reflecting on Favorite Christmas Decorations
Love the Mickey Mouse ornament and we have a ton of those German ornaments too! I love the classic look of those. Have a wonderful holiday!