The Traditions That We Make

The holiday time often entails spending time with friends and family, but it is traditions that also play a vital role during the holidays within our circle of loved ones. Before you took on the responsibility of your relative’s child, perhaps you had your own traditions and ways you celebrated during the holidays. The commercials on television and on the radio are reminding us how quickly the holidays are approaching. You may be thinking about how you are going to celebrate this holiday season with the new additions in your family. Perhaps you will continue to do the same thing or perhaps you will want create new traditions. The children that came into your care may want to incorporate what they’ve done in the past with their family of origin or create new traditions all together.


During thanksgiving, it is my dad that carves the turkey and we all go around the table sharing something we are thankful for. At Christmas time, my family has made it a tradition to head to the east coast to visit St. Augustine. We enjoy time with family and the decorations that envelope the quaint old town. As our family has grown, our traditions have evolved, transformed and sometimes we've even retired some traditions because our family has changed and we've had to adapt. What kinds of traditions do you plan on incorporating into the coming holidays?

--Jacqueline Warner Garman