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🎄 A Last Christmas Wish and the Legacy We Carry

My first Christmas without my mom was… tender. And hard.

She had gifted me the Christmas treetop angel I still use today. I have ornaments that she once told me were from the first Christmas she and my dad spent together. So when I unpack the decorations, I don’t just pull out lights and glitter—I pull out decades of love, effort, and memory.

That year, decorating for Christmas felt like walking through a minefield. I’d be setting up the tree with my kids, caught between joyful tradition and unexpected tears. Because the truth is—every magical Christmas memory I was trying to create for them… was something she had once created for me.

She handmade our stockings growing up, then made one for each of our spouses, and then one for each of our children. I carry on that tradition now. It feels like a quiet, loving thread between generations—a way to keep her with us.

📖 A Last Christmas Wish Was Written for That Kind of Grief

Our book A Last Christmas Wish was written to hold space for the heartache that sometimes travels alongside the tinsel. It tells the story of a woman who wanted to feel the Magic of Christmas one more time—and the final visit she receives from Santa.

Through her eyes, we glimpse how the Magic we create doesn’t disappear.
It lingers. It lives on. It becomes part of the people we’ve touched.

It’s a comforting read for anyone who is…

Facing their first Christmas after a loss
Trying to help a child understand grief
Reflecting on the legacy left behind by someone they love

🛠️ Gentle Tools for Tender Holidays

Alongside the book, we’ve created two printable tools to support you and your family:

💌 Grief Support Guide for Grownups

This gentle guide includes journal prompts, ways to honor your loved one, and reflections on keeping Christmas Magic alive when your heart is healing.

🖍 Christmas Magic Memory Page for Kids

A printable page designed for children to remember someone special. They can write, draw, or color their favorite memories and think about how they’ll carry that person’s love forward.

Whether you use them around the dinner table, on a quiet December night, or after reading A Last Christmas Wish together, these tools were made to help families hold space for both the sadness and the sweetness of remembering.

🌟 Because Love Doesn’t End

Grief and joy can coexist.

And sometimes the greatest act of Christmas Magic is creating joy in honor of someone who once created it for you.

As you navigate this season—whatever it may hold—know that your love, your traditions, and your tears are all part of a lasting legacy.

And that Magic?
It lives on in every stocking you sew, every ornament you hang, and every smile you help create.

📎 Want the Tools?

🎁 Download the Grief Support Guide and Memory Page

Or visit A Last Christmas Wish to read an excerpt and order the book.

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