The beautiful nativity scene that is featured on this year’s card was a gift many years ago from Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Andy. The Holy Family and their visitors are are the focus. The tough times many are feeling this year are washed away by realizing that Christmas isn’t about gifts to each other, but rather God’s gift to us. The simplicity of this year’s card is meant to bring us back to that fact.

This year’s card is a smaller format than we have been using, and the Gazette inside is “back to the basics” as well. From a technical standpoint, the photo was taken by a Nikon camera using a starburst filter for the star effect on the lighted tree background. The photos were processed and the card created from an iMac. The Kodak Gallery was used to produce the card and sent to family and friends all over.