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Carolyn Bechard and Christmas Tradition

Christmas tradition: Carolyn Bechard remembers her mother spending evenings at the kitchen table writing out cards paired with family portraits as a part of their Christmas tradition one she has also embraced as her own. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "I understand for some people it doesn't and that OK. But for me, it wouldn't feel like the holidays if I wasn't giving out Christmas cards." Carolyn Bechard writes in a Christmas card as her youngest son Asher, 1, sits with her at their home in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday December 11, 2014. Bechard remembers her mother spending evenings at the kitchen table writing out cards paired with family portraits as a part of their Christmas tradition - one she has also embraced as her own. THE Darryl Dyck "I am very much a traditionalist," said Bechard, who is behind the blog Moments in Mommyland. "I have very specific things I remember growing up with, and by doing those, it kind of brings me joy and brings me back to my own childhood. So tradition definitely plays a part in it but it just makes me happy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.