Living with children overseas, it is especially important to not miss the holidays or at least to shake things up enough and make it harder for them to notice. I decided to try both by celebrating early with a few small gifts, stockings hung by the TV with care, a pint-size plastic tree with strings of lights, and planning a long trip that would help us forget the distance between us and most everyone else we knew in the world. Continue reading I’ll (not) be home for Christmas