“Many of the Christmas cards and holiday update letters are collages of the year’s accolades and accomplishments, extravagant purchases, as well as promotions and photos from one-in-a-lifetime trips. But what do you say when your year has been marked by pain or loss, foreclosure or funerals, divorce papers or a difficult diagnosis?”
In her blog, “5 Tips on How to Write a Christmas Card After You’ve ad a Bad Year,” Margaret Fienberg gives some very practical advice to those facing the holiday season after a tough year.