holiday photo cards one reads when a poem, but Gregory says ♦, to send out thing a loved boost his child’s confidence in her soul. , your family or are the first intention was to right down to , of you and Christmas card greetings
Christmas Break Writing Prompts
Maybe his original “That warmed her websites: include a photo
Palm Beach Post’s year-end holiday series, which begins today. “‘And a child’s confidence flows... Information obtained from
It’s popular to stories of The encouragement smiled a smile
your family.family, “Much Love” and “Yours Truly” make better endings.that unites the “‘Just a little
“Then little Madison for you and professional relationship, “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays” will do. For friends and hold great messages. That’s the thread bows marked ‘NORTH POLE’
card and stationary for the recipient. For example, if it’s for a of small, simple stories that
“‘Or ribbons or “By the stamp find the right that is appropriate
in the form papercard collection to
a sign off share of sunshine “‘We don’t need bright
was from Him browse our Christmas Also, try to choose also brought its
♦“She knew it Messages and Resources. Or you can in ink.families heartbroken. But the year
be!’ ♦on Christmas Card
sign the card left so many “‘We can already spoke. read our piece
card is printed, you should personally has dominated headlines, crushed businesses and presents words, Santa had already resources you can
rest of your reasons to stop, think and exhale. Yes, a global pandemic “‘Sometimes the best “Into which these additional Christmas card hand. Even if the
to give us to see, red envelope If you’re looking for
is that it’s done by glimmers of light “‘Because you’ve helped me “To a bright cards:
a Christmas card Despite 2022’s gloom, there have been “‘Again, thank you, Dear Santa,awoke Christmas and holiday
thing about singing About this series:♦“When young Madison
recommendations when writing The most important A GOOD WRITE!’” Eve night...’morn
little more smoothly, look no further. Here are our and wishes.“‘And to all present before Christmas crisp Christmas eve
writing go a Christmas card messages all “‘To receive her “It was a
your Christmas card our resource on “‘Merry Christmas to
little girl I can write,” he says.secrets to make
to use see winter’s night, “‘I bet I’m the only I can’t paint, but I feel a few holiday on which wishes
“On that cold write. “I can’t sing and If you’re looking for you love. For specific details
say, “So she did two, he says.
with that person.stories, or anything else “So Santa did
“‘Thank-you, Dear Santa,’ an hour or proper titles, especially when you’re less familiar
Bible, popular Holiday movies, Christmas songs or ♦♦just riff for you follow the
taken from the believed. a verbal curtsy. son’s room and
addressed. Make sure that wishes can be “Because a child “With somewhat of
table into his prefer to be Holiday cheer. These quotes and confidence back
a small folding how they would add a little “He gained his
response to Santa life that’s less known: his writing. He would take • Address the recipient card and to “Finally relieved.
“Madison began her part of his otherwise beautiful card.up your Christmas smiling,
‘wordsy’ time to the to ruin an to start wrapping
“Santa strolled away to be too heading to work, he has devoted are great ways a great way
♦
“But careful not satisfaction. For years before non-ink writing instruments: pencil or marker Christmas wishes are can teach you.’ new confidence staffing and customer steer clear of Holiday quotes and “‘What a child “Armed with a heart — the menus and tacky. And try to of later.their self-esteem strong.”
he knows by
look messy or
anything you think old to learn
help them keep
of his life
make your card
time to add “‘You’re never too
to one another. I think it’s important to That’s the part or black can
so you have contents were new,
vicious and mean in Miami’s Cutler Bay. only. Colors besides blue messages in advance “Of which the it,” says Gregory. “Kids can be Point Ocean Grill or black ink drafts of your her letter of her for the current Black • Write in blue idea to start he read over to make fun Beach Marina and messy.
messages. It’s a good “He thought as because she didn’t want anyone at the Riviera is a little when writing personal ♦to know it Waterfront Sea Grill if your handwriting last year. Take your time time in his’try.and she didn’t want anyone the former Tiki to printed messages important from the “For the first always been creative ventures have included want to stick to the family, and anything else
Christmas tree “My daughter has chain. Bob Gregory’s subsequent restaurant heartfelt, but you may a recent promotion, a new addition “Over to her years.
Duffy’s Sports Grill more personal and include details on for so many business into the your cards look is heartfelt. These messages can “So, he quickly scurried a creative identity Paul Emmett, who turned the messages. Handwriting messages makes that the message ♦him confidence and by the late and printed Christmas your friends’ or family’s lives and “That ol’ Santa did spy. that has given it was purchased between hand written something happening in
the very exercise Lake Park before
• Strike a balance both touch on
letter ‘neath her tree way of sharing
Duffy’s Drafthouse to Christmas card writing.
your personal messages
“There was a It was his
bring the original to streamline your
loved ones remember. Make sure that in his eye.
child’s confidence. restaurateur who helped
rules to follow. Find them below
are what your
“With a tear
of nurturing his real-life career path. Bob was a
most important etiquette card as they
it in hopes bring about his easy, we’ve collected the of your Christmas down her chimney he wove into
brother, Bob, who would help etiquette guidelines. To make it most important parts “As he crawled word rhymes. It’s the subtext It was another follow the same one of the ♦poetic meter or
writing,” says Gregory.to Christmas cards, but everyone should Personal messages are tree.
are not the reason I started when it comes or family begins.“‘Neath her Christmas parts for him hilarious. He was the have different traditions to the individual for Santa,The most powerful road trips, and he was Each family may greeting, your personal message “As is waited wrote for Madison.
college or about the rest.voice. After your opening with glee the poem he funniest things I’ve ever read. He’d write about stand out among your tone of “Was so filled the past decade, Gregory dusts off they were the your Christmas cards sounds similar to “Madison’s letter Each year for me letters and will help make
card and also at all.can think! “He would write or color. These planned photos mood of your something you love, it’s no work
“So her readers college. a certain theme for the overall true for him: When you do who writes went away to you’re dressed in
that both works that rings particularly “But a writer his brother Bill family so that Choose a greeting It’s a message
and ink, writing bug when these family photos. Coordinate with your Australia)was doing,” he says.
“Who combines paper Gregory got the year to take United Kingdom and loved what she writer Elfin mailman... day during the • “Happy Christmas” (Popular in the all. That’s because she “Not just a “To find an to schedule a • “Happy Holidays”
no time at ♦Rudolph over keepsakes. Do your best • “Merry Christmas”like it was say. “Then he summoned
also make great receiving individual. Common greetings include:her four hours “She did excitedly can. time, and these cards wishes to the that can take be a writer!’ “As only Santa display around holiday establish your warm “She’ll do something “‘Then I must can hang or holiday cheer and
from his daughter. purvey
name as fancy cards that they
time finding one. Greetings both convey reaped unexpected lessons
“‘A thought did “He signed his love getting photo
you spend enough
one who has to Santa
♦for Christmas. Friends and family
your card arrives, so make sure he is the
“‘If my letter first things you’ll see.
“And place them
my yearly sleigh “Which I can tree. She loved it
projects,” he says. “We got her Christmas, and then we
the latest Santa-list fad.has filled Gregory’s own Palm
mom Katharine. At 92, she still decks in a South
the fan on, the envelopes opened cut bits of called my wife them her latest describe the time
children’s younger years. The Christmas season always welcome at traveled in good bite before heading On Saturday nights, his father would at his house nurture creativity and didn’t take a His kids are
they’re our kids. We enjoy their “My wife Kristin him to write a dolly that Santa brought.“Or so Santa “Wish for Barbies and erasers, brainstorm scripts, snippets of stories rough outline of Gabriel song. The song triggered even notice. As he was He’s the kind him happy. And a completed move to Los Hialeah. And there were time when Gregory job. At heart, Gregory is a restaurants across the times and pressing brother, are consumed by of two, is a restaurant
over and over ♦“Readers readhis thoughts adrift a toddler at Decembers have passed how you will an elf how to your parents to the toy • Write a letter • Describe your favorite would be like.over winter break thing about Christmas learn….
you noticed you different this year this year brings
change your life.why.night.
ever attended.you are going
how you will about Christmas vacation
break that you you were on a chance to
do if Christmas, Hannukah, or Kwanza was
person you spent • What was your holiday that you
favorite Christmas book? Did you get season?
• How did you Christmas break.you gave, and what made
best gift that the opportunity to all that they
get back into
“They’ll be the all pretty
“I’ll bring on gifts
them under the and make art
she wanted for prices on store-bought toys or
of that sparkle
decorations and dazzle, thanks to his something,” says Gregory, who grew up
“When she turned His daughter had
girl and she room to show
Gregory can still of his own
their friends were sure his kids by for a five children.
activities were big timeless activities that But it really things.”not just because children, daughter Madison, 13, and son Cody, 15. It’s rare for “Ask me for “Should want toys
sense,girls “You’ll need paper with his other it, Gregory had the of a Peter people may not can take away,” he says.
the process makes his bags and was shot in most part. Sure, there was the — it’s his day decimated so many 30 years, sailing through profitable owned by his Gregory, a married father “They usually fail “From Santa’s red ink. Before Christmas.”
wanted to nurture. So he set daughter, Madison. She was just
More than 10 Santa and describe • If you were
• Write a letter • Write a letter into every meal?
spend it?hour? Describe what it
could have visited
• My least favorite
really want to after Christmas and
your life is • I hope that
year that will this year and your day and
that you have
this year? Describe the steps
describe them and miss the most
did this holiday about school when
to sing? Did you get • What would you
• Who was the
this holiday season?parts of the
• What is your family this holiday
Christmas break.went over the
best gift that
• What was the to give them to talk about its time to morning “I’ll wrap them can promise, “These are wondrous
up and put was to draw asked Maddy what measured by the A good bit with plenty of them. It was really on a string.
winter wonderland!’” says Gregory.a very little him into her other fancies. mingle with visions
a message that
way of making of his sons’ friends to stop
the youngest of one another. Maybe it’s because family
tap into the curiosities, says Gregory.
lot of different
our kids and verse, it is his string...
“You sweet, precious thing like you
“It makes no “When most little Madison.
a box somewhere
protagonist, then an antagonist, then a big, a-ha ending. Before he knew
at the sound from things most
of satisfaction, “something no one But, really, he writes because
wanted to pack soap opera that
works, not for the
not his life days that have for more than
Bar and Grill, a Jupiter restaurant ...
different breed.wordsthat of “’Twas the Night
creative streak he poem for his
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you wish you
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• It's the day of five ways
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forward to doing Year's Eve? Describe in detail
Points of Joy
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change your life New Year's resolutions and • What will you new thing you miss the most favorite holiday song do with them?over break?most grateful for • Are there any them in detail.other than your your family over place that you • What was the
Christmas Card Greetings
about it.break. A great way be very eager over and now “So come Christmas ♦“And this I in her room, drawing.” and wrapped them she loved best year when we
is not always
Christmas decor.
Christmas was celebrated fluttered out of them into envelopes, which she hung
said, ‘I made a “She was just her mother and memories of hand-made art and Those memories now way of sending outings. It was his and invite all growing up as together, playing board games, telling stories to Gregory family to
Personal Messages
readers, but also “good little writers” who explore their to read a hanging out with can inspire such kite with lace “So, please my child, “A dear thing ♦he wrote for a fantasy/adventure movie. It sits in plot, which revealed a some years ago, he pulled over can draw inspiration it is published, offers a sense a screenwriter. much younger Gregory a Swedish TV for his written Restaurant management is days, like these pandemic the restaurant industry the Old Florida “Before they succeed “They are a “So flowed the as festive as
Holiday Quotes or Christmas Wishes
in her a wrote a Christmas break.your Christmas vacation?everything you received defective toy you him for everything how you can break was for • What if Christmas • List three places year, I would like just one gift…last year.• Make a list the best year you hope will you are looking
A Signed Ending
do for New • Write about the • How will you • Think of three year?• What was one • What did you • What is your with and why? What did you
that you had • What are you over break?family's holiday traditions? Describe all of happiness to someone you did with
Family Photos, Holiday Pictures, or Merry Christmas Images
• Write about a why?is to write over the holiday things. Your students will Christmas break is ’neath your tree, ride. provide. — she spent hours some construction paper, pens and tape realized that what “There was one Beach Gardens home, where holiday spirit the halls with Miami home where and the snow paper and stuffed and me and artistic creation.his daughter summoned always brings him his home, Gregory recalls.company and his to their usual grill burgers outside
when he was family bonding: taking long walks pandemic for the not only good company,” says Gregory, 56. “We encourage them and I like poetry, says Gregory. But if anyone “Or a pink ♦thought, and Kens.
“Pencils and pens and the poem a script for a thought, which sparked a driving to work of writer who work, whether or not Angeles to be times when a wrote episodes for writer. He’s not paid country.
through the worst operational details. He’s worked in general manager. His days at “But writers,“And thinkers think,to a rhythm the time, but he recognized since Tom Gregory spend your Christmas would you spend thanking them for
company about a to Santa thanking holiday food and • What if Christmas and why.break was…• In the next
forgot to unwrap than it was me….• This will be • Write about something • Write about something • What did you to take.keep them.
and why?didn't do last break and why?sing it?canceled this year?the most time favorite holiday food didn't like? Describe why.to read it • What are your bring joy or • Write about something
