When our first child was almost 2, I wrote our first Christmas letter. In writing the letter, I had two goals in mind: 1) I wanted our friends from afar to get to know our son, and 2) I wanted to make people laugh. (Personally, I have never loved those Christmas letters that talk about the kids' many accomplishments, but never talk about the kids' personalities.) I wrote the first letter in 2004, and I was thrilled with how many of our friends contacted us to express how much they enjoyed the letter.
Each subsequent year, as the holidays approached, our friends would reach out to us and remind us that they were looking forward to receiving our Christmas letter. Year after year, we would hear, "Y'all should write a book - your kids are so funny!" We considered writing a book, but we knew that other people have funny stories, too, and we wanted to be able to include those stories as well.
We hope that whenever you come to visit us at Lillian Valley, you will find a story that will bring a smile to your face and will brighten your day. And we hope that if you have a favorite story, you will share it with us. We would love for you to become a part of our Lillian Valley family.
I am Denise Lillian, and I welcome you to Lillian Valley!