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December 04, 2019

Our Happy Jar and a New Year's Fresh Start

December 04, 2019/ Shemaiah Gonzalez

A few years ago, when my elder son was newly able to write his name and a few other scribblings of words, my family started a tradition called “Our Happy Jar.” I cleaned out a large Mason jar and filled it with colorful scraps of paper.

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