The holiday season is a great opportunity to connect with family. Every heart, it seems, is just a little more receptive to love and kindness. This is the ideal time to reconnect with family members, and one great way to do it, is through a personalized, free online advent calendar that your family can open on their phones.

Twenty-four opportunities to say I love you.

How does it work?

We tried to make it super simple. The two basic steps are to (1) upload 24 family pictures to your free Rememberize account and add a short message for each picture, and (2) send your custom share link with your family. Every day of December, your loved ones will click on a new door and discover the happy memory and/or message behind it.

Don’t worry if you need some extra time to find all the pictures you want to share. You can always add/edit your calendar later. Just post your memory before your family opens a given door.

Here is a link to an unlocked sample calendar. Every door opens so you get an idea of how it works.

What should I post?

I like to think of it this way. Who do I want to connect with and what would connect me with them? My wife and I decided we will post family memories with a little thought of how that particular memory lets us feel the “peace and good will toward men” that the angels promised when they announced the birth of Jesus Christ. We have 24 opportunities to let our children and grandchildren know that we love them and that a Father in Heaven loves them, too.

I’d love to hear from you how you plan to use the advent calendar. Please leave a comment.