The Cottage Journal

A Season to Celebrate

ver the years, Lynn and Bob Roden established many holiday traditions as their two children, Monicka and Matt, grew up in the Vestavia Hills, Alabama, home the couple built in 1994, but Christmas 2021 was set to be a special occasion with their daughter getting married in late November. Knowing their house would be a primary gathering place for family and friends joining in the revelry,

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