What a glimmer of hope and warmth this contest has sparked, in a year where we all really need both of those things. Thanks so much for sponsoring it.

That's a wonderful tradition you're passing down to your children. There are so many larger lessons in it too. Restoring something like that teaches you to see the true potential and value in the things (and people) around you, the importance of doing your best, patience, discipline, I could go on and on.

As long as these kinds of traditions survive in the world there is still a lot of good left, despite what the media tells us.