I Helped Transform the White House for Christmas and It Reminded Me of the Transformational Power of Home
Guest Column by Christy Schaper
As a mother and wife, it was an incredible blessing to serve our country as part of the volunteer team of White House Christmas decorators. Although I have held various careers, titles and have an eclectic work history, this was an incredibly meaningful capstone to my life’s greatest accomplishment—home educating my two, now college-age sons, for the past decade.
First Lady Melania Trump’s theme for the 2025 White House Christmas decor, “Home Is Where the Heart Is,” allowed me to take in the beauty and hope depicted throughout the Residence, and particularly in the Red Room where the decor featured 10,000 crafted blue butterflies. The metaphor of the blue butterflies, symbolic of Mrs. Trump’s initiative supporting foster children transitioning to adulthood, caused me to reflect back …
