The Christmas shopping is done, the packages are wrapped and now our household has a little time to relax before the big Christmas dinner. At our house, dinner is pretty much a rerun of Thanksgiving. Our son won't eat ham, so it's turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, candied sweet potatoes, baked beans, macaroni salad, cherry coke salad, relish plate, carrot cake, pecan pie and homemade dinner rolls.
It's a shame that we spend so much time worrying about shopping and presents and not enough time celebrating what Christmas is all about. Now I finally have time to reflect on the events of the past year, count my many blessings and spend some time with family and friends. One of the bad things about reaching my age is that some of my friends and family aren't around any more. I lost 4 loved ones this year and Christmas won't be quite the same. It will still be a joyous time though, because I have to think that they will be here in spirit and I have all the happy memories of Christmases past.
I think of you folks on this forum as my friends. I've received a lot of support when things weren't going so good this year, a lot of laughs from our virtual coffee shop, some good tips from those who know a lot more than I do and a feeling of belonging somewhere. I hope you all can spend the holidays with friends and loved ones and that God blesses you as he has me and mine.
Merry Christmas everyone!
It's a shame that we spend so much time worrying about shopping and presents and not enough time celebrating what Christmas is all about. Now I finally have time to reflect on the events of the past year, count my many blessings and spend some time with family and friends. One of the bad things about reaching my age is that some of my friends and family aren't around any more. I lost 4 loved ones this year and Christmas won't be quite the same. It will still be a joyous time though, because I have to think that they will be here in spirit and I have all the happy memories of Christmases past.
I think of you folks on this forum as my friends. I've received a lot of support when things weren't going so good this year, a lot of laughs from our virtual coffee shop, some good tips from those who know a lot more than I do and a feeling of belonging somewhere. I hope you all can spend the holidays with friends and loved ones and that God blesses you as he has me and mine.
Merry Christmas everyone!