The stores are closed......the sun has set....it's Christmas Eve. I find the carols and the tree lights seem to take on more meaning. As I wrapped the last of the presents on behalf of Santa...he owes me..... I found a gift tag stuck inside a gift bag which is used every year. It said....
To Maxie
Love Great Grandma Mabel.
And I sat down and let the tears fall, remembering the many Christmas Eve's as a child when my house filled with cheer and really wonderful times. My Grandma has been up in heaven looking down on us for a few years now. She is always close by though and it was so nice to receive a little wink from the cosmos this afternoon. We all need reminders of what is meant behind the spirit of Christmas.... I see it in the faces of my children and thank God every day for being blessed to have them in my life.
family, friends, love, peace, connections to our past........ all reflections on the joy of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Comfort and Joy....... Merry Christmas.
We're off to church and to visit friends this evening....... may you and your loved ones find comfort and joy and maybe your own wink from the cosmos.
Merry Christmas Mabel.....
12 comments:
Merry Christmas, Dana!!! Your kids really are beauties and I see that they both have inherited some of your personality.
Merry Christmas Dana, just in from midnight mass...Christmas morning...and sending thoughts over to you for a magical time, Katie,x
Merry Christmas Dana! Love the pictures. Stacey
guess it's just turned midnight over there.... awaiting the kids going crazy here.... enjoy my friend, enjoy
x
Ahhh, childhood memories. Even now and again one pops into my head. Christmas memories are few, I believe because my mother died just before Christmas when I was just a preteen. But the season still pulls at my heart strings and I truly am blessed by friends and family. My children are strewn across the US today, but they know they are loved and I know they love me. Miss those little grandchildren on a day like today. My daughter, the only one near by will be here today and we will celebrate with family traditions we created over the years. God is good:) Blessings Awareness, you are loved.
Layla....Merry Christmas to you too. My kids have inherited their father's sense of humour (he is one of the funniest people I know!) and my penchant for drama!
Katie...Merry Christmas to you and your family. I hope the day is bringing good fun.
Stacey....Merry Christmas to you on the Ridge. Thank you so much for the kind words you left re: reiki healing. I have never really been open to the possibility of reiki, but after my conversation I plan to look into it a little more because it seems like a process which could heighten the skills used in counselling.....namely awareness and intuitiveness of others.
Paul....it was a great morning, and i hope your wee ones had a eye popping blast this morning opening their gifts and stockings. I have some downtime while the turkey cooks in the oven. have been listening to a live taping of Handel's Messiah from a Cathedral in Toronto and now a beautiful concert from St Peters St. Pauls Anglican church in Montreal....am overwhelmed with the beauty of the music this afternoon.
Merry Christmas my special friend.
m2p....thank you so much. your comments make me feel so special. Enjoy your day with your daughter and talking on the phone with your kids and grandkids.....take care.
Ah, beauties they are!! I hope all of you had a very Merry Christmas!
Your kids are just gorgeous Dana (those dimples on Max are just to die for).
My brother did a speech yesterday during our Christmas lunch and as always mentioned those who were absent. My Nan who recently died was brought up and my poor mum went dashing into the house in tears. Christmas is a time for remembering but sometimes the memories are a bit raw.
I'm glad you got a wink from Grandma Mabel and I hope you had a beautiful and magical day.
Hope you had a nice christmas Dana
What a gorgeous kids Beautiful and shiny. Love from NZ
Very vood blogging!
Judy...thank you. I don't know who took the photos....but was pleased when I saw them on my camera.
Gypsy....I made a speech in Sept. at my parents 50th wedding anniversary and spoke of the friends and family members who had passed away and who had been at my parent's wedding. It was tough to say all their names, especially looking out at a room full of teary eyed folks who have been a part of my life since I was born. But, it was a magical moment because honestly, it brought them all back into our collective hearts and it felt like they were there tucked in our individual memories. it is sorrowful for sure...and so tough to overcome the loss of someone we love, but when we gather we gather with them too. I truly believe that.
My grandmother, Mabel was present all during Christmas Eve. Rightly so, because it was on a Christmas Eve that we saw her for the last time a few years ago. She died in the following spring in Ontario. I was honoured to give the eulogy then.
Marja...bright and shiny yes! Until today. We have all lost some of our glitter through fatigue, but it was a very good celebration. And may I add that the turkey was absolutely perfect! I should've taken a picture of that bird. he was one to remember. :)
hey Steve.....thanks. and welcome. Hope you drop by again soon.
Joyeux Noel and keep the fight in 2009!!!
:)
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