This year is no different I have found, but I am positive it will work out! The result lies in our thinking! If we concentrate on the meaningful aspects, and not the surface details, all will fall into place ...
My family and I have had minor glitches in making plans, but we are rising above them. The venue has been changed to my place, after the first was decided not adequate in size, for the number of people(including five growing boys!!) At first I thought not me again ... groan ... mumble ... I was thinking of the preparation!
I phoned one daughter to tell her about the change of address, and was surprized by her comment, which was ... "I knew you would have it at your house mum!!" Oh did you now! I thought, rather indignantly, that would be right! How many times have I done Christmas!!
Then I considered her words, and had a revelation ... I loved doing Christmas!! And I looked back to see how much I had enjoyed making everything lovely and special for my family. There were times despite my best efforts that things didn't quite work out the way I had wanted ...
I remember a Christmas seven years ago that I spent with my mum in a nursing home. My mother was dying, and my father had just passed away(on the twelfth of December.) I knew it would not be long before my mother went also ... especially after losing the man that she loved.
It was such a sad time, but on reflection, beautiful too ... how fortunate was I, to be able to share one more Christmas with the mother I adored, and to feel the love between us ... (mum passed on the ninth of January ... less than a month after dad.)
I have decided that I love doing Christmas!! And I hope that your Christmas is "very special" this year!!
"Miss you my beautiful parents!! ... you showed me how to love!!"
Jo St. Claire
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