Christmas past ... and Present All Year

 

 

                     Christmas Past ... and Present All Year                                      

 

When I was younger, I spent a number of lonely Christmasses far from my family and friends... among strangers who I rarely saw or had the chance to talk to... There was noone to really share them with, not even to prepare for them with...  I imagined being with those who were laughing and talking excitedly and sharing the Day, and that made me lonlier and sadder than ever ...

Now I'm older and Christmas has changed time and time again as loved ones and dear friends have moved away or passed on, but I have the sweet memories of those times we shared ... and I smile... and I have new people here to laugh and make new memories with... and I am blessed

All it takes is one special person to share the Day with, to make it all it needs to be, and to bring joy ... We have 364 days in a year to make memories with everyone else we know and meet ... and that is like having Christmas ALL YEAR to me