Creating New Holiday Memories ~~ Creating new holiday memories can be important for many people, including myself. Currently it is December; my Christmas tree is up, house is decorated, and I’ve baked my annual cookies. Mom’s recipe.It has taken me years to get to this place of peace for this holiday season because I have struggled with a roller coaster of memories and emotions. Whether Christmas, Mother’s Day, death of my mom and Debra, or … [Read more...]
Christmas Reflections
Christmas reflections --“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”, sung by Andy Williams. Hearing the song brings me back to my childhood Christmas times. I can feel myself dancing and swirling. Wait, that’s what I am doing now. It was magical and I was the ultimate Santa believer. Momma said that you couldn’t see Santa, that if he saw you looking, he would become invisible. I would kneel in my bed and open the blinds ever so careful to … [Read more...]
