Thanksgiving seemed to come and go quickly. It was an off year meaning that my married kids spent the holiday with their in-laws. Collin and Karsten say it is lame when it’s an off year because the house is so quiet. Saturday Britton and his family and Whitney and Ty came on their way home to go with Karsten, Collin and I to the Pinecrest Tree Farm to get our annual tree. http://www.pinecrestchristmastreefarm.com/ The boys got it in the stand and put on the lights. They also brought down the Christmas boxes from the attic so I could finish decorating today.
I heard someone say that ornaments are memories on branches. So true. Last year it was very difficult to put on Neal and my ornaments because the memories flooded back. The daily reminder was difficult. I decided then this year my tree would have all new ornaments. I don’t think I am stuffing down the memories but needing new traditions. Maybe I will be ready some year to get them out again. But for now my tree has red, white and silver ornaments.
Christmas time is about love and family. I feel so blessed to have had the love from Neal for over 32 years. I don’t want to focus on what I don’t have but the blessings all around me. God sent the ultimate gift of love in Jesus so he could take the penalty for our sin resulting in the gift of eternal life. That means I will see Neal again one day!
On the journey,
Trish