CHRISTMAS DAY HAS COME AND GONE

The hustle, the bustle, the traffic, the shopping, the menu, the cooking, the hosting, oh sublime.
Did I say sublime? That's the insanity speaking, there is nothing sublime about being in charge of pulling off the holiday cheer and making it look like it is easy and enjoyable. Then---
while all are ready to sit down and eat you are ready to sit down and faint.

Ah but then there is the dessert to be offered , the presents to open, the wrapping paper to throw out and the dishes to do--and do -- and do.

Surprise, here they come-- the drop-ins the drop-outs the ones that show up in and out.
The joking the playing, the smiles and the laughter, one night of happy ever after.

I look at the faces and I think to myself I wouldn't change one little thing. This special day we celebrate of --- this special day of friendship and love.

Do they remember? I never forget as I peek around the corner where my candle is lit, in front of a picture that once was a gift of a sweet baby in his mothers arms. As the noise in the background fades from my ears, my eyes stay focused on where my heart is and I know that I have to silently say, thank you for caring and sharing in this way. Happy Birthday dear Lord we celebrate your day.