I’ve heard it all my life. The older you get, the faster the time goes by. I’ve got news for you.
It’s true.
You’re probably reading this on the day after New Year’s at the end of a year that, for me, has rushed by like Santa’s reindeer must do when he points them toward home.
I really feel the true magic of the season when the kids and grandkids get home. Now that two months of hectic sales and shopping have come to an end and the Christmas plays and musicals have been practiced and performed and the parties have been partied and the dances have been danced, now is the time to settle in and enjoy our blessings.
That brings me to the greatest gift on Santa’s list--time. Time spent with family and friends, old and young, laughing, reminiscing, letting the ghosts of Christmas past roam freely as they attach themselves to new generations and become new memories and traditions.
The telling and re-telling of the struggles and hardships, humorous times and difficult times, are what makes a family a family and what gives the next generation the motivation and confidence to endure. After all, look what Grandpa and Grandma went through, and they maintained their integrity. They survived (whether with tears or laughter), and we are here to prove it.
Oh, did I mention the “true magic” of the season? Please don’t forget the faith and hope that only comes from keeping “Christ”mas and passing that faith and hope on to the next generation.
The greatest gift on Santa’s list may be “time,” but the greatest gift on God’s list is “LOVE,” and it knows no time. No honey-do list should be without it.
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a WONDERFUL, BLESSED, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
