When I think of Christmas, I think of Family...not because I was raised that way, but because that was something I tried to instill in my children during their growing up years. I only spent 1 Christmas with my Grandparents during my lifetime. Being raised in an Air Force Family, I was not given that opportunity at Christmas, and it left a part of me undone....incomplete... To be honest, the holidays were depressing to me at one time because it always meant time spent away from family. Yes, I was one of those. It used to bother me that typically, there were no grandparents present in my children's lives at Christmas as they fled for warmer pastures in the winter, but those days are over. Marlin says Christmas is what we make of it and we can't rely on others for our happiness. We now have a blending of generations in our household. I don't get as hung up on the actual day as much as I do the season. I bask in the warmth of family and enjoy watching as 8 little pairs of feet run from one end of the house to the other squealing with the excitement of spending time with their cousins and warming the heart of their Oma! What a glorious season!
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