Merry Christmas! Happy Jesus Christ Birthday Celebration! Enjoy this wonderful season when we get to take time to remember our Savior's birth and His reason for coming to earth at all - because He loves us and wants us to join Him throughout eternity! Such a joyful time of year.
Memories - ways of celebrating - family traditions - is it more painful to remember? Like we could forget if we tried - who would want to forget such wonderful memories -if they are painful to remember, then we welcome the pain - welcome the remembrance of so much joy and love. Would it be easier to begin new traditions than to try to keep old ones with someone so important to them missing? David used to always say "both and instead of either or". So, I guess it is good to keep some traditions and good to begin some new ones :)
Reminders are everywhere - 17 years ago this month, he walked into the Village Hall with Christmas cookies and asked to talk to me. What a wonderful day that was! I remember asking the women who he was. They said, "That is David Bulthuis with Hillside Disposal - don't you know him?" "No, I said." Wow, was my life missing knowing someone great before that day!!
I saw ammonia today at Jewel - I used it once on his rash - we thought it was from sand ants - and it turned out to be shingles! The dermatologist gasped when we told her we were using ammonia on the rash! HA! We laughed and laughed. He didn't let me use too may home remedies on him after that episode.
Oh - wonderful memories - thank you Lord - reminders of such a wonderful man -
May this season be filled with memories for you of someone wonderful that you love and may you bask in the truth of that love.
Blessings to you and yours, Mary
1 comment:
You crack me up girlfriend! Ammonia on a rash! Where did you find that? You two were adorable together and I will always have very fond memories of our dinners out, paint colors and fabrics, David agreeing, but sometimes disagreeing (-: and more. A very Merry Christmas to you darlin'
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