2015 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.COM NOVEMBER 25, 2015 Page 5
is
a big part of our society today, but it is never
bigger than at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Food
represents our wellbeing, our ability to provide
for our family and friends. We pile on the mashed
potatoes and cut the pecan pies, and sit down at
a table with family all around. Our hearts are
filled with happiness, and we also experience,
and sometimes express, our gratitude for what we
have, for who we have, and for the time we are all
together.
Many look forward to all the social activities
of the season.
Friends open
their homes and
invite us in;
we spend time
visiting and telling
stories on each
other, reliving
old memories
and making new
ones. For some
of us in our busy
hectic lives, those
reunions of sorts,
are what hold us over throughout the coming year,
as we find ourselves too rushed and rattled with
everyday life to stop and enjoy our friends.
For parents, a big part of the season are the
school plays, the music recitals, and the church
programs. Our kids that we sometimes think are
the devil incarnate turn to saints as they pull on
old bathrobes and wrap towels on their heads to
become shepherds, or don a white sheet and a
gold tensile halo that transforms them into the
angels we know in our hearts they really are.
For kids, the most wonderful part of the year
has to include Santa Claus! There is a certain
expectation that Santa is watching and making
his list of good little girls and boys. Our children
become enthralled with the wonder of it all. Have
they been good enough? Will Santa find them on
Christmas Eve?
And what about
the boxes under
the tree? What is
in them? Do we
dare pick one up
and shake it?
For some of us,
it is the most
wonderful time of
the year, because
it is time to shop!
It’s not really
about the task of shopping; it’s about trying to find
that perfect gift for someone we love. The task
of shopping, can be daunting, but the job is made
more pleasant as we stop and consider; what is
that most perfect gift for our spouse, our parents,
or our children. We want to find a gift that when
they tear open the wrapping, they will exclaim
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