Page 33 2025 Home For The Holidays Lincoln Daily News well. There’s something incredibly beautiful about that exchange. Our traditions didn’t disappear—they simply transformed. What used to be cookies left out for Santa became late-night board games. The kids stopped sneaking down the hall to wake each other and instead sent group texts: “GET UP, IT’S CHRISTMAS.” The monkey bread still made its appearance, and yes, the wrapping paper still ended up on the floor beside the garbage bag, but somehow, it felt right. It was still Christmas. Just… different. Now we have one married child, one in a long-term relationship (that we pray turns into marriage), and our baby who is out there living her best life in college. God willing, our next chapter will bring grandbabies, and the magic of Christmas through a child’s eyes will once again fill our home. My eyes well up as I type this. When I look back at the blessings and joy our children have brought into our lives, I realize something: Christmas is not a date on the calendar. Christmas is not a schedule. Christmas is a feeling. It’s being together, however and wherever that happens. Lives change. People come and go. Kids grow up. But love—and Christmas—never fails. This year, we’re all going to VEGAS! May God bless you and yours this Christmas season and throughout the year. Lesleigh Bennett
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