Christmas 2016

Christmas Eve as well as Christmas day went, as everything does, these days too have passed. It is always wonderful to be together with family, which we have ever since I can remember.  I think our family is lucky-as the past couple of years we are very close in proximity, and we do see each other very often-apart from major celebrations. This is the way it should be, as life is rather short; and these are days when memories are created.

These celebratory days for us are always very traditional, the same always in many ways-but always different really. I can honestly say that I remember at least 90% of all the past years-many in detail. Apart from celebrating the birth of Jesus, is a wonderful way to tie us to the past. Yes, to all those people whom we have loved, whom we still love who are no longer in this earthly realm, but are still very much connected to us on a heart and soul level. It is such a deep reminder-and all feels and seems as if all happened yesterday-all seems timeless.

There is a definite continuity to it-and that is a wonderful warm feeling to that knowing that some things do not really change. The memories keep on living within us-the pictures very vivid in our heads-so nothing really ever passes, even if the years do-and so do the people that we love. There is no death –for they all live on within us, and I am convinced that one day we shall once more be together and celebrate at one table. It is a promise that Our Lord made-and I trust His word.