This is my wish to you, dear reader. I hope you are feeling it, whatever else this day may bring.
I've been reminded lately that life is hardly carefree. I suppose it's not always meant to be so.
Which makes me more grateful than ever for those rejuvenating moments of joy, such as when Caroline lost her front tooth and herald angels sang.
Too bad our deadbeat tooth fairy could not be so punctual.
And the time my brothers could not agree on how to beat the fondant. That was also good for a laugh.
There are times when I cling to my belief that peace may be found, even in moments of sorrow and distress.
Along with my feeling that as long as we must pass through such moments, we may as well also savor every peal of laughter that pops up along the way.
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Dear reader, I'm not sharing these thoughts to be cryptic or mysterious...just to express a feeling that has been weighing on my heart lately as I watch loved ones so dear to me pass through some extraordinary challenges. It has made my celebration of this Christmas season more serious and reflective, though at the same time filled with love, gratitude and hope.
I'll be back soon with my usual silly stories, though I will be hard pressed to top the evening wherein my two self-proclaimed candy making expert brothers disputed the finer details of a well turned chocolate.