12/24/2024
Hopping on here to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. I am thankful for clients that have used my services this year. I will be officially entering my 25th year of owning the shop. Helping families celebrate happy occasions, and giving comfort to those whom are grieving. 💐🌷🌹🌺🌸🌻
Christmas Season is a time for families to be together. It’s not about gifts, ( can you even truly remember what you received last year, or gave last year? ) Where are the toys you bought your children/grandchildren from last year? Possibly broken, discarded, or out grown. Life is not about stuff. It took me to learn this the hard way. I just read an article about how wasteful our American society is. We can’t take it with us when we go. We have to much clutter, stuff, collections, paperwork. Remember when the world was going to go paperless? However we constantly receive paper in the mail, receipts printed and we need to hang on to them if we wish for a refund. AND not to mention paperwork we need to keep for the IRS. I think I got off track here. So let me refocus.
It’s sometimes disheartening that our larger part of families don’t get together more during the year. However, I do know we as individual family groups get caught up in putting so much emphasis in our work lives and energy in our children’s activities, that it leaves little time for family.
My wish for you this Christmas and upcoming New Year, is to take time to actually CALL a family member. Or stop by with a lunch, or can I stop and pick up groceries for you? Visit with them in person. Hug them. Covid got us out of the norm to hug and be in close proximity with our friends and family. Yes, I am a hugger. My dad was a hugger. So I assume I got that from him. I have 3 grand girls who are fabulous huggers. They climb right up on my lap, get as close as they can, and truly hug me. It’s the best feeling ever.
Be the first one to overlook a family member’s remark. It may have put a ding in your armor, however if it’s not a war, than forget what they said. Until you know completely what is going on behind the scenes, let their comments slide by.
We are all stressed out. So find a way to destress one aspect in your life, give your time, small gift that you know your person would like. Offer to drop off their mail at the post office, pick up a gallon of milk, bread, or make 2 coffee cakes instead of one. Share it by stopping in and checking on that person. Hugs or simply patting them on the arm makes a world of difference.
Merry Christmas my friends. Enjoy the time spent with family. Before you know it, time moves on. Next year some will not be with us. Make the most of today.
