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Originally Posted by YorkieMom55  I have a sister who hates holidays & birthdays & weddings and anything in life that means family unity and joy....but she's been like that all of her life. Another sister (the baby) doesn't spend alot of time on decorating or cards or the rituals of the holidays but always wants the biggest present. The other one decorates and cooks to the hilt but will work on the holidays to make the extra $$ instead of spending "the day" with the family, or if she's there she's sleeping because she worked all night. That leaves me, the oldest, the one who busted her a** for years to keep the family traditions going for them after dad died and mom didn't care anymore. It has taken me a long time to realize that we get out of the holidays what we put into them. I celebrate for my family now, and everyone else is welcome to join us or not.
We were all raised in the same home, had the same parents, ate the same meals, had the same pets & went to the same schools. We are all different. |
OK, now that I re-read my previous post....it's not like me to be that way. I am beginning to realize that this year I just don't have the energy to be festive. I've been ill, there's some problems in my house that need attention and I just don't know how I could possibly decorate and cook and wrap presents and care for momma and the puppies and everything else that needs to be done this month. (I promise to get my cards out soon)
But, Christmas will come. Christmas with its beauty will be all around me as it has always been.Our family will celebrate the birth of Jesus and the wonder of Santa at the same time. I will listen to the true meanings of the carols and hymns this year instead of singing them out loud (the nuns trained me to be a saprano when I should have been an alto). I will miss my decorations and shopping for all of the presents and that will probably be the saddest thing if I let it be. But, Christmas will come. It truly is a magical time, probably the most magical time of the year. A time to contemplate renewal and re-birth and the start of the new year.
Thanks for starting this thread...I pray for my YT friends for a wonderful and safe Holiday season and a very happy New Year