What Is Christmas? - and "Something Extra"

What Is Christmas? - and "Something Extra" - Daddy's Gift

Published: Wed, 12/11/19

Hi ,

It's Wednesday,

December 11, 2019

Christmas tree with lights and a message

Quote:
"Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling."
--- Edna Ferber

This Week's"Something Extra"

DADDY'S GIFT

How was your Christmas? Mine was a little rough; first one since my Dad passed last August.

In early July of this year I was sharing with my Dad a catalog of pretty "snowballs" (the glass globes with figurines and snow inside). In the catalog he found one he wanted me to pick up for Mom for Christmas. So I did, and promptly forgot all about it until I was retrieving the wrapping paper from under my bed Christmas Eve.

While I am pulling the paper out I saw a bag that I did not recognize until I opened it, there was the snowball with a man and woman angel kissing inside and a guardian angel perched on top on the outside of the globe. Dad said that was Mom and him with their guardian angel.

Have you ever been in a situation where you know when you tell or give someone something it will make them sad and happy at the same time? That's the situation I was in. I knew in giving this to Mom she would feel sad and miss Dad even more, yet I also knew it would in the long run make her very happy. The gift did both.

Read more of this story:

Daddy's Gift

Sending love and blessings,
Marlene

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