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HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas

When my children were young and Christmas time was coming I made sure they were a part of the celebration right up to Christmas Day. I didn’t want them to think it was only about the presents, I wanted us to come together as a family. We watched Christmas shows together, the Grinch was my favorite, even when I was a child.

We went to church and we participated as a family in making an advent wreath, my three children and their grandmother. My children and I made ours, but we always admired grandma’s she was very artistic and creative her wreath was always beautiful.

As the holiday grew closer I got the cookie cutters out, but not to make cookies. We used them to trace onto felt and we cut out the design, then we would decorate them with sequence, beads and of course sparkles. We would glue two same sides together leaving a small opening and stuff it with poly-fill inside then we would finish gluing the two same sides together and hang them on the Christmas tree. The kids and their friends loved doing this and I loved doing it with them.

I have one or two left from our past Christmases; but the children liked them so much that they very often ended up in their rooms. I also have the decorations that they made at school these are treasures that they created and I could never bring myself to throw away. Some of the other things I’ve done with the children, is to take old Christmas cards, mine and the ones I collected from relatives and friends. I taught the children how to make Christmas post cards with the cards, so that they can give them out at school.

To make the post cards you just remove the front of the card and you write on the opposite side your Merry Christmas, turn it over to the front where the picture is you might want to add some sparkles to the make the card even more special, when you add your creative touch.

All these things were family projects that we did as a family and of course any one that wanted to join us. The children were busy all the way up till Christmas, then on Christmas Eve we would bake a birthday cake for Jesus. As the children and I added the ingredients we would take about Jesus and the meaning of Christmas. One year my youngest son, when the cake was all done shouted out “Happy Birthday Jesus”, he was about two and half years old.

It is those memories that I shared with my family that will keep with me always and I hope that when they have children that they will find their own traditions and enjoy them through the years, I got so much pleasure from mine. And who knows maybe I will have grand children one day so that I can get those cookie cutters and perhaps make a memory for them.

One Week Till Christmas

One more week till Christmas, I don’t even have any of my shopping done. Somewhere along the line I ended up losing time. I got sick and as I was recuperating, my daughter ended up in the hospital with a gall bladder attack.

She had her gall bladder removed and I ended up with my cold back. Now I am doing much better and I hope to get out sometime in the middle of the week. Never the less I am still feeling the Christmas spirit and I love the holiday.

Well I Wish you all A Merry Christmas! I hope that you get everything you wish for or at least what you need. Please take the time to give to those who are less fortunate then us. And may all your days be bright

L A Hardt

"Never let someone walk the path alone. Reach out your hand."


The Gift of Christmas

Was the night before Christmas and there’s nothing to eat,
No turkey or ham not even a treat,

The children are snuggled all in one bed,
Dreaming of a dinner they never got fed.

And mom in the kitchen, crying and sad,
Counting out change, this year’s really bad.

And who’s at the door what could be the matter,
It’s a wonderful neighbor with a huge turkey platter.

She brought the potatoes, sweet corn and pie,
There were so many things it made the mom cry.

And who was that who stood close behind her,
It was another neighbor, carrying toys and the cider.

And standing right next to the door she did see,
These very kind people brought a large Christmas tree.

They kissed and they hugged, and they hugged and they kissed,
Her kids will have Christmas she thought they would miss

And out of the window she saw one shinning star,
She knew the blessings of Christmas, was not very far.

She thanked them all kindly, and asked them to join,
Her and the children on a bright Christmas morn.

The gift was a blessing of kindness, you see,
Of food, and of toys, and of one Christmas tree.

It made all the difference to a family with needs,
The spirit of Christmas can be found in good deeds.

By
L. A. Hardt


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