In
the past when I’ve thought of Christmas I’ve reflected on the anticipation, projects
sewn, shopping, wrapping paper and bows, baking, candy making, Christmas
morning surprises. and plans to be made for food, gifts, parties,. I started shopping early in the year, planned
what I would make for whom and when I would make it and looked forward to
December with eager anticipation.
This
year asthma and lung infections caused problems more often than they
didn’t. I lost the last three months and
still am physically incapacitated. This one is not starting out that well with the
meds I take for allergies failing for hte first time in years resulting in a
severe allergy attack. I’m hoping the
new medicine kicks in soon! But due to
health issues I did not start shopping early.
I put off planning except for the vague idea of making throws for one of
my daughters and my daughter-in-law and a Frosty the Snowman throw for my young
granddaughter. We’re now almost a week
in to December. I have two gifts
purchased, the Frosty throw cut out but not begun, and the other two throws
about a third of the way sewn.
Consequently I am, for the first time ever, thinking of Christmas in
terms of survival. My check list, if I had the energy to write one, would be very
different this year. Baking--nope. Candy making--not this year. Surprises for the kids, young and old,
Christmas morning? Not unless there is a
Christmas miracle close at hand!
Miracles? Believe in them? Well, it is Christmas. Let’s say I believe that one must sew the
seeds for miracles. So--baking? I’ve always done “from scratch” but survival
mode means buying mixes. Candy? There are recipes that take little effort
--Cracker Toffee for one. And what about
purchasing favorites? Works for me this
year!
But
what about gifts that warm the heart? This
year I’m not aiming high. First I considered
giving cash. That’s what my parents
always gave us after we left home. But
it always got spent on bills, and while grateful for the breathing room it
provided us, the kids aren’t in
need. We’d like to give something more
personal. And then I read an article in
the Eagle which outlined one family’s plan to keep Christmas from getting too
commercial. They suggested giving one
thing a person needs, one they want, one thing to wear, and one to read. Ahh, the glimmer of a miracle looms. Perhaps it was the one thing to read that really caught my eye. But now, perhaps, what with a mix of a few purchases
and gift cards this Christmas may prove more than survivable.
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