Saturday, December 04, 2010
Many of us are receiving Christmas cards now, which of course wish us "Merry Christmas." And why not? We all want everyone to have the best Christmas they can have.
The problem is that life happens, even during the holidays. There's no hold on problems, sickness or even death. During m...
Unfortunately, I have experienced losing many family members. The death of my grandpa, who raised me after my mother died, was especially hard. He died on Christmas Day in 1973. You never forget a moment like that--holiday or not. One comfort we did have was a comment from the hospital chaplin--"Jesus only calls home the most special people on his birthday". I've kept that thought with me all of these years.
Debra Ann Pawlak
Author forthcoming "Bringing Up Oscar" from Pegasus Books
You're right about that - we never forget. Thanks for the comment!
Carol