Comfort and joy were hard to come by this year, however I did catch tiny glimpses of both.
In reminiscing with family, in long hugs, in the kids' pure excitement, in chocolate chip meringue cookies.
And in giving...even when our hearts were hurting.
It was there.
All of these things and much more are just glimpses of the promise that life will go on. My Dad will live on in us.
All of these things and much more are just glimpses of the promise that life will go on. My Dad will live on in us.
And we will have comfort and joy in abundance again.
To add to our mental reel of memories...a few things that kept us going this holiday season:
To add to our mental reel of memories...a few things that kept us going this holiday season:
Caroling. Singing their little Christmas hearts out :) |
Celebrating the birth of a King. |
The boys' vision for their fort coming to life. |
And then Christmas came...
Max's three gifts. wooden castle + dragon puppet, science experiments for my self-proclaimed "scientist" and a fireworks launcher. |
Sullivan's three gifts. Joinks and a marble run for my guy who loves building anything and everything and a wooden parking garage. |
Fletcher's three gifts. A sleeping bag for my little fox, magnetic truck/blocks and a classic carousel. |
Stockings Max - Explorer book, more "knights + dragons" for his castle, boat in a bottle Sully - Royals book, wooden ship puzzle, helicopter transformer |
Fletcher - alphabet book, take apart vehicles, road tape |
Milo - Peek a Boo card set and Dada book written by our favorite, Jimmy Fallon. I also threw in a few old baby toys I had in the basement...he didn't notice ;) |
Merry, Murray Christmas.