pml, How precious your story was and thank you for doing this. I have 4 Christmas memories that are special to me.

1) As a little girl, we got a huge snow at Christmas and I got my bicycle with training wheels. Mama let me ride it in the house. What fun!

2) My first year of marriage and my wonderful husband came in with a golden retriever puppy under his coat and gave her to me as my Christmas gift. She brought much joy to us over the years.

3) My last Christmas with Mama & Daddy were extra special. Daddy went home to be with the Lord about a month later with a massive heart attack in his sleep. Mama went home to glory 13 years after Daddy passed away with painful bone cancer. Mama & I so enjoyed our last Christmas together. I was blessed to have wonderful parents.

Life goes on but, it is different once your parents are no longer here. "Precious memories flood my soul" as the hymn goes.

Also, my last Christmas with my in-laws who were like a 2nd set of parents to me. They had been married over 70 years and died 8 months apart and are now with the Lord. They were the best!

4) Christmas mornings when my children were small was so much fun! I miss my husband and I playing Santa and sleepily putting together those toys until 3 a.m. without any instructions. LOL.

I'm so glad that I know the true meaning of CHRISTmas, the birth of my Savior Jesus Christ. Luke 2:10-11/Isaiah 9:6.

Merry CHRISTmas to all of you and I pray next year is better healthwise and God blesses you all greatly.
Blessings & Prayers.....