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Holidays are not happy, family times for everyone

Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Dec 25, 2021 | Replies (56)
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@retiredteacher

@contentandwell My husband and I will be alone on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but that is the usual routine. You are blessed that both of your children want to come and you can enjoy everything together. We don't have that so it's always just the two of us. I would love to be able to work at a food kitchen and help feed the homeless, but my husband and I are not able to do that. So we do what we can and enjoy being together. We do decorate and have holiday décor that makes the holidays happier.
Carol

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Chris Trout, Volunteer Mentor | @artscaping | Nov 22, 2019

@retiredteacher , Hi there Carol. It is great that you have each other. On Thanksgiving, for years, I had an Orphan’s dinner. Anyone who didn’t have someone could come.

Once a friend brought his aging father who had just lost his wife. Another time a young lady offered to bring the potatoes. She showed up with a bag of them. So, we helped her learn how to peel and cook potatoes.

It was a joyous day until someone spilled a Bloody Mary on my grandmother’s tablecloth that took her 20 years to embroider. So we practiced forgiveness. There is lots to learn, to share, and to enjoy. Be at peace and with renewed health
Chris

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