With Christmas day coming upon us real soon I can only look back and wonder where the hell the year went. I cannot believe another year is nearly over and we embark upon another 365 days of come what may and dealing with it all with reckless abandon! Well not so much reckless as it is without worry and despair, Well without worry until our Boys come home and Braz is safely back from war and Ty is safely back from whatever the hell it is he is doing is Missouri??? Who knows what tomorrow will bring but we've been through it all before and are well prepared to deal with the days ahead. Life and living seemingly get better everyday and each day is a moment in time that allows us to enjoy and prosper in life's funny and at times cruel twists of uncertainty. Sometimes reflection on days gone by help me understand that there are solutions to the uncertainties that we create and always a solution to whatever comes up. In dealing with the boys and their life's cruel lessons bestowed upon their young lives, i can say that the issues they deal with as young men are things that we deal with everyday ,in talking to Terria about this very thing we see the boys as ill prepared and unable at times to deal with the things that life has put in their way, partly due to their age and lack of life experiences. Well as time goes on we can only hope that living is learning and that they learn and improve upon their mistakes and don't repeat them as they grow older. I know that my mistakes throughout my life have all been addressed and dealt with but didn't all happen at once, we learn from our mistakes and through our life experiences allow us to grow and learn from those mistakes, if we don't learn from them we go backwards and continue to doom ourselves and our futures by repeating our unsavory history! Growth and more growth in all areas seem to be the elixir that heals and mends all wounds.
Meanwhile back at my Christmas rush we rush and rush to get the last second details all handled in a meaningful way. Terria will shop tomorrow and get all of the food and help me by doing so and the baking of cookies, Cake and Pies will start here Friday and Saturday. Sunday Christmas day we will make an additional Turkey to add to the Turkey that April is making. We also were tasked to make the Yeast rolls and Bread, Mashed potatoes and the aforementioned Turkey! Terria and Brandon will be on Bread duties and got Pies and cookies, Brandon's traditional Chocolate ganache cake will be my yearly pleasure and duty to make as good as ever.I t is a great time of the year to gather as a family to share the strength and love that we have all shared throughout the years and for remembering our lost loved ones and reflect on those memories of days gone by.I can only hope that the memories that we have given our kids and close family members can be shared long after we are gone and that the happiness never goes away.
Trying to celebrate the reason for the season of the holidays and remember the day nearly 26 years ago that my oldest son Brandon was born, Christmas night at 3:48 pm after being up all night waiting for his arrival on Christmas eve, he came and the world that I knew was forever changed and things would be different from here on. Christmas has many reasons for celebration for me and the family , this year will be a different Christmas without Braz and Ty , feeling a little weird about that since being the first Christmas in 14 years without the boys in the room on Christmas morning, but growing up at times means growing apart by distance in this case. So rushing and scurry we head to Sunday with tired eyes and bodies in preparation of cooking, shopping and being with family ,eating too much, workouts put on hold for a day or two and hitting hard the day after. We move along and prepare for the new year with much optimism and awareness of all the things that the man upstairs has shared with us, so very thankful for putting us all where we should be and working towards the common goal and thread of life, love and laughter with my amazing family, special thanks as always to Terria and the boys, April and Tim, Susan and Richard and yes even my mom for leaving me alone...lol!!!!!Life is great and this time of the year allows us to outwardly show the love that we receive by giving it all back! So very thankful for being alive and well and living the dream! Good night and Good Times!
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