I’ve been thinking about the present thing and Christmas, and you know, the Christmas feeling for me has nothing to do with presents themselves. What it has to do with is kindness towards others, and not just family. The idea that people would be kind to each other is what Christmas is about for me;… Continue reading The Christmas Gift
Category: December
December Entries
In the Kitchen
On Saturday we both worked. I was nervous because freezing rain was forecast, and the route to my Saturday placement was an hour away along a windy, challenging road. Last week a truck slid off this road when conditions were icy, and went over a cliff. The driver survived. The road was clear when I… Continue reading In the Kitchen
Side by Side
You know your closet reorganization has completely failed when five minutes after you finish you cannot find the clothes you wanted wear! I will have to search through everything, find the items I want and then reorganize again. I hope I do a better job the second time round! We do not have a lot… Continue reading Side by Side
Counting My Blessings December 24, 2011
Here it is, Christmas Eve, my bread is rising by the hearth, Attila is preparing to bake his chocolate chip cookies and croutons. And the oven on the stove has suddenly and irrevocably stopped working. Attila has pulled it out from the wall and fiddled with all fiddleable parts. No joy. It isn’t going to… Continue reading Counting My Blessings December 24, 2011
Counting My Blessings December 23 2011
This year, for the first time, in our time together, Attila and I are able to pay all our bills at Christmas. No shuffling, no borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, just simple direct payment of the money owed. This feels better than any wrapped present ever could! “If you ask what is the single… Continue reading Counting My Blessings December 23 2011