Well, we made it this far and are still healthy. And in my opinion, I’m still somewhat sane. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
A blessing we have this month is the availability of vaccines for the COVID-19 that both drug manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna have developed, which were approved by the FDA. What a Christmas gift for the world. Our oldest daughter, a frontline medical worker is scheduled for vaccination on Dec. 23. Our youngest daughter’s husband, also a frontline medical worker, has already been vaccinated.
Good news on the TV last week is that Santa is an “essential worker and will not have to quarantine between stops.” Bless our children.
December 21 has passed and being the shortest (daylight) day of the year, I look forward to longer and warmer days ahead.
This Christmas will be different as Evelyn, Duke Marie and I spend it together alone. We normally visit the daughters and their families, but this year will be different. We will stay at home and call the kids and wish cheer and talk to the granddaughters on the “pad.” There is no midnight Christmas Mass at local churches that I know of.
Evelyn talks often that she will miss her “babies” this year for Christmas. I agree and will also miss them. One evening as I sat back and looked at our “magic Christmas tree” as Evelyn plugged the lights in to illuminate it, I happened to notice a special glow cast upon the little table to the left of the tree and upon a ceramic nativity set handcrafted by Evelyn’s mother Filipita and gifted to us about 40 years ago. There, lit up with a glow as from angel’s halo was a special baby, in a manger, and accompanied by Mary and Joseph; a smiling gift from heaven, and with an up reaching hand to touch the world: a special Christmas baby!
Looks like we will make it through December…
Merry Christmas!