Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

It is the eve of Christmas as I write this blog, it is so hard to believe another year has gone by. Christmas is just around the corner only to be gone again before we know it, until the next year and we think how quickly it came up and surprised us all. This Christmas is very unusual. For those of us in the Pacific Northwest it is rare because it's a white Christmas, which let me tell you does not happen often. I remember once it actually snowed on Christmas Eve, I think I was about 13, and it hasn't happened again since then that I can recall. Second this Christmas is being postponed (at least for my family) because of the weather. My family and I won't be getting together on Christmas, or Christmas Eve and it is really hard to explain how that is effecting me. I wish that we could all be together as we are every year but certainly the safely and well being of my family exceeds the need to see them all on December 24Th, seeing them on December 27Th will suffice if they are all there safely in one piece. I have always been very introspective around this holiday, often shutting myself off from everyone around me, just so I can can take a good hard look at myself and check in with where I am at in my life. After a while I am always able to pull myself out of this and rejoin reality and and check back in to life. I know why this holiday is full of joy for so many, and also why it can be very hard for others. Because during this holiday, nothing is more evident than what is truly important and what each of us truly wants. More than any physical/tangible gift, it is the seen and unseen gift of life and love that shines the brightest. May you enjoy the light of the life, and loved ones that are in your life, and may they guide and keep you safe and happy!!! Merry Christmas