Christmas Magic
Last week I was talking with a friend about Christmas. This friend was a little "Bah Humbug" about it all. And truthfully, I have been a little more "Scrooge" this year than I usually am and I haven't been able to figure out why. Until now. So my friend is saying that Christmas is "just for the children." And I went on to explain that I didn't necessarily agree (shocking) and that Christmas is about family -- the one you're born into and the one you choose along the way. This just a few short weeks after spending a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with friends I've chosen along the way ~ so the subject was near and dear to my heart. Friend continues to argue with me that the decorations and all of the surrounding hullabaloo are really just for kids to enjoy. And guess what -- I think Friend may have been kind of right. (Dear Friend, if you are reading this, you may want to print and frame this post because I'm quite certain I...