CHRISTMAS MIRACLES STILL HAPPEN!

Good Morning Foodies!

Now, the task is to take down those decorations. WHERE IS THAT ELF ON THE SHELF WHEN YOU NEED HIM! He is the one that causes all the decorations to be all over the place. Have to share a little story about my decorations with you. I have this nativity that my mother made for me over 40 years ago. It has over 20 pieces. It is not the most beautiful set you will ever see, but to me, it is the most magnificent piece of all my Christmas decorations—CAUSE MY MOMMIE MADE IT FOR ME! Every year that passes, since her death, makes me appreciate the set more and more. I am so protective of this gift from her. I do not let anyone pack or unpack it. I carefully wrap each piece when storing. The year after my Mom passed, I opened the box and started unwrapping. I had a big hole in my stomach—MARY WAS MISSING! I must have taken that box apart 5 times, looking through tears—but no MARY! Hubby could see I was terribly upset. I told him I guess MARY had to be somewhere else. All season, as I passed the nativity, my heart would sink farther. I tried to put it out of my mind. I guess I was thinking “how do I replace her”? Anyway, at the end of the Christmas season, I retrieved the box down to put up the pieces. I held the box so close to my heart and said a prayer to my mom. I asked her to please have MARY come back. I slowly opened the box—MARY WAS SITTING RIGHT ON TOP! I had to sit down and cry a bit! Sorry, to fill the post with that but it was a good day for me! With all the past going-ons with the pandemic and the unbelievable happenings at our STATE CAPITOL, I try to hold on to my faith that things will be okay. We just have to trust in our loving God.

I think that when all the dust settles, we will realize how LITTLE WE NEED, how MUCH WE ACTUALLY HAVE, and the true VALUE OF HUMAN CONNECTION!

Have a safe and productive weekend!