Christmas Thoughts
Hurricane Katrina really made me rethink what a bad day is in my life. I heard today that no one has heard from my dad's cousin, so we're assuming he's dead. When I look at the pile of gifts under my tree, and realize that it took my parents 3 car trips to get all our gifts here from Virginia Beach, I feel pretty guilty. Do you think all those kids on TV are going to get visited by Santa? These are kids that lost everything. If a disaster was coming here, I'd have the opportunity to pack up my family & treasures (nice jewelry, fancy china, irreplacable art, pictures) get a bunch of clothes, put them in my nice new roomy SUV and get my family out of town while listening to tunes on my $400 iPod. Hell, we might even get a little UHaul trailer. We'd go and stay at a nice hotel, and if our house was wiped out, use our insurance to build a new one. We may complain about not having money, but we really do.
Maybe Thanksgiving was last month, but I'm so humbled by all that I have, and next year I will try to do more for those that have less. I have a beautiful, healthy baby boy, and truth be told, that's really all I wanted for Christmas anyway.
Maybe Thanksgiving was last month, but I'm so humbled by all that I have, and next year I will try to do more for those that have less. I have a beautiful, healthy baby boy, and truth be told, that's really all I wanted for Christmas anyway.