Season's Greetings
In my world, Christmas is a bad thing...Christmas Eve in particular. There's nothing festive or merry about the holidays for me...and most of that is probably due to the fact that Christmas was one of my mother's favorite times of year. It all just hurts...knowing she's not here to be a part of it, and for some reason it hurts more this year than it usually does.
Twelve years today, Waynette Carlie died...and I wish with all my heart that all of you could have known her...known the life she lived.
This is not a good time of year for me, but I really hope it is for all of you. For my mom, and for myself...I wish you all the very happiest of holidays. Enjoy the great food and the buttload of gifts, and may you be able to spend this special time of year with the people you love. I hope it's magical, I hope it's festive, and I hope with all my heart that it's happy...because that's just the way Mom would want it to be.
And today...especially today...find the person you love most and hug them. Hard. And if you can't, then call or write or something...tell them what they mean to you...do both if you can. Life is far too short not to love as hard and as much as you can, because the people we love...we don't get to keep them long enough.
Merry Christmas, everybody.
I love you, Mom.
R.I.P.
Waynette Maria McKnight Carlie
July 15, 1950 - December 24, 1995
Twelve years today, Waynette Carlie died...and I wish with all my heart that all of you could have known her...known the life she lived.
This is not a good time of year for me, but I really hope it is for all of you. For my mom, and for myself...I wish you all the very happiest of holidays. Enjoy the great food and the buttload of gifts, and may you be able to spend this special time of year with the people you love. I hope it's magical, I hope it's festive, and I hope with all my heart that it's happy...because that's just the way Mom would want it to be.
And today...especially today...find the person you love most and hug them. Hard. And if you can't, then call or write or something...tell them what they mean to you...do both if you can. Life is far too short not to love as hard and as much as you can, because the people we love...we don't get to keep them long enough.
Merry Christmas, everybody.
I love you, Mom.
R.I.P.
Waynette Maria McKnight Carlie
July 15, 1950 - December 24, 1995