Today is the end of school until the new year. Many things are beginning to close down only to start again in the new year.
I've noticed in the last couple of weeks that there have been a couple of significant deaths in my general community where I grew up and a couple others throughout the year. At the same time, I know of at least four women who have had or are having babies. One baby is due on Christmas day.
It's that time of the year again. The Spirit of Christmas is catching on I think.
It's my favourite time of the year. Christmas is always a special time with the cooking and baking; the cleaning and tidying; the unpacking of the ornaments and decorations to carefully and lovingly set them up for about two weeks in all; and the festivities in the community from school concerts to church services.
It's also been a time I've been thinking of mortality and the swiftness of life. It's not how long you live but how you lived in the time you were given that really does count.
I'd like to be remembered, by at least some, with a smile and a nod as they think over their memories.
It's a bright time of the year and it's also a dark time of the year. The longest night of the year is on the 21st. Some churches conduct a service so that parishioners can mark the passing of a loved one by lighting a candle in the service. It's a good contemplative service.
Advent means the coming. Coming. .. the coming of life and the snuffing out of life ... the circle of life is never ending.
It's about how we live our lives now that really count. We live our lives now and do what we can to help people to be happy, safe, secure and settled.
Live now to plan for the long term.
How am I living? How are you living?
Have a great weekend.
I've noticed in the last couple of weeks that there have been a couple of significant deaths in my general community where I grew up and a couple others throughout the year. At the same time, I know of at least four women who have had or are having babies. One baby is due on Christmas day.
It's that time of the year again. The Spirit of Christmas is catching on I think.
It's my favourite time of the year. Christmas is always a special time with the cooking and baking; the cleaning and tidying; the unpacking of the ornaments and decorations to carefully and lovingly set them up for about two weeks in all; and the festivities in the community from school concerts to church services.
It's also been a time I've been thinking of mortality and the swiftness of life. It's not how long you live but how you lived in the time you were given that really does count.
I'd like to be remembered, by at least some, with a smile and a nod as they think over their memories.
It's a bright time of the year and it's also a dark time of the year. The longest night of the year is on the 21st. Some churches conduct a service so that parishioners can mark the passing of a loved one by lighting a candle in the service. It's a good contemplative service.
Advent means the coming. Coming. .. the coming of life and the snuffing out of life ... the circle of life is never ending.
It's about how we live our lives now that really count. We live our lives now and do what we can to help people to be happy, safe, secure and settled.
Live now to plan for the long term.
How am I living? How are you living?
Have a great weekend.
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