“So this is Christmas and what have you done…another year over…and a new one’s just begun.” I’m sitting here this morning enjoying the warm, inviting glow of our Christmas tree…watching the lights dance and shine off each irreplaceable family ornament. I’m enjoying the silence of the extremely early morning this Christmas morning…relishing the last moments of peace before my small people awaken and madness ensues.
As I’m sitting here soaking in the joy that is Christmas and my first (okay second) cup of coffee this morning I am left to reflect (since Picnik keeps crashing Firefox) on the last year.
2009 brought with it the birth of my first nephew and the loss of another. It’s brought cuts and scrapes, laughter and tears, lessons learned and never forgotten. This year I have met friends whom I am certain will be lifers and people who made me wonder. I’ve had knock down drag outs with my parents and been there to pick them up when they got knocked down.
2009 brought the celebration of recovery and the shock of reoccurance. This year brought with it the opportunity to see parts of this country I had never seen and parts I hope to never see again.
2009 has brought sorrow and pain at the loss of some of our community’s children as well as hope and joy at the ongoing recovery of a dear friend and sister. This year brought opportunities I have only dreamed of and the repercussions of those same dreams.
We’ve had fought illness and enjoyed good health, we’ve had to tighten our belts and budgets with the rest of America, and we watched with our daughter as the first black President took office. Now we watch hoping Congress will make the right choice for our children’s future. We’ve watched our nation sink ever further into massive national debt and watched as people just like us rallied to help those in need.
2009 saw me jump full on into Twilight madness and sink countless hours into Pride and Prejudice.
I’ve laughed till it hurt and cried more than I’d like this year…but I wouldn’t trade a minute of it. I am unspeakably grateful for all I have seen and done this year, what it has taught me, and who it has made me.
Now as the first waking sounds can be heard from my small people I want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year.
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Dawn (Painter Mommy) December 29th, 2009 at 10:47 am
This was a great post. Thanks for sharing. I feel the same about many of the things that you said.
Though it has been a tough year for many. I am just so grateful that we have Jesus in our lives who gives hope in the midst of it all. We have to remember that HE is the reason for the season.
Love to you and your family! God bless you all, DAWN