Well, I did it again. Apparently, I've developed this habit of managing to spend a good portion of the month of December away from home. When that happens, as it did this month, I afterwards regret having lost that time for being home during the earliest part of this winter holiday season. Reviewing some of my old posts at A Family Tapestry though, I realize that this year wasn't the first time I've done this to myself. And just like in those past years, my annual ritual of sending out old fashioned, handwritten Christmas cards becomes a race to finish before the holiday I'm celebrating actually arrives.
This makes it all the more special to actually be home for the holidays—a time to relax and enjoy one's own home, no matter how humble, or needing repairs, or over-stuffed with enough things to make yet another round of gift-giving seem redundant. It's just nice to have a place to call home.
Whether with family or friends new or old, whether at home or on the road, I hope you find a quiet respite—a space or haven you can call home—to appreciate a moment of peace as this year draws to a close.
Image above: Dargun with illuminated church and visitors on Christmas Eve 1920; oil on canvas by German artist Marie Hager; courtesy of Wikipedia; in the public domain.
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