A friend of mine has asked why she isn’t seeing me “out socially” this season. The short answer is that my corneas are still sensitive to wind, temperature change, colonges, and any fumes that come….it makes going out still difficult. Most of my outing only involve being in the car or perhaps one stop. The few business days I’ve had to be out in public, I generally have one destination then home or the hotel again. More than that and I pay pretty dearly. The trip to Atlanta was that way, raining, cold wind and swooshing hotel doors that generated air hitting my eyes again. So for the record, I’d love to be at every Merry Christmas gathering, but I am still choosing carefully what I can tolerate. When I overdo I lose my peripheral vision, focus, and ability to “see” as we know it….for several hours at a time. ugh. I am thankful for the healing, but we’re still healing….and so it is..
The mighty hunter did not see a deer worthy of shooting yesterday. We use venison for meat in the winter, so if there isn’t a large enough deer, he lets them grow. The children in Arkansas were at a concert yesterday the Trans Siberin Orchestra, I know they enjoyed it! The old folks at home simply enjoyed the fire and Christmas movies with the black and white fluffs.
My heart smiled at Mrs. Goofy’s Plan B about her family shopping trip. I do not have family in a 400 mile range, but remember well the times before my mother and grandmother died how such days go….Christmas together is missed…but Christmas will be celebrated once again together one day in heaven.
I have my own simple wants for Christmas this year….this year they are all experiences, not things….and two have already happened with Madison….Christmas for me is about sharing and giving, and unexpected small joys…and so this day I will work on preparing a few goodies to share with some travellers who will be coming through tonight enroute somewhere else….
God is good…
A simple joy? Making with my own hands a recipe we love to share with others….it feels like sharing a part of my family’s traditions with others….and hopefully our love and joy too!
