On the Winter Holidays of 2024

[dewline]

I've noted this before: in 2002, on Christmas Day, my father died of metastasized renal cell cancer. Some forty years earlier, a cousin of mine was born on Christmas Day.

The day has been a mixed blessing for my extended family across the decades, and I wait and wonder what twists the occasion will bring this time.

And so...here is us again. Those of us still here, anyway.

It's been a wild year, running the full range of emotion from joy to despair.

I wish you the best possible greetings of the Season, by whatever Name(s) you choose to honour it. I wish you peace, hope, wisdom, freedom, justice, and love. If you do not find them, may they find you and may it bring joy to you when they do.

Comments

[sabotabby]

*hugs*

[princessofgeeks]

Happy holidays and a peaceful and secure New Year.

[ride_4ever]

Wishing you the blessings to be found in this Season and all good things in the New Year.

[extraarcha]

Happy Holidays to you and yours.

[thewayne]

The guy who's living with us lost his wife on Christmas Day. My dad was born on it. It's definitely a turbulent time.

[cmcmck]

As you know, it's never been an easy time for me but I hope you have a wonderful time.

[bibliofile]

Thank you. Yes, it's been a helluva year. May you have the best possible holidays this year, too (some years have lower bars than others).

[flamingsword]

Thank you, and right back at you!

[pilottttt]

Merry Christmas to you too! And may this holiday still be associated with the hope of something good.