Tears are not absent during the holidays. For many, happiness mingles with family gatherings and lit trees, and praise the Lord for the smiles and laughter. But sometimes there is sadness mixed in. There are tears over the loss of what used to be, an ache from the longing of a child absent in the…
Month: December 2015
Birthday Reflections: Barbies and Joy
Man, oh, man. I feel like I should be about twenty-five. Maybe twenty-six, but since today is my birthday, and I feel like I’m in my mid-twenties, then I shall declare today my twenty-sixth birthday. Why not. It certainly sounds better than sixty-two, which is how old my daughter guessed I was. I’ve been doing…