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| Home for the holidays, 5 by 7 watercolor, card |
The holidays...when family members want to be home. I remember reading the letters of my uncles in a faraway war, longing to be home always, but especially at Christmas, the closer it got. Forever after, Christmas time was special, filled with memories of home, of family members.
It's true also when you or your kids go off to college, or the military or around the country and world--when do you want to hear them the most. When your parents are gone, when other loved ones have died or are no long part of you, when do you think of them the most? At Christmas, when they're not at home. It can be a lonely time, watching twinkling lights, shadows from a Christmas tree, favorite ornaments, sacred hymns and carols--all that breathe the world "Home."
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