This is about Christmas.
And the Christmas spirit.
So my Christmas greeting to you all.
I send Christmas cards.
I know, I know. Old
fashioned. My mama always did. And she wrote personalized notes on stationery
in many. I send Christmas cards. Stationery?
What dat?
This year, I realized why this truly did matter.
I posted on FB in August an obit of a friend of my
parents. It was in August, one of two
months missing from FB (and they are publicly traded?? Don’t buy stock, folks…)
A tribute to a lovely lady, and a Lab mom.
Jo Woodruff, and her husband ‘Woody’ were dear friends of
my parents. I got to know Jo on a trip
to NZ. She was so much like my mom.
So over the years, we shared Christmas cards. Nothing more, just a note to say hi and send
love. Mentions of our pups who have
passed, new ones added.
When she passed in June, Woody sent me a copy of the
piece produced for her services, with a note mentioning my years of Christmas
card exchanges. Such a touching,
beautiful gesture, and a surprise to receive.
She was another angel for the dogs.
This year? Before
I had finished addressing and personalizing cards, I received a Christmas card
from Woody.
And this, my friends, is why I send cards. To someone, it truly means something to
receive one. And for the sender,
sometimes you realize why it touches the heart.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, celebrate the season!
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