Comments on: Treasuring and Pondering Christmas

By: grace

grace — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:18:34 +0000

Bryan, I hope this season with your wife and beautiful children was wonderful. Thanks for the YWAM video today. It was worth the 10 minutes to hear the message of forgiveness and grace. Lori, Bittersweet is a good word. It's hard to accept how suddenly we arrived at this phase of life. Jemila, I remember. It seems like only a few days ago. Thanks for stopping by, and I'm looking forward to getting to know you better through the scribe. jonathan, I hear you, and I heard you through your words about your stepfather. sonja, I'm glad that your day was wonderful. I've enjoyed reading about the things that were special to you. Peggy, Those 3 little boys will be young men towering over you soon. The bridge arrives much too quickly. Paul, Thank you and blessings to you and your family in the new year. Pete, When your babies are 15, it seems that time has sifted through your fingers and there is precious little left. Thanks for stopping by. I look forward to getting to know you also. Glenn, I'm glad you had a wonderful time with your family. It sounds like grandchildren are one of the great blessings of this next phase of life. May you continue to experience His peace and presence in the new year. Robby, I'm sure you are enjoying your time with Jo. My second son remains unconvinced with my argument for the college in our community, so we may be experiencing the first escape from our nest next fall. Piece of cake, right? We actually owned the game Dutch Blitz at one time but never opened it or learned how to play so I gave it away. Sounds like we should have hung onto that one. Our game time got cut short because my husband went in the back yard and shot an 8-point buck with his bow (sorry if that's offensive to anyone). We ended up playing Beyond Balderdash which was a blast.

By: robbymac

robbymac — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:55:32 +0000

We had the new experience of welcoming our oldest back for Christmas from university in another province. True, it was only her first semester away, but it’s a sign of the change.

Another is that my fourteen-year-old son has (almost) equalled me in height (6′0″), and if he grows into his shoe size, by this time next year I will no longer be the tallest in our home.

And my youngest had her first “double digits” birthday this year.

I’m the more reflective type, so I also take note of these signs of the parental times. Although, I really must recommend some new games to you guys: Dutch Blitz. We love it, and introduced it to our DTS students from Europe, and it’s also their new favourite.

Merry post-Christmas to your clan!

By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:00:09 +0000

Grace ~ We had some similar scenes here this Christmas, only a little more chaotic and with a few guests. It sounds like you you truly treasured the moments and kept your heart peaceful which is pretty cool. Merry Christmas!

By: pistolpete

pistolpete — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:06:38 +0000

It sounds like you are doing a wonderful job of savoring parental time while you have it. May you be blessed with much more.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:37:53 +0000

Merry christmas to you and yours

By: Peggy

Peggy — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:28:16 +0000

LOL, Grace…I’m worried about hanging in there one day at a time! I’ll cross the “letting go” bridge when I get there ;^)

Thanks for the wonderful ponderings….

By: sonja

sonja — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:16:13 +0000

Ah yes … the jots, tittles and details were different, but your day sounds remarkably like mine and it was wonderful.

By: jonathanbrink

jonathanbrink — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:55:33 +0000

Enjoy your parents Grace. Before you know it they are gone too. Merry Christmas.

By: Jemila

Jemila — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:43:38 +0000

What a beautiful reminder — I am in the thick of baby-toddler-kindergartener life, wondering when I will have a moment when someone is not sucking me, pulling my hair, whining or waking up in the night…and yet I ache to BE WITH my kids and not tune out in the midst of the everyday stress. Thank you for helping me gain perspective.

By: thevikingfru

thevikingfru — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:05:36 +0000

It is strange how when you get older, time goes by faster! I, too, am refusing to accept what I see when I look at my children, and my parents. Life at the moment is bittersweet…
Merry Christmas!