Sunday, December 14, 2014

The Emptiness Over The Holiday



I Call It Christmas Distraction. I Am Sure There Are More Proper Names For It. It Happens Around The Holiday Season. You Miss A Loved One Because They Are No Longer With Us.
The Day After Christmas Cannot Come Fast Enough For Me. I Have Heard Others Say This Over The Years But Could Not Fully Comprehend It Until Bobby Passed Away. If It Were Left Up To Me I Would Just As Soon Skip Christmas This Year And Every Year After That. Yet I Have Been Reminded Time After Time That I Have Grandchildren Who Look Forward To Christmas. There Are Too Many Christmas's Past That Come To Mind When Bobby Was Still With Us. I Didn't Have The Opportunity To Spend His Last Christmas Together. He Had Already Moved To Florida. All I Have Are The Christmas Moments Of The Past. I Do Have Some Photo's Of His Last Christmas In Florida. Even Though I Didn't Get To See Him On This Day, I Know He Made A Little Girl's Christmas A Very Special One.
I Would Love To Have That Special Teddy Bear He Made For That Little Girl. I Often Wonder If It's Sitting In A Toy Box Someplace. Maybe At A Goodwill Store. He Helped Stuff And Sew This Bear For A Little Girl. I Hope She Understands The Importance Of This Bear.
There Will Be No More Christmas's With Bobby. My Heart Aches Today As Much As It Did When We First Lost Him In December Of 2010. That Time Is So Vivid Yet Blurry. There Are Moments I Don't Want To Remember Because It's Too Painful.
So Now I Can Truly Understand Why Some People Are No Longer Joyful In The Holiday Season. If You Know One Of These People Please Remember Them In Prayer. I Cannot Recommend Anything Else Because Everyone Is Different In Their Grief. Some Don't Need Or Want Reminders There Is Someone Missing This Christmas Season.
I Have Already Read This Evening On Facebook Where Someone Is Missing Their Mother This Christmas Season. The Pain Is Still There. There Will Always Be Pain. Yes I Suppose I Will Put That Happy Smile On My Face Over The Next Couple Of Weeks But Be Assured It's Phoney.
Let It Be Known This Is A World Wide Birthday Bash For Our Savior Lord. For He Knows My Heart And Understands My Pain. So Happy Birthday Jesus. For You Are The Reason For The Season.

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