Blogmas 2022: 11/26/22

As a child, I remember Christmas being a really special time of the year.  We didn't get toys or anything much throughout the year, so Christmas time was really special.  

As I've shared in earlier posts, as a child we were poor by the world's standard, so whatever we got was a big deal ... that may be why I like Christmas so much as an adult.  

There was a period of time in my life as a child when my mom and dad took in 3 of my cousins for a couple of years.  Their mom had suddenly passed away and their dad, my mom's brother, was legally blind.  He needed someone to care for their children while he figured out what to do.  That meant my mom and dad had seven children under the age of 8 to care and provide for.  

I remember those Christmas' being extra special as my mom and dad received help from the local welfare agency to provide Christmas for all 7 of us children.  I remember they brought boxes of fruit ... fruit?  We couldn't afford fruit, so that was a real treat!  They also brought pecans ... we couldn't afford pecans either!  To this day when I have fruit and pecans, I feel special!

Today, we were given permission from a friend to pick up pecans from their pecan orchard.  You know where I'm going with this!  All the while I was picking up those pecans, I was reliving those Christmas' when boxes of fruit and pecans appeared at our house. I still remember the awe I felt!

I hope you've enjoyed this little trip down my Christmas memory lane.  If you have the opportunity to make a disadvantaged child's Christmas brighter this year, I hope you will do so.  From someone who was once one of those children, I can tell you they will remember your kindness for the rest of their lives!

Until tomorrow!

patsi      

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