The Cost of Living

My daughter was here for a bit in the earlier part of the month, but I foolishly gave her a trip to Norway for her Christmas present…one of my surrogate daughters, Heather (my daughter’s best friend), moved to Norway following her marriage in the early part of the summer.

Now my ancillary daughter is set to give birth to some new person sometime in the first month of the next year, and my birth child, Tamara, is there to give the cheer up, and the thoughts of home, and our most immediate best wishes.

 

And so this is Christmas.

 

Even though I miss the presence of my child, I know that Christmas would be a lesser thing this year if Tamara weren’t in Norway, reminding Heather of our continual loving bond, and making new friends.

 

I’ll spend tomorrow with children who have no family to spend time with, but still answer, in some ways,  to the family that they miss….

 

This is the cost of living. Cookies and crackers, or something sweet and salty. A congenial beverage, maybe, and games. All the while, there’s time spent together. 

 

That’s the point isn’t it?

 

Enjoying each other, and all the effort and blessing that suggests.

 

Happy Holidays.