Most people have a few things
they do to prepare for Christmas. That likely includes decorating a tree,
Placing special items in certain places about the house. As a child and later
as a young mother there were sugar cookies to decorate, a gingerbread house to
make, and yes, fruitcakes to bake. There were shopping trips, children's
concerts and programs, wrapping and more wrapping, work and church parties, a special column for Meridian Magazine, book signings. Some of those things have been changed or omitted this year because of the
virus or personal circumstances. One tradition my husband and I continue is visiting the graves of those
loved ones who are buried near us. Yesterday we took a tiny fir tree and a big
snowflake to our son-in-law's grave at the military cemetery. Our next stop the
Taylorsville cemetery to leave a small token on a sister-in-law's grave, and
finally we finished up this morning with a trip to Murray where my husband's
parents are buried. The cemeteries are as beautifully decorated as they
are for Memorial Day. I think there are a lot of us who still want to share
this special day with those with whom we once exchanged wrapped gifts, laughed
with, and prayed with.
Here are a few of the pictures I
snapped this morning of some of the decorations on our front porch and two of
the graves we visited.
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