Maybe you've opened all your gifts, (if you had any!) and maybe you've fallen to sleep in front of the telly.
Whatever's happened to you today I hope it's been a good day.
Christmas started for me this time yesterday when shuffling through my Facebook feed I hit upon something and I started to cry. (Emotional lows heading to a blog near you!) I was a bit sad but also suddenly happy.
This is what I realised (it's a little bit obvious so please forgive me)
Those tiny baby hands.... They're going to grow.
And they're going to have hard nails hit into them. Nails that aren't much bigger than the hands are now. And at the moment, while this tiny tiny baby is just a baby. No one knows here on earth what will happen thirty three years down the line.
We had a four day old baby in church this morning, she was as good as gold, quiet and relaxed. After nearly everyone held her. I didn't want to. I was so scared I'd start to cry. Instead I looked at her tiny little hands for a second. And then focused on her happy parents.
I did cry today though. I was given a book by a relative and with it a beautiful carved book mark. (I will take a picture!)
The book mark is like a paperclip, but it has an elephant on. And with last nights realisation and Christmas in general. I couldn't stop crying. What was worse was I had to (or felt I had to) explain why I was crying.
Once again I miss my nan.
But this Christmas has been nice. And it's not quite over yet, as there are still people to see.
I didn't give any presents this year, I didn't even write cards. So for all my friends I will get round to giving you something, (even if it's being quiet when you ask me to be!) just be aware it might be next November!
And even though it's only got half an hour to go, I'd like to say.
Happy Christmas. To all of you.
I hope it was a good one. And if maybe like me it wasn't or you got upset. Here. Have this!(*HUG!*) it might not help, but there are many days yet to come. If your going up a tough steep hill, think of the view from the top! And the rush of running back down the other side.
And to paraphrase tiny Tim
God bless you, everyone. XxX
