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Dec. 17, 2008

Mary (Beth's) Christmas Letter

Posted in Holidays

Today I was blessed to read MaryBeth Chapman's Christmas Letter on their blog. This will be their first Christmas since their youngest, Maria, went home to meet Jesus. After giving an overview of this past year, one paragraph really stood out to me. MaryBeth writes,

"The last several days, my mind has not been able to stop thinking about Mary, the mother of Jesus. Pregnant and scared, knowing that the baby she was carrying eventually would pay the ultimate price of His life. How would I have lived differently if I knew that my time with Maria was going to be this short? Regretfully, I would have lived much differently. I would have purposely hugged and kissed more. I would have tried to memorize and lock away in my heart certain smells and smiles. I would have colored more and worked less. I would have laughed more and fussed less. Bedtime wouldn’t have become a chore to check off the list of things to get done. Instead it would have been more of an opportunity to listen about the day and offer whatever words were needed. The swimming pool wouldn’t have been too cold to swim in. The flowers in the garden would have all been picked, and definitely more ice cream would have been consumed!"

Go read the entire post. I hope it encourages you to embrace each moment with your dear ones and to look for simple ways to make special memories everyday. Have a very Happy Christmas!

Dec. 17, 2008 - from Shanna www.learningathisfeet.blogspot.com

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