Christmas Will Never Be the Same
I know from personal experience that once a family loses a loved one, Christmas is never the same. We are unable, (nor do we really want) to find the same joy we found in years past in the many traditions of Christmas. Presents, shopping, baking etc., no longer lighten the mood and get us in the spirit the way they used too. The one or ones we used to share these traditions with are no longer with us, so doing them brings little joy. The above is truer this year than ever before. An entire community has lost their joy for Christmas. We have lost little bakers in the kitchen, little voices in the Christmas musical, and quite possibly an entire cast for a holiday play. Christmas will never be the same in Newtown, Connecticut. The unthinkable has happened yet again and we feel helpless to do anything about it. Upon first reading the headline last Friday morning “another school shooting,” I am ashamed to say that w