it is so strange to have one foot in the cheeriness of the season, one that is thankful and exciting, beginning the journey toward a hopeful christmas... and one foot in the mourning experience, a crucial piece of which is focusing on the past, remembering what it meant then, and what it also means today.
it's been a rough week for many people, both within our community and outside it as well. this experience has been a very good reminder that the holidays are not always a happy time for everyone - there is often deep hurt or buried regret in the hearts of those we pass by daily.
have a little grace with the folks you encounter today, you don't know the burdens that they may be carrying...
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