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May I wish all forum members very Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year.
I've just reviewed my Xmas posting from last year and it's equally relevant to this year (especially in regard to Peter's valuable input to the forum!) so won't repeat those thoughts again
For quite a few years I've been posting a picture of the 'office' tree that Mrs Casehardened kindly puts up and decorates for me each year. I occasionally think about just using last year's picture
but then consider what a blessing that we are both still around to be able to mark this time of year and anticipate the next.
I posted the first 'tree' picture in 2015 with my thoughts at that time; probably still relevant today so will take the liberty of repeating these:
Dear Friends,
At this time of year my inbox fills up with Christmas salutations from various organizations and firms that I have been in contact with and this makes me wonder how to approach the season on here.
On the one hand there are members for whom Christmas will forever be tainted with the most devastating news but there are also members who have had their burden lifted from them. Others, like myself, will celebrate the holiday with part of the family forever excluded, so it is probably safe to say that, for anyone who has joined this forum to offer and receive support, Christmases will never be the same again.
Then again for quite a few members Christmas is an important festival in the Church calendar and cannot be ignored, whatever the circumstances.
After some thought I therefore want to wish everyone 'An Old-Fashioned Christmas' on the basis we can all look back in our memories to think of a time when Christmas had no other connotations or concerns for us.
Xmas 24.jpg
I've just reviewed my Xmas posting from last year and it's equally relevant to this year (especially in regard to Peter's valuable input to the forum!) so won't repeat those thoughts again
For quite a few years I've been posting a picture of the 'office' tree that Mrs Casehardened kindly puts up and decorates for me each year. I occasionally think about just using last year's picture
but then consider what a blessing that we are both still around to be able to mark this time of year and anticipate the next. I posted the first 'tree' picture in 2015 with my thoughts at that time; probably still relevant today so will take the liberty of repeating these:
Dear Friends,
At this time of year my inbox fills up with Christmas salutations from various organizations and firms that I have been in contact with and this makes me wonder how to approach the season on here.
On the one hand there are members for whom Christmas will forever be tainted with the most devastating news but there are also members who have had their burden lifted from them. Others, like myself, will celebrate the holiday with part of the family forever excluded, so it is probably safe to say that, for anyone who has joined this forum to offer and receive support, Christmases will never be the same again.
Then again for quite a few members Christmas is an important festival in the Church calendar and cannot be ignored, whatever the circumstances.
After some thought I therefore want to wish everyone 'An Old-Fashioned Christmas' on the basis we can all look back in our memories to think of a time when Christmas had no other connotations or concerns for us.
Xmas 24.jpg