By Susan Reichert,
Editor-in-Chief for Southern Writers Magazine
Christmas Eve. If you’re like me you are still
scurrying around shopping for those last few gifts and the few food items
forgotten that will be needed Christmas morn.
I must admit, I won’t get any writing done today
or tonight. (However, I will make mental notes of things that happen that might
create a good scene in a story.) My priorities will be my family and what this
time of year is about.
We will cook many pies and cakes, cookies plus
fudge today, and prep a few dishes for our meal tomorrow. And yes, we will
still be wrapping presents and putting them in their proper place under our
tree. But into the evening, we will leave and go to church. That for us is a
special time where we fellowship with friends and all come together to pay
homage to our Lord. This time at church brings our lives back into focus and
reminds us what is important.
After church, the family heads off to Bonefish
for our usual Christmas Eve dinner where we gather for fun, laughter, and
remembrances of other Christmas times.
When we arrive back home, we gather around the
Christmas tree with eggnog and hot chocolate, still enjoying each other and
resisting the temptation to open a present. Soon we will retire for the
evening, who knows we may just hear those reindeer upon our roof.
I wish for all of you and your family a Merry
Christmas and Happy Holidays.
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