Christmas at our house will be simpler this year than in
years past. Perhaps it’s because we don’t
have a lot of cash to spend (a flood, a fire, and an extra rent check take a toll
on family finances), or maybe it’s because we aren’t in our own home,
surrounded by our familiar belongings.
Perhaps it’s the artificial tree, sparsely bedecked with dollar-store
ornaments that are strange and unlike our usual collection of handmade adornments.
Gifts will be few but meaningful, as each family member,
young and old, realizes the blessings that we have in each other.
Our children are less materialistic than before; they have
lost so much, yet gained a deeper understanding of what is important. Sure, they have their moments of selfishness
and their usual bouts of stubbornness and “she-took-my-doll” episodes, but they
have an appreciation of our situation and the incredible blessing it is to have a doll in the first place.
Yes, it will be a simple Christmas, and we will enjoy it
more than ever before.
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