Getting Close to Christmas

It's a dark, cold and damp day, but there are things that have to get done. I was awakened by a harsh wind blowing against the house, harder and harder, but nothing seems to have been shaken loose.

It was our day to get groceries, and everyone seemed cheerful and ready to visit a minute with us. The people who work there are generally friendly anyway, but today seemed to be special.

When we were almost finished with putting the groceries away a home, a girl who used to live across the road brought us a basket of tangelos. I haven't seen her for a couple of years. It was good to get caught up on her family.

So it's going to be that kind of Christmas; no matter what is going wrong, there will be good moments.