Salvage

Christmas. Today, I'll have dinner with my brother, his wife, their three daughters, my sister, and my mother. I'll bring a shrimp wheel and wine. I got to spend yesterday with my kids and my daughter's boyfriend. I should say, I got to enjoy yesterday with them. There's truly something to be said for slowing down and being fully present. There have been many changes during this last year. Some of them were difficult. None of them do I regret. I heard Silent Night on the car radio on the way home alone last night. I was thinking of the people I love. It was the first time I'd heard that song this Christmas season. And I felt as though I'd actually heard it properly.