(((((((((( Dani ))))))))))))

I'm so sorry for your losses hon. Holidays are particularly difficult for many. One of the things I like to think about when feeling sad and missing a loved one at these times is to think in the following terms -

As painful as it may be/seem - I like to believe that the memories of holidays past are ways of connecting with those we have lost. Maybe, just maybe, that loved one is communicating with me by helping me to remember and never forget the impact they made on my life. So in that realm, I'm grateful for the memory and it gives me that moment to speak to them and tell them I love them and miss them and I know that someday we will be together again....when the time is right.

I don't know how many times I've been given that blessing of memory....everything is going on around me, I'm not thinking of anything but the here and now and all of a sudden, something brings me to think of that loved one....and remember the good times....yes, to me it is a blessing. I hope that might help you during the times to come.

Take good care

sabby