It's the phone call I get every year at the office. For years one of my kids calls with excitment in their voice to tell me 'the box' from Vovo has arrived. It's a Christmas tradition in our home that has been happening since I don't know when. This year, the call came from Jon. So what's it all about?
I remember way back as a little kid when chaos ruled in life. There came a point when things finally settled down and we had a place to live that we could really call home. Christmas was a special time of the year, and it was when everyone decended upon our house because Ma said that the kids shouldn't have to track all over the place on Christmas day. I can still remember the olive drab crock pot that the chicken wings were cooking in and the most awesome 'little cheese cakes' Ma would make. Can't have 'em anymore, but man were they yummy.
As I got older and things got bad for me, I left home and moved here to northern VT to live with an aunt and uncle, leaving behind all those things. I don't really rememeber when Ma decided to do it, but we began getting 'the box'. It was full of ALL of my favorite treats from years past. Especially the jelly cookies!! Each year we would wait for it to arrive, and as the kids grew it became the focal point of the Christmas season. Even today, my oldest, living down state asked me if she would get her own box from Vovo since she wasn't living at home anymore. How important is 'the box?' Very!
It is a tradition that brings a piece of my childhood back to me each year, leaving me and my family blessed beyond belief. It is just cookies and breads and treats, but it is so much more. It's the love of my Ma, who years ago helped bring order and love to chaos. In her own little way she sends each year, that bit of home that I remember so well. I love you Ma!
What traditions do yo have? Slow down, settle in and enjoy the love of family, friends and our Father in heaven this Christmas season. How much peace on Earth would there be if we all did that?
Enjoy the video. It say's a lot!
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