Good morning,
Here's hoping that all of you are safe, warm and surrounded by love this holiday. If you aren't, please ask and I will do my best to help. Perhaps in giving whatever you can, however you can, we can all find joy this season.
I'm here with an estimated 30 laptops feeling badly about having not finished them. Maybe during this holiday time I can make some progress, and help somebody who needs it.
I also find, in reflecting, that I want to be the ebullient, gregarious, joyful person I can be. More Hagrid, less grinch. It's hard being alone on this holiday, thinking of the family I have had in the past. For anyone feeling that way, I'm glad to lend a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on.
My life overall is pretty full. I have parents, a sister and brother in law, a niece who's about to turn 1, and good friends. I can't help missing being santa for the kids that I was a stepdad for . . . . that love doesn't just turn off for me. I have a dog and chickens that depend on me, I'm a fireman now, but it isn't quite the same as having a tree and decorating it with kids, sharing the magic of that season with them.
But. I am safe, warm, healthy and able to help my family and friends.
