Today over at Wives of Faith they are talking about favorite Christmas memories. Boy do I have a lot of memories of Christmas time. My Mom always made sure Christmas was a magical time of year. I am so thankful for the memories that I am now able to treasure of Christmas past. My favorite memory though would be my Christmas Morning surprise when I was 5 or 6 years old.
My Mom worked as a Registered Nurse at our local hospital. This meant she worked every other weekend and some holidays. Since it was just my Mom and I (my Dad died when I was much younger) the weekends and holidays she worked I spent time with my extended family. This particular Christmas my Mom had to work at the hospital which meant I was staying at my Grammy's house.
On Christmas morning I woke up to celebrate the holiday with my Grammy, cousins, Aunt, and Uncle but I must admit I was a little sad my Mom wouldn't be there with us. We were all gathered around the kitchen table eating breakfast before heading downstairs to see what Santa brought us when I heard my Mom call my name. I turned around to find my Mom standing in the kitchen. She had somehow gotten the day off work (which was unheard of especially during a holiday) just to spend it with me and make sure I had a magical Christmas.
I will never forget that Christmas and how wonderful it was to spend the day with my Mom and my family. That is my favorite Christmas memory though I have many more wonderful memories of Christmas.
Head over to Wives of Faith to read more wonderful stories of Christmas memories.
What a touching and wonderful memory. Thank you for sharing it. :)
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