At Christmas time I love to get my friends gifts. It is something that fuels my soul. I take a lot of time thinking and praying about what would be best for them and what would be meaningful. This is just part of who I have become and I am thankful for it. However it means that I would also love to spend a bit of time with that person when I give them that gift. That isn't always possible around this time of year! This year my cousin and I tried to do a family dinner together. She is a mother of five and I am a mother of four. Her children got the flue and time ran out for the said dinner. We tried to figure out and evening for the two of us to meet and that didn't happen. Then I decided as I was headed out of town one morning I would drop the gift off at her house. She let me know she had to be grocery shopping and would not be home. I couldn't drop it off any other time so I told her I would find her in the store during her grocery shop. This is a crazy time of year to be in any store where I live. This particular store was over full. There was limited parking, line ups were long, people were harried as they had come early hoping to avoid the rush but too many others had had that same thought. SO! my four children and I hurried through the store trying to avoid carts and looking down aisles. I don't have a cell phone so I couldn't connect with her that way. We found her and her five children in the bread aisle. Her two youngest angels were in the cart and the other three were all around her. Her cart was full and she was nearing the end of her shop. I appeared with my four and our children visited while we exchanged our gifts trying to keep out of the way of other people's carts. It felt like a classic mom moment. Then she finished her shop and I headed to my appointment. It was great to see her and exchange gifts and hugs.
Whatever your quality time looks like this Christmas I hope it is special and fills you with joy.
Love Tansy
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