Find The Beauty In Each Phase

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This old gal…

Dragged that husband of hers into Home Goods just to browse the shelves and shelves of holiday goodness dazzling all who cross the threshold…wanted to feel that warmth…that buzz…that little tingle…that comes with prepping and counting down for the big day…

This shopping partner of mine ambled behind while his awestruck wife narrated the venture…look at these ornaments…if I were young and had a big house I’d decorate with these…take a look at these cute gift sets…if those daughters of mine were still in school these would make perfect teacher gifts…get ahold of these…those girls of mine would have thought these were so fun…back in the day…

Nostalgic me…needed this time…a walk down holiday aisles…getting her fix of the colors…the sparkle…the shine…the sights and smells that evoke thoughts and memories of how you picture Christmas…

Kind of weird to think those days are past…over the top decorating…Santa fun…seeing the magic through little girl eyes…it’s sad…but in a way a relief…quiet but peaceful…different but ok…

Remember one time trying to explain some stinky three year old behavior by saying…oh it’s just a phase…the response being…you say everything’s…a phase…

And so it is…life is just a bunch of phases…some fun…some not so fun…some short…some…last forever…

This old couple Christmas in home away from home is yet another phase…a phase to embrace…a phase to enjoy…

Cuz this old gal knows...all too well…there’s never a warning when one phase will end…and another…will begin…
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And this husband of mine…agrees…