So, This is Christmas...

So This is Christmas has been remade by several artists since John Lennon's original Happy Christmas in 1971. My new favorite is Sarah McLachlan's version...it's a few years old now, but she has a special place in my heart (my dad liked her music) and hearing her angelic voice seems to soothe whatever is ailing... or else make you bawl like a baby.


I've been trying to put my finger on just exactly how I feel lately and there are no pithy phrases or comical prose that comes to mind, when usually the holidays tend to bring out my creativity. So, This is Christmas... has many meanings and it seems to sum up how I'm dealing with the holly and the jolly... the mysterious and the mystical... the deeply spiritual and the feelings of sadness. Because I'm me, 'dealing with it' means a lot of sarcasm, sharing anecdotes about my dad that make me and others smile, a lot of reflection and prayers and treasuring each and every moment with as much gusto as possible.


Photo by sweet friend and memory capturing queen, Jaime Lenhart.

This photo explains exactly how I'm feeling this holiday season... from Noah - 'let's be silly and just get through this...' and from Rowan - 'WTF is happening here?' Pardon the French in Rowan's thought bubble... no, he does not use the web 2.0 acronym WTF, but he does say, 'Caaa'mun!' Like my dad used to... 'Awh, come on!' when something went wrong.

When there is so much wrong about the last two months, I am trying to the find magic in the little things, like my sons' faces.