The holiday season is a time for tradition. It’s heading out to Webb Ranch to find the perfect tree, visiting Santa Claus, rehearsing with the choir for Midnight Mass or hosting a Hanukkah party.
Tradition means making Aunt June’s sugar cookies or Grandma Rose’s latkes. Christmas Eve wouldn’t be the same without a cup of Uncle Bill’s eggnog. Making these holiday treats is a way of remembering those we have known and loved.
Now children are opening advent calendars each morning to count the days until Christmas. There’s still so much to do, even Santa’s making a list. We brave the mall for last-minute gifts, wrap packages until midnight, run to the hardware store for another string of lights, and remember to order the turkey.
Somehow each year it all comes together. All the hard work and preparation fade as we bask in the warm glow of a Christmas tree or Hanukkah menorah on these cold winter nights. Another year is almost past and a New Year awaits.
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