The most touching Christmas story I ever read aside from Christ's birth was the story of a husband and wife who put on a block party every Christmas. Then one year the wife died.
That year the husband did not put on a block party but stayed home and read his late wife’s diary. As he read her diary, he realized she didn't particularly care for the holiday block parties they put on every year but treasured the evenings she spent with her husband in the garden sharing their day and enjoying a relaxing beverage.
There is no greater emotion than love. Losing a child or a soulmate as in a spouse can be devastatingly empty. Just the presence of absent is overwhelming.
It is the best time to reach out to those experiencing such a loss and extend a caring hand. Send a card, extend an invitation, make a visit, and show them they are not alone.
This letter is for those suffering such a loss. There's hope in knowing one can still talk with that loved one and carry their spirit forward. And that is a gift to be grateful for. We are all connected, and you are not alone.
Ann Burke
Carson City