O Christmas tree

The fascination of the holiday season is that Christmas is a time to treasure all the magical events of the past and hope for the joy of the future.

For my family, the most favorable memories that relate with the holiday are childhood memories. We also share the memories of our loved ones no longer with us.

There was Great-Uncle Mount, who would come for Christmas dinner and then give each of the children a two-dollar bill. My Aunt Edith would always stop by soon after we had finished our meal. She would say she didn’t come to eat, but she filled the plate that my mother would get her. She would then tell of how many other houses she had visited that day.

Remembering the holiday season of past years, we clearly shared happy times.

Our family gathered around the dinner table. A snowman stood outside the living-room window. Giggles coming from the back room as the young children were busy playing games. Happy voices filled each room. The scent of the fresh evergreen tree blended in with the kitchen smell of freshly baked pecan pie.

I will always have the memory of the holidays with my parents. They knew the spirit of love and goodwill. There was the Christmas morning I ran to see my Easy-Bake oven on which there was a typed note. It said simply: “Have your daddy finish putting this together, Santa is in a hurry.”

In our house, we will make this holiday season another joyous year–one to join the memories of holidays past.

Nancee Harrison is a past columnist for the Greene County Daily World. Visit www.blondeladywithdarkroots.com or email her at blondeladywithdarkroots@gmail.com or send comments to Nancee, Daily World, box 129 Linton IN 47441.