At the risk of sounding selfish, I chose to take a travel assignment over the holidays just to have some time to myself. Christmas has always been magical for me, and my favorite holiday of all, second only to Easter. I’ve always made it a point to get my shopping done well before the madness started, just so it didn’t taint the holiness of the season. In being away, my beautiful daughters at home have graciously stepped up to put on Christmas dinner for the rest of the family. I am so grateful for them, and their willingness to take this on, as well as Dean’s willingness to let me stretch my wings. I think deep down, he understands my penchant for wanting solitude now and again. Much to my surprise, but not really, because that’s how the people in this beautiful place are, I have received multiple offers to join my new friends for Christmas Day. I could honestly say that I had a carefully laid plan in place, which I do, and it includes a light lunch, followed by a hike up one of the many canyons I’ve set my sights on since I arrived here. Surprisingly, I feel like I’ve been able to minister to two separate friends in distant places who will also be alone, but who may not have wanted to be. I explained to them both that I consider this a ‘season’ in my life…one that will most likely never come again, and that I am going to take full advantage of making it special. I told them both that we will call one another on Christmas day to share how we are we are making our Christmas 2024 memorable. I am looking forward to those telephone calls!
My hiking companion 💕
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