Christmas Break has begun. Our last day was Friday and it was a pretty low key day. No complaints, no restraints (not at least while I was present).
We celebrated the beginning of break with dinner at Ken's with Bucky. Have I mentioned how thrilled we are that he is home for Christmas?
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| me with two handsome men |
Jack and I spent Saturday cleaning the house, not a fun task but very necessary. We did some Christmas shopping, though we were striking out pretty much everywhere we went.
On Sunday, we went to mass with Bucky, then had a great lunch at Jenny's Steakhouse, whose owners are cousins or something with Ken's owners. We went to the cemetery and visited Marie and Mike's final resting spots. As we got out of the car, I was struck by the bit of a rainbow in the sky. It was so subtle. In my family, rainbows are such a comfort. In the Bible, rainbows are a covenant or promise from God. My parents often told the story of the rainbow that appeared in the cold December sky the morning after my sister Marcia died in the early 1950s. Friends from miles around called to tell them about the beautiful rainbow, such an unusual sight in winter. And we were blessed with another winter rainbow, albeit a little one. It gave me such assurance.
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| the lit girder on the building points to the bit of rainbow |
Today was my first real day of break, meaning it was a day that I didn't have to go to work. I hosted a birthday breakfast for Mary at Egg Harbor. It was a super fun way to start break. Mary is such a wonderful person, kind, caring and so incredibly generous.
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| celebrating Mary |
Today was also the fourth anniversary of Marmar's homegoing. Wow. I thought about putting something on facebook to mark this day (Marmar LOVED facebook!), but I didn't want to be dramatic or attention-seeking. God bless my mom. She loved her family like no other.
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| a beautiful sunset |
With rainbows in winter, a beautiful sunset and a loving family, God's majesty is ever present.
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