Holiday Reflections

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Just last week my daughter was the ‘Person of the Week’ for her kindergarten class. I so enjoyed spending all day Thursday with her class, seeing how her day goes and how much fun she is having learning!

Then of course came Friday… and the news. What happened that day affected me more than I thought it would. I reflected on the day before that I spent with my daughter and her class and all her classmates and then I thought of those beautiful children that lost their lives that day. I sobbed. I can’t imagine the pain and suffering of those children’s parents and family. The immense loss caused by such a senseless act. I made a point of not having the tv on that weekend, to focus my attention on my daughter and to not think about the horrible acts of that past Friday.  I put all my efforts into letting my daughter know that she is loved, that she can count on me, that I am always there for her and that she can come to me with any questions she may encounter.

So, we spent the day, Saturday, driving into Minneapolis to check out Twig the Fairy’s pop up shop. It was so much fun to see Twig outside of the Ren Fest! My normally talkative little girl became all star struck, having a moment with Twig all to herself! We then were off to meet Sana, Mike, Emily, Abby and Blaine to take the train from the Mall into downtown to watch the Hollidazzle Parade! The lights twinkled through the misting of rain that fell down upon us, with little moments when a single raindrop would snap itself into a beautiful snowflake and then melt on my little one’s upturned face. I look into that beautiful face I realize, that despite all of the pitfalls that I have gone through, that I am truly blessed! My daughter is the light of my world, the spark in my life… my joy made human! How fortunate we are that God grants us the privilege of being parents to such open and wonderful beings! She is my joy and my heart bursts as I watch her grow!

So, despite all the evil that has happened in the world, I am taking this time to thank my heavenly father for all of the blessings that he has bestowed upon me. Merry Christmas to all!

Shelli and Elethra Schubert