Well, the day is finally here…and
the magic is still alive for my 10 year old son. Happy and filled with anticipation; this day has
finally arrived, tonight Santa will
make good on his promise. He has been a
good boy all year and tomorrow morning his efforts will have all paid off! Thank God for children! His excitement is
contagious! Looking at this holiday
through his eyes invokes memories of my Christmas’s past where the excitement of
Santa’s arrival would make my younger sister and I dance on our beds; and in the
morning, swear to our parents that we caught a glimpse of his sleigh and eight tiny reindeer in the sky! Now, 30 years later, I am amazed at how my
own child who will profusely claim that he too has seen the great “Claus” zipping
past our house and up into the stars!  Naturally, we will track the
route on the internet and as the big guy approaches Miami; my son will run to
his bed and declare that sleep is imminent!
Of course it will be a while for his eyes to shut; and his Dad and I
will sit restless as we nibble at the cookies and milk! We’ll wait an extra 15 minutes to ensure that
deep sleep mode is in effect; Dad will scour the hiding places and stuff the
tree with all the neatly wrapped gifts while I keep a look out! Once the “dirty deed” has been completed, we’ll
step back and glance from the overstuffed tree to our child and wonder if over
indulgence has prevailed again. Yes it has; but, the money has been spent; and, with conviction
my husband will state that “Christmas comes but once a year!”While many Christmas’s have
come and gone, I can’t remember at what age I was when I figured out who Santa really was! And while some of my sons’ friends have already
unraveled the mystery, my son still believes! And we encourage it; it does something for
all of us! My son looks forward to Christmas
all year long; but for us, we get to see innocence
in its purest and simplest form! And who
doesn’t want to hold onto that for as long as possible! After all, one day when he has children of
his own, it will be he who is awed by their innocence and at how quickly it
disappears!  So Hold on to the MAGIC and have a Merry Christmas! |
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