So Easily Lost in the Shuffle...

A couple of very special folks are celebrating their birthdays this week – yep – smack dab in the middle of the Christmas holidays! I gave one of them a birthday bear a few years ago to try make the day just a tad more memorable. He’s a cute little thing, and sings a dandy rendition of the Beatles’ Birthday song:

“They say it's your birthday / We're gonna have a good time / I'm glad it's your birthday / Happy birthday to you...”

There have been many years my friends have lamented the fact that their special day gets lost in the shuffle of hall-decking, shopping, office parties and family gatherings; travelling, to-do, hubbub, and all the fal-de-rol of the season.

I can’t help smiling when I hear them express that. I imagine another Child born at Christmas often feels the same way.

Somewhere in all the what of the holidays there is the why of them.

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