Christmas Blessings

This Christmas, I was showered with blessings.  As an adult, it seems that there aren’t many presents for me under the tree anymore, but several sitting around it.

This Christmas, I feel especially blessed to see my grandma and grandpa.  In their late 80s, they are still an amazing treasure to me.

Grandpa still read the Christmas story.  He’s had an up and down year health wise.  It’s all stable now.  Some days it feels like we’re losing him in bits and pieces instead of all at once.  It saddens me to see how much he ages from year to year.  He was much better than I had prepared myself for, though.

My grandma can’t see much anymore, but she’s still a treasure as well.  It’s so funny to me that I wasn’t close to her much when I was a child, but as an adult we’ve formed this amazing connection.  Grandpa was always the darling of the kids, and we all knew that anyone who hung out with Grandma ended up doing chores.  As an adult, I treasure the skills she has given me, and her deep desire to bless others.  It’s so hard that our visits are limited to once a year because a year brings so many changes at their age.  I’m so blessed to have them, though.  They are my Christmas present.

If you’d like to share your blessings too, it is always fun to share.  Leave a comment with your Christmas blessings, or a link to your blog post following the I’m Blessed guidelines.  It’s a fun little party.