What Christmas Means to me pt3. As an older man. #christmas #thoughts #feelings #2014

A trilogy of recordings, relating what Christmas and the festive season meant or means to me. In this part pt3, I talk about the lack of excitement, enthusiasm, or even happiness as I approach Christmas week. I miss the whole family affair around this time. I even feel sad that I can't raise that spirit of joy I experienced every year when the children were around us. Of course I look forward to the celebration of Christ's Birthday, and all that that means to a Catholic Christian. But a great chunk of me has been lost, which leaves me sad, at a time of happiness.

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