I love Christmas! It's the most special holiday of the year to me. Several years ago once my three children were grown and married we began a Christmas tradition that on Christmas morning they and their families would come over for a Christmas brunch. Because of my recent cancer diagnosis a very special friend had volunteered to give up her Christmas morning to bring that brunch to my family - all 18 of us! That sacrificial act of giving up her Christmas morning to bring us breakfast was overwhelmingly kind. The food arrived around 10:30 am that morning and my children and grandchildren arrived soon after. After hugs and greetings were given I ushered them into the dining room where the food was hot and waiting. As each one came to the table I saw that they were all still wearing their coats. Before I could say anything about that every one of them threw off their jackets and all were wearing pink t-shirts that said, "TEAM CATHY". I was overwhelmed with emotion and immediately began to cry. They too, l had tears in their eyes as we hugged and I expressed gratitude for the beautiful Christmas gift of love they had just given me. Christmas is about Jesus birth and the precious gift God gave to us. My family is a precious gift to me that I cherish deeply and - cancer or no cancer - this definitely was one of the best Christmas' I have ever had! 
~ Merry Christmas ~
~ Cathy
