I confess that I’m a bit of a list fanatic, I think some of my family members must be as well because usually by this time of year I have written a Christmas Wish List for my mom and my mother-in-law (who I’m sure are long finished with their shopping) and in another week or two, I would be asked for one from John. This year is different from any other year as there haven’t been any lists made and we are barely aware that Christmas is right around the corner but our children have been reminding us. MCC has more than met all of our basic needs but here are a few things (in random order) that MCC is unable to provide for us:
- A steaming hot Tim Horton’s large double-double
- A copy of the Saturday Free Press complete with all the flyers and color comics
- A bag of La Cocina tortilla chips
- Oma’s borscht
- My mom’s platter of Christmas cookies with lots of shortbread
- My cat purring next to my pillow
- A night out at Earl’s (or anywhere) with my best friends
- A cure to the HIV/AIDS crisis in
- World peace!
3 comments:
I'm verklempt with your list. I am sensing a bit of longing for some comforts of home and I wish I could send it all to you in a parcel. They are all (except for cure for aids and world peace) waiting for you when you come back. I am wishing for airline tickets to South Africa in my stocking!
So how did lunch with your favorite brother not make it on the list?
Ah yes, when things are most busy one longs for the familiar "warm fuzzys" Maybe some how some of those things will get to you. It is possible to send care parcels.
It will be great to have a retreat - if just to refocus and integrate some of the experiences to date.
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