"Your past is your story up to now. The future is the story yet to come. The present is where you live with that experience, your hopes and your dreams."

Opening Remarks: Holidays and Family Stories

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Featured Article: : A Caring We Will Go

To care for others is a great gift. The caretakers of the world do a great service. Anyone can show they care, and do it in many different ways. I think about how much we appreciate a visit from a family member or friend. You can read together, laugh and sing, or just sit quietly. The latter is especially important when someone is grieving or dying.

One of the most important things is to show that you care by giving of yourself, sharing your life experiences, your strength and your hope.

At Christmas time it is traditional to sing songs of the season. People enjoy Christmas caroling and visit friends with songs and good cheer. Taking a cue from “a-caroling we will go”, consider how “a carrying we will go” expresses the importance of showing our love and care for others.

These thoughts are especially on my mind at this time as a family member is in his final days. We gather around him, taking time to show our care and doing our best to just be present to him at the sacred time of his final days and hours. I know that being together is important for the family members and everyone can share in the sacred time of preparing for death, just as we prepare for a new life.

However you are spending these days I hope that you take time to show how much you care about the people you have in your life. The memories that you create will be meaningful and lasting in quality.

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Featured Resource: America’s Footprints

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Until next time, – keep your story alive!

Tom Gilbert