after finishing the shopping...
after wrapping all the presents...
after shopping for the Christmas dinner...
after coordinating the Christmas clothing...
after planning for a small, intimate, family-of-five Christmastime...
we headed home for Christmas.
It was the right thing to do.
We didn't want to go. We didn't want to drive four hours. We didn't want to see lots of people. We didn't want to hear lots of loud voices.
But we did. And, in a way, we wanted to.
Because it was the right thing to do.
Mr. Einstein's beloved grandfather has lung cancer.
The same kind of lung cancer his other grandfather died from years ago.
Treatments aren't going well. He's in constant, terrible pain.
So, we went home for Christmas.
It was the right thing to do.
We made peace with the decision. We postponed our small, intimate, family-of-five Christmastime until the 26th. We will still do things the way we originally wanted to, just a little later than planned.
But first, we saw family. We finally got to meet our four month-old niece for the first time.
We got to take the (hopefully, first of many) opportunities to say goodbye.
Because it was the right thing to do.
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Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope you have a blessed time with friends and loved ones.
"For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given...And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Hope you have a good time. Praying for a very special Christmas with your family.
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