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I just wanted to take a few minutes to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Please take the time to spend with your family be it with the one you were born into and/or the one you made from your friendships along the way. This season brings with blessings for many, but curses for some. As we get older, we see more empty seats at the table. We notice we are moving a little slower and the reality that our seat will one day be empty is sobering for some, saddening to most. Forums, social media, and text messages fill some of the voids and the time, but there's nothing like a phone call to an old friend or exchanging stories from the past with family over a cup of something hot. My Christmas wish for you is that you are not alone. If not for just one day, put aside whatever spat or differences exist and tell your parents and siblings that you love them. I tell mine every day, even though their "earthly ears" have gone in recent years and I only feel their pressnce in the stories I share with my family and in my heart. Rekindle an old friendship or maybe even a love. Christmas miracles do happen, but unlike a Hallmark movie, someone has to make the first effort and all involved have to work to keep the fires stoked. May God's blessings be with you all! Mike

So very true, enjoy what time you have. Life can turn on a dime without warning, don't take it for granted! Merry Christmas!