Our Christmas Wish...

Of course our most sincere wish for all is unwaivering health and happiness this holiday season, and every day. Though this year, we have another wish in mind. We wish for your time, not gifts, this Christmas.

With Joanne not working (or should we say not earning any income) in exchange for raising our boys, and Andrew accepting a lower-paying job for long-term government security, our Christmas budget is significantly more modest than we’d like it to be. Even in years past, it has irked us that the focus these days seems to be on monetary gifts, rather than those from the heart. We are blessed to have so many cherished people in our lives. Not only our immediate families, but with Joanne’s biological family reunions, and our ever-expanding families and circle of friends, we just can’t seem to find, or make, the time to spend with these loved ones. Then at holiday-time, we open gifts from each of you, but really wish the gift could have been a few more hours with you, or a few more dinners, throughout the year.

So this year, when you are making your own holiday budgets, please take our names off your shopping list. Of course, it is hard to resist buying for the little ones, so we will forgive those indulgences. But for Andrew and I, we truly would rather receive more of you, than your hard-earned money. And in return, we will do the same, spending our time on you, sharing stories, food and laughter throughout the year, and not just at Christmastime.