Most Precious Gift of All - Happy Gatherings and Celebrations with Loved Ones

The world has truly become a global village! Living in Canada, we are able to meet and make friends with people from the four corners of the world. At the same time, our frineds and loved ones are scattered all over the world outside of Canada. It is a joyous time when we can get together with family, and friends. As we age, we treasure these times of reunions and celebrations more and more. One of the times we look forward to all year when we can be reunited with our loved ones is the month of December when Christmas celebrations and gatherings are taking place throughout the whole month with some gatherings beginning as early as late November.

We were busy but very happy at the same time during the last month of 2024. While some people may be weary of all the excitement and planning for dinners and gatherings in December, we consider it a privileage every year to be able to host these dinner parties and invite friends and families to share with us.

We got together with many of our friends and family members. We tried to invite those who might not have their families with them in Canada. We also needed to consider the languages spoken by our guests to make sure that they were comfortable with each other. E. always comes home for Christmas and this year was no exception. This year his plane landed on Sunday morning when we were at church. Paul offered to pick him up from the Billy Bishop's airport and then drove him to meet with Joanne and her family for dim sum, more chance for the young people to get together.

E. had more opporunities to meet families when we were invited to Rosie's house on Christmas day. It was a fun time as we learned a new card game after dinner. We had a great time indeed! I took this game and also played it at our parties in the following week. All our guests enjoyed this new game and had a marvellous time at our house. Having our loved ones together for dinners and Watching our guests enjoying themselves made us very happy! We should have these gatherings and dinners more often and connect with our families and friends more! RT, Toronto 122024