Baking

This Christmas was my second one without my mom. Last Christmas we spent it away from home so I didn't get a chance to grieve not having her here. I am finding this to be a slower process for me. I'm not trying to drag it out it's just that life is so full that I tend to put everything pertaining to her and my feelings on the back burner. So, it was a gift to be home this year. These last couple of weeks I was looking for ways to reconnect with memories of her.

I made these biscuits for breakfast with her biscuit cutter. I cooked a beautiful Christmas dinner all by myself and cried tears of thanksgiving remembering her and all that she brought to our family. My dad gave me a bracelet that he had given to my mom on her birthday in 1961. It was one of the first presents he had given her. I gave Hayden a book on knitting , needles and yarn so I can teach her how to knit. My mom taught me how to sew and I have always been grateful to her for that.

It was a simple and beautiful Christmas!