Sacred Light

Torin Knox Garrett, born January 26th, 2018, what a blessing you are to our family! It has been almost a year since you were born. (2018 has been rough for Nana and I didn't post about your birth until now. However, better late than never!) You came into our lives a month early and was so teeny tiny!  With the cold weather and sickness going around in our family it was almost a month before I got to hold you.  But when that time finally came, I was in heaven my sweet grandson! You were so light and little in my arms. You are so precious to me, and you look so much like your daddy it takes me back 25 years to when he was born.  Nothing is sweeter than seeing your children with their children, watching the beautiful spiral of life unfold. Old ones die, and new ones are born, it's an endless loop of love that we get to be a part of for a few moments in time.  Molly is the sweetest big sister to her baby brother. Torin is almost 6 months ol...

  It's time the true story of Santa Claus was told to the world, and then it's true significance can be understood so all can receive the gifts. Once the truth is comprehended then we can truly celebrate because this will become an inward process not just an outward observance.  My youngest child is 6 years old. Last year at this time he said to me, "I don't think Santa is real. I think you and dad bring the presents". I said to him, "You are a really smart boy!" and kissed his head. He was satisfied, and I left it at that. This year he is in first grade, and many kids his age still believe in Santa. He said there are only two boys in his class that don't believe in the big, red guy, himself and one of his friends. Many people think that once you know the secret of Santa that the magic is lost and all the fun is over; but, if people really understood this story, and what it's true meaning is about, then they would see that the magic has only...