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Christmas alone

@urbanrifleman - What a GREAT POST. SOOO many people are alone on the HOLIDAYS and its tough being alone (I for one am not very good at it) I have a BIG Family and ALOT of friends (customers at our businesses are considered family as well). Your post made me go thru my mental rolodex and make sure there isnt anyone that I know of that is ALONE for today.
Many people forget or maybe do not know WHAT A BEAUTIFUL gift TODAY is ALL ABOUT.
REMEMBER: JESUS is the reason for the Season.
I for one, want to say Merry Christmas and a VERY Happy and BLESSED NEW Year to everyone here.
I pray for all of us here and especially to those who are ALONE today that GOD will find you today and give you PEACE and comfort.
Sincerely,
Mike
 
utron5 said:
Just turned 80, lost my wife of 57 yrs and grandson in 2020, daughter and granddaughter in 2021, grandson in 2022, my son to Cystic Fibrosis in 2006. now there is no one left and i really feel alone. Tryring to get closer to God, that helps. Everyone enjoy your family,life is real fragile. Love to all utron 5
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it is good to know you are getting closer to God--there is no better comfort than knowing his dear son Jesus--there is much peace in living a godly life --I understand your loss my wife ran off with our insurance man (like a good neighbor he was there) and my kids are all grown up and living a life of their own--stay optimistic and spend time with friends and your fellow man--roger
 
On Christmas day, I always liked a packed house, with many friends and relatives kibitzing and eating. Times change, people pass away and get older so not like the old days. We still invite friends and relatives to come visit, stay for dinner. Always had some generic gifts to pass out too. Now we're down to my grown children and their children. To those that are spending the day alone, an option to that is going to a place where one can get a Christmas dinner and be with other people. See if there's a kindred soul there with a camo hat or jacket on. He's probably got some stories to tell. e-big-grin.gif
 
I lost my wife to cancer at a fairly young age. Life can turn on a dime, believe me. Faith, friends and family guided me through some pretty dark times.

Some years later, I met a beautiful soul and Julie and I have been married for 7 years now. Her large family scooped me up and my daughters did the same with her. We celebrated Christmas Eve with my daughters and their families and attended candle light services at our church. We got a good laugh when the handout had a picture of Julie and I on it with Julie holding a candle. :)

Julie's big family Christmas will be early January when one of her grandsons serving in the Navy will be home on leave. Today, we are hosting two of Julie's daughters and their families for a brunch. There's a bit of white stuff coming down. Life is pretty good.

Merry Christmas to all. :)
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I have 3 friends who lost their parents in the past 2 years (covid or other disease). They are only children and I think it can be difficult for them. I reached out to all 3 o them about 2 weeks before Christmas with an invitation. I think as one of you rightly pointed out, it’s good to reach out at least to one person who you think might spend Christmas alone. That’s what friends are for.
 
My Wife lost her Mother this year and I lost my Stepdad this year. Missing several family members that we have had our 60 plus years with. Thank God for Grandkids and Kids and surviving family to make this Holiday Season all better. Remember the Reason for the Season. Safe travels and Happy Holidays everyone from our home to yours. Mark & Julia
 
marchx said:
I have 3 friends who lost their parents in the past 2 years (covid or other disease). They are only children and I think it can be difficult for them. I reached out to all 3 o them about 2 weeks before Christmas with an invitation. I think as one of you rightly pointed out, it’s good to reach out at least to one person who you think might spend Christmas alone. That’s what friends are for.
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Yes. And there is going to be a lot more in the next years. We need to keep each other close. I think things are going to get worse.
 
AlNyhus said:
I lost my wife to cancer at a fairly young age. Life can turn on a dime, believe me. Faith, friends and family guided me through some pretty dark times.

Some years later, I met a beautiful soul and Julie and I have been married for 7 years now. Her large family scooped me up and my daughters did the same with her. We celebrated Christmas Eve with my daughters and their families and attended candle light services at our church. We got a good laugh when the handout had a picture of Julie and I on it with Julie holding a candle. :)

Julie's big family Christmas will be early January when one of her grandsons serving in the Navy will be home on leave. Today, we are hosting two of Julie's daughters and their families for a brunch. There's a bit of white stuff coming down. Life is pretty good.

Merry Christmas to all. :)
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Praise Jesus.

Very, very nice.
 
Going to someone’s home and seeing the family/wife/girlfriend does not help me at all, try as I might. I was never allowed any of that and have spent my life alone from 17 on, I have spent my life alone, try as I might, nada. At 65 now I realize it’s hopeless and going to someone’s house and being asked why I don’t have anyone only makes me want to leave, introducing me to your grandmother does not help either, at the range it is nice but just like an Xmas party everybody goes home to their family and I go home alone. I know why people try I would too. But it doesn’t help.
 
We're having a recently divorced friend of my wife's over for Christmas dinner. She's pretty much on her own these days, mid 50's with her only child moved away, and no one special putting a smile on her face. Times are a bit tough for her, going back to school to be able to support herself and trying to keep her head above water in today's world.
We can't fix everything that's wrong with her life right now, but we can spend an evening with her with a few glasses of wine and some good food, welcoming her into our family as we've always done.

You do what you can to help others, whether it's giving to a charity or just giving the gift of friendship that warms everybody in the room.
Christmas is a sad time for many, reminding them of happier times in the past, and highlighting what they sometimes no longer have.
Family is more to us than simply blood relatives, and I think we need more of that in this world.
 
cmysix said:
Going to someone’s home and seeing the family/wife/girlfriend does not help me at all, try as I might. I was never allowed any of that and have spent my life alone from 17 on, I have spent my life alone, try as I might, nada. At 65 now I realize it’s hopeless and going to someone’s house and being asked why I don’t have anyone only makes me want to leave, introducing me to your grandmother does not help either, at the range it is nice but just like an Xmas party everybody goes home to their family and I go home alone. I know why people try I would too. But it doesn’t help.
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Sometimes when I was alone, being a stranger in someone else's house, no matter how well meaning, made it worse. So, I get it.
 
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WOW!!! Looks like you had a house full Al. Very nice. I had one of my Sons and his family here but the oldest one is in Nashville, TN and did not make it this year.
 
Well I was t going to post, but see some as I am. I am not antisocial by any means. Today is way different than when I was raised up. Many have forgotten what it is about. I do visit a place or three anymore, mostly to see kids I have known many years and watched grow up, move away and start family’s.
I have spent a few Christmas’s alone. I have spent quite a number of Holidays in the field or timber, alone. I found the solitude and quite, no hustle,no bustle, no tv, no drama to be a relaxing and refreshing time to myself.
I have made a large number of friends across the country and am usually on the phone with many over the holidays. I feel wealthy, even rich of the many friends I have that say come and stay,or stop by.
I have been single, with a GF for a number of years. She has her place and I have mine, 1 mile apart. Both set in our ways, the arrangement is odd or strange to some. It works for us, maybe me more so.
I am like others though, if I am alone it is of my own choice.
I did today as my mother did many times. Pick up the Bible, open it up and start reading. I always was amazed that when I did so, it always touched on an issue, past or present that I may have or had.
Merry Christmas to all.
Praying for our country and our military folks that are not home.
 
cmysix said:
Going to someone’s home and seeing the family/wife/girlfriend does not help me at all, try as I might. I was never allowed any of that and have spent my life alone from 17 on, I have spent my life alone, try as I might, nada. At 65 now I realize it’s hopeless and going to someone’s house and being asked why I don’t have anyone only makes me want to leave, introducing me to your grandmother does not help either, at the range it is nice but just like an Xmas party everybody goes home to their family and I go home alone. I know why people try I would too. But it doesn’t help.
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I can't express how much I understand this. I've been trying to explain this to people for several years, but they don't get it.
 
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