tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723342246366700898.post7915005727579561708..comments2023-05-25T11:51:00.982-04:00Comments on A Nest Amid Thorns: Holiday MemoriesSusan Humestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723342246366700898.post-55718882490443797802013-12-06T06:57:52.192-05:002013-12-06T06:57:52.192-05:00Ha! How wonderful that you and I remember that wal...Ha! How wonderful that you and I remember that walk in silence and pristine snow to midnight mass - also my favorite Christmas memory ever!! I also remember us walking single file through the street with the last wisps of snow still falling on us. I still remember the glistening droplets on dad's shoulders as he walked first in line. I remember that clear echoey silence that's always present after the snow has fallen, where you can hear a dog barking miles away breaking the peace and quiet of the blanketing snow. It was a truly magic moment and when we arrived at the church, the singing had already begun and in spite of the snow, the church was packed! Sigh . . . . <br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173942702963594544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723342246366700898.post-73625944061959627022013-11-26T10:31:29.240-05:002013-11-26T10:31:29.240-05:00I know, just recently I was thinking of a favorite...I know, just recently I was thinking of a favorite memory and realized it had been over thirty years ago!<br /><br />My favorite Christmas memory is when we lived in Holland, Michigan and I was in their quaint Downtown section doing some Christmas shopping.<br /><br />It looked very village-like with the decorated windows and cobble streets (which were actually warmed underneath with pipes to keep ice from formong). Those large lake affect snow flakes were floating down, looking very "other world".<br /><br />Christmas music was playing in the distance. I knew magic was happening right then and there.Brenda@CoffeeTeaBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719695370857675146noreply@blogger.com