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The Redhead Riter

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Merry Christmas

By Sherry Riter 11 Comments

Memory is a way of
holding onto the things you love,
the things you are,
the things you never want to lose.

I was adorable when I was two years old.

Yes, I love myself as a child. Who can resist a child with a mop of orange-red curls and porcelain white skin?

In my younger years, we would spend Christmas at Mam-Maw and Gran-Gran’s house (my mother’s parents). They only lived two hours away from our home and it was a trip we took often on the weekends.

I remember being two years old much to the amazement of many people. I remember random things like…the coldness of the metal plate on the door and the roughness of the fabric on the chair.

I was a prissy little girl which you could tell by my little gown, red painted fingernails and the way I opened my gifts with two fingers.

Of course, the VERY young man in the background is my dad. He has been gone for a little over a year now. I guess in many ways I still can’t believe that he is gone. While looking at the photograph of him, I can almost smell his Old Spice.

On this particular Christmas I received one of my most favorite gifts of all time – a rocking pony. It took me a while to warm up to it, but once I did, I never wanted to quit riding. The squeaky squeak as I rocked back and forth on the pony just added to my enjoyment.

You know, I can remember kissing the top of the pony’s head and how sometimes my nightgown got in the way as I tried to get on the pony to ride.

To look backward for a while
is to refresh the eye,
to restore it,
and to render it the more fit
for its prime function of looking forward.
~Margaret Fairless Barber

I hope you all have a wonderful day whether it is spent with family, friends or alone. However you spend it, take a minute to be grateful for all the love you’ve received during your life. That’s what I’m thankful for most of all. I have been loved and still have people who love me. Thank you for all your sweet and encouraging messages and notes to me over the past few years. I won’t ever be able to fully express my gratitude for your kindnesses. I hope that God will grant you his choices blessings and that you have a wonderful holiday season.

Merry Christmas by Yulia Brodskaya
Yulia Brodskaya

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  1. Joan says

    December 24, 2011 at 11:27 pm

    You look like an angel! Wishing you a joyous and beautiful Christmas day with your family! 🙂

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  2. The Redhead Riter says

    December 24, 2011 at 11:38 pm

    Joan, I AM an angel!!! LOL

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  3. Joan says

    December 24, 2011 at 11:42 pm

    Yes you are! :o)

    Reply
  4. Stéfan says

    December 24, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    You are adorable. Merry Christmas!

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  5. The Redhead Riter says

    December 24, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    I'm glad you figured that out Joan. LOL

    Reply
  6. Joan says

    December 24, 2011 at 11:48 pm

    Well, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out! :o)

    Reply
  7. The Redhead Riter says

    December 25, 2011 at 12:55 am

    Thank you Stéfan!!!

    Reply
  8. Skip_D says

    December 25, 2011 at 7:25 am

    Best wishes for a happy Christmas to the lovely red-haired china doll.

    Reply
  9. TJ says

    December 25, 2011 at 5:27 pm

    Those were the days my dear ,I thought they would never end, I thought they would never never end!!!!!!!!!!!! I really like every one else, thought life would never change. Wow I was fooled!! I will tell you, in my eyes you never did change, you are still the little girl in those pictures, I love you still, as a gift of heaven that you are.

    mom

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  10. Susie Kline says

    December 26, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    I love old pictures! You were adorable!

    Reply
  11. Adriana Ryan says

    December 29, 2011 at 7:34 am

    How sweet! 🙂 You're truly adorable.

    Reply

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