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Not just another Christmas…

Eeh! Mehhnn, time really flies past so fast…it’s already 11 years??! How are you my mamama? Abandibo bareire bata? Uhh, we miss you people very much!

I just remembered all the Christmases before these eleven years…all of them. The 5am alarms…the chores list…the endless sermon…the greetings…then my favorite part…the late lunch; lots of laughter, everyone sharing their best, funny & worst days in the year, more laughter…lots of love. We were one big happy family…

Sad, things have changed a bit…everyone is married, (well, not everyone…2 more) it will not be a guarantee that we will be together for Christmas…and so we pushed this to the 1st January…one huge lunch and more… It is priceless too! The in-laws, the kids, us, it’s beautiful!

I miss you more on this day than any other day. I haven’t been to church on this day for 10 years, the alcohol consumption between the 23^rd and 26^th usually has your other children worried that they call me most than the ordinary days... a depressing 3 days for me!

Early this year, i was having a conversation with one of our pastors and he mentioned, ‘’… we all live and eventually die but what matters most; the values we leave behind.’’

 

Particularly I was reminded of how much joy Christmas brought to you…how much happiness you derived from having us all together…how you would not eat much but just keep adding more food to our plates as we cleared them…how much you would laugh, laugh and cry at our jokes, stories and perhaps mistakes. All this made me realize, how much you valued this day!

So as this year began, considering my career status, I made only one resolution; to have a Christmas tree in my home, to celebrate Christmas my mamama’s way, to celebrate the selfless life you shared with us!

The Christmas tree was up on the evening of 10^th… OK, it’s the littlest size but hey, even Kipsiru crawled first, no? It’s beautiful! So I removed the bulb in the sitting room…and in the night, the tree glows and I am filled with so many beautiful memories. Can’t believe I have missed this for all these years! Hmmm.

It may have taken me 10 years to realize this, but I am thankful that I finally have, and I will definitely catch up for the lost years…

On behalf of all your children, we want to thank you for being the greatest and sweetest mother ever, Thank you!  We love you to the sun and back. We love you forever.

Merry Christmas to you all…we miss you soo much! Mwaah…Mwaah…

Till I write again.