Wrapping up the series with another wonderful author Piper Huguley. I describe her as the historical romance princess. LOL. I have never been drawn to historical romance until I read her work. Let’s see what the season means to her. Remember share & comment to be entered to win one of Piper’s books.
As I grow older, I have learned to appreciate family at Christmas. What comes to mind for me at the holiday is how Mary and Joseph marveled at the birth of the Baby Jesus. Even in the meekest of circumstances, they came together and enjoyed one another. So the lesson that I take from that long-ago Christmas is how God wants us to come together. So I make plans to enjoy my family as much as possible. After all in the Christmas story, the Wise Men and their presents came later. To me, that means for me that the gift giving is less important than the renewing of familial bonds.
With the loss of both my mother and grandmother over the past few years, I am resolved to make all of my Christmases be about the renewing the bonds of love in a family. There are many, many ways to create family as well. So, I also like to imagine the various ways people are, hopefully, enjoying one another’s company over the holiday. One of the most touching commercials I’ve seen this year is the one with the young boy who invites the elderly neighbor over to Christmas dinner. That little boy knew the true spirit of the holiday. I hope other people reach out and invite people into their lives. The bonds of connection matter a great deal and I think it may be one of the reason I write romance. Romance is the genre that is all about the creation off a family unit.
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This marks the end of the series.I hope you have enjoyed meeting those I consider friends & sisters.
Be Blessed
Unoma
Unoma Nwankwor 
14 responses to “The Season:Its Essence & Me Featuring Piper Huguley”
So true! The commercialism is so great that we sometimes forget to worship our creator. We all need to remember He is the reason we are even here. And our family is do important I heard someone say there is never a person that’s on their deathbed that says they wished they had spent more time working. But they say they wished they had spent more time with family.
So true, Brenda! Thank you so much for stopping by and have a happy new year!
Hi Piper,
I love your focus on family. I read another blog post today on all the failures of Christmas planning (and I could sure identify with that). The takeaway from that post was the same – forget all the intense prep and just be with family and enjoy that time together. We had so much going on with our dog and the surgeries this year that small-scale was sort of forced on us. They joy of the day was just as grand though as we enjoyed our time together.
I’d forgotten about that commercial. Thanks for reminding me.
Wishing you all the best in 2016. Hope our paths will cross in real space as well as cyber.
Exactly. So glad you enjoyed your family and I hope to see you in person too Cate! Thanks for stopping by!
I like that commercial as well. It really underscores the sharing of the Christmas spirit, rather than the easier dropping off a gift – particularly as it came from a child. And yes, losing a close family member is a sharp reminder of the importance of family.
It was great to see that child teach his family a lesson. And losing a family member put all gift giving into sharp focus for me. Thank you for stopping by!
Beautiful reflections and correlations Piper. Aging does tend to provide a truer perspective of the true meaning of Christmas. Thank you!
You are very welcome Edwina! Thank you for stopping by!
Historical Romance Princess! You’ve got me spitting my coffee this morning, Unoma! I love it! Thanks for having me!