The Christmas count down

“Christmas is a time of little time.
How we get there is a mystery.
Racing madly mall-to-mall, we climb
Into fields of sunlit harmony.
Shopping, cooking, clearing walks and yards,
Trimming house and tree while working, too;
Making phone calls, wrapping, writing cards,
As all worn out we do what we must do
So that this day of joy might joy renew.”
- Nicholas Gordon

It seems hard to believe there is only 30 days remaining in this year. Where does the time go? When my children were small the days were a rush of swimming lessons, piano, skating, brownies, school concerts……..the list goes on and on.   My children are grown now, but still the days rush forward, sometimes so fast, the year is simply a blur.