Twas up til 3 am, putting the gifts together, I swear never again will
At 5 past 3 I fell asleep to such silence, that I dared not move an inch
But at half past 8 I was awoken with the little girls voice: " Mommy I have to tee tee- in the UPSTAIRS potty". So I rose with such reluctance, that of the parent who has zero sleep and a toddler who is doing so good with her potty training.
Up I rose to the little bell voiced child, and with even more reluctance awoke the eldest who cried and refused to wake
"No- we must all go upstairs together to see what Santa left us in his wake."
Slowly we trudged the steps, with one child dancing the pee pee dance merrily and the other crawling the floor- searching for his bed-
When at the top of the stairs oh! We saw- what Santa had left such good boys and girls:
Babies and trains and trucks, tracks and bottles and blankets and clothes- oh my!
Surely this Santa must be real to have left such wonder!
But Santa for Mommy is different, my dear Bishop and Lily Kate.
Santa is very real indeed, for while there are no presents under the tree- he has left me small miracles throughout the year:
Reenrolling in college- and making an "A"!- first time in so many years;
Community leaders who care about this town and want to see it grow;
Progressing in a new job role- and even getting a new job altogether at the end of the year!
Family and friends who have been through it all with me, friends that have grown so close that I am now a part of "The Family";
Even if I did not have a roof over my head and plenty of presents for you, I am so very blessed;
All the love in the world and even more, I see through you two- dear little ones: the joy in your eyes and knowing you trust me so ever so much (even though sometimes it's scary- like when Bishop decided to jump off of the chair and trust Mommy would catch him)- knowing I will ALWAYS have you two is the best gift of all- even with all I listed above.
So yes, Santa is real, even for Mommy, no matter what his name is- Santa or Jesus or even God, Santa has been good to me this year, and I am looking forward to so many more.
Merry Christmas to all! Happy Holidays and whatever you celebrate, I wish you the best and all the love this world has.
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