Hometown Rankin - December 2015 & January 2016

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Camille Anding The Time Coin It was with reluctance and a heavy dose of nostalgia that Maria turned the calendar page from December to January of a new year. She regretted leaving all the joys that spilled over the month of December. She wasn’t ready physically or mentally to leave the celebration and return to schedules and neat, uncluttered bedrooms – to meals that didn’t end in chocolate – to a pantry and cabinets void of grandchildren delights – to workdays that would replace lazy mornings of flannel pajamas and flavored coffees. Maria smiled as she remembered her pajama-clad family rushing into the frosty backyard to “ooh” and “aww” over the trophy buck draped over her grandson’s four-wheeler. She would want to remember the tastes of her mother’s ambrosia and grandmother’s tomato gravy brought to the table via their original recipes. Her December sound bank was packed with harmonious blending of grandchildren’s voices from the fireside carols and the squeals of grandchildren running down the hall Christmas morning. Reading books to her toddler grandchild still carried a warmth that blankets and thermostats couldn’t duplicate. Suddenly a regret from one of those December nights settled over Maria in a nostalgic cloud. The entire family had just finished another meal. The men had retreated to a lounging position near the den fire and the females were intent on making dessert and coffee last a few minutes longer. Virginia, her five-year-old grand, leaned into Maria’s ear and whispered, “Nana, let’s go snuggle in your bed and watch a Christmas movie.” Maria gave her a typical “just a minute” reply as the dirty dishes and clean-up took priority. In what seemed like a short time, Maria went to join her little bedfellow. She was under the covers but already in a deep sleep. Maria’s heart sank. She whispered her name, but Virginia’s childhood energy mode had switched to “recharge” and her day was ended. Maria had missed the special invitation and the calendar wouldn’t offer another like it in December. To most, it might appear a small thing among so many joys, but it continued to leave Maria with regret. Some joys, some invitations have expiration dates. The New Year begins with a new resolve for Maria. She’s acutely aware that the year will hold opportunities to respond immediately to life’s invitations and promptings. She could fall victim to busy-ness and forfeit blessings or indulge in treasured memory-making. It would be her choice. She had grown wiser. She knows from experience that regret is a heartless thief. n 114 • December 2015/January 2016
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