Suddenly, quietly, it is Christmas Eve. Wait, Christmas Eve is not quiet anymore, with Sam now 5 months old and Rose so excited about her 4th Christmas that she cannot sleep.
Besides deciding the best presents for Rose and Sam, Liz and Ray are working out how to be sure love surrounds Sam and Rose no matter what happens. They are deciding who they should name to serve as guardian for their children in their Wills.
They did have trouble getting in touch with Santa to see if he would be willing to do the job if Liz and Ray moved on up to watch from far above before their kids were ready to be out on their own. “Plus, maybe he’d get them lost in with all those elves,” worries Liz.
So they have narrowed down their candidates to two, neither of whom are Santa. Liz’s sister, Joy, and her family would shower them with love. Ray’s friend, Ted, and his fiancée would welcome them with love and much excitement.
Both are good choices, and both would face real challenges if events required them to be guardians for Rose and Sam. But Liz and Ray are at peace with the prospects for Rose and Sam to always know that love comes down at Christmas for everyone, including Rose and Sam, even if Ray and Liz are unable to teach them that joyful lesson in person in the future.
We at the Gruber Law Office send out our wishes to all for a peaceful and loving Christmas, hoping that peace finds itself more at home our country and our world beginning this very minute.
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