For someone you know...likely this is the first holiday they are missing a parent, a spouse....a family member that had lived and shared traditions for a lifetime. A divorce may mean not spending time the way it had always been spent...but sharing it with a now divided family.
It is a hollow feeling that will never be filled in the same way again. 
Age does not matter...it is the love and memories that you hold in your heart and wish you could bring back that are indelibly marked. You don't think about how it will be when everyone is not at the table celebrating the holiday...you are, as you should be, enjoying the moment you are sharing with the people you love.
It is difficult to start new traditions...you know that the people who are no longer there would want you to do exactly that. Begin again...
This year you can help those people you know...be part of their new tradition. Include them at dinner...or brunch or that special gathering. Life goes on in a new way...ready or not, it comes anyway. Maybe, there was a special church service...a Christmas cookie..the "secret sauce" that was always a part of their holiday...invite them to share it with you
There will come a time when your own table is not the same...and you will know the gift of friendship at what can be a difficult time for someone you care about..it the very gift you can give....or receive.
Share your Holidays.....Help Create Memories for Someone
You Care About this Season...
Hansons Both
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