James A Rutherford Funeral Home
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE So - 'tis the season once again. For many who observe Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukah, Rohatsu, the Solstice, Mawlid el-Nabi, or any other usually sacred tradition, the recognition of the tradition isn't a terribly daunting task. The experience is something else. Some folks over the years, me included, have at times found themselves in manoeuvres around issues concerning certain holidays, like Christmas – stemming from its “commercialism" to lamenting that it's not what it used to be like when we were kids. And worse, for some, it is a bitter reminder of their loneliness or loss. I've realized, from personal experience, that fighting the changes in my life that have altered this holiday; taken me away from “how it used to be" and trying to get that back, certainly does not make it more enjoyable. Indeed, less so. Christmas, like anything else in life will inevitably change, if only for the fact that we are getting older and the wonder and