Last year we put out four stockings.
We just had to have one for Chris too.
This year we put out five.
No, we are not adopting a child or adding a pet…that I’m aware of.
We (meaning my Better Half) put out the four stockings at home but this is the first Christmas we have a memorial location for Chris at The Wall or Chris’ Wall as we call it, nestled below the massive cedars that protect the group of memorial walls.
There’s a little stocking on our tree that we’ve had for years. It’s a decoration. Chris would have surely helped with putting this on the tree with his Mom as he and Max did each year.
That little stocking now adorns Chris’ marker at his Wall.
That might sound sad and it is sad but not ‘just sad’ as we know Chris is always with us. It is amazing to see a place like the cemetery so colourful on these grey late fall days. People are remembering their loved ones with flowers, Christmas ornaments and angel figurines.
And on one special marker (yes, read mantel), there’s a little red cloth stocking.
We luv ya kid, every minute of every day.
That’s what your stocking is full of on Christmas and every day of the year.
Be The Best. 
4 replies on “Stockings and mantels”
love is the greatis gift of all! may we all show jesus love this christmas!!
Thanks Patti for all that you do!
Best Wishes of the Season, Randy. I have always, on New Years Eve, quietly gone out and lit a candle on my patio-I like the thought that my loved ones who have passed on can look down and know that I am thinking of them-and thanking them for being the voice in my ear as I face the challenges “down here”. Do you ever get that feeling, in a moment of silence and stillness, that you are not alone? It is such a profound feeling of “knowing” that for a brief moment of time, someone is letting us know that they are always with us. May our “unseen guests” always walk with us and guide us.
Yes, we know we’re not alone. I thought of our ‘unseen guests’ as we made a toast at Christmas Eve dinner tonight. Thank you for your thoughts.