[tri-wings] Re: Holiday Coping

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From: "Kim and Gloria"
>  I couldn't bear to not hang up Erin's Christmas stocking, so it always 
> gets hung
> up with the rest, but on Christmaas morning therre is a present in it for
> Ashlyn from Erin.

I think thats just beautiful Gloria!! what a wonderful tradition.

> Another thing is our  12-15 foot real tree at our meat plant that's 
> decorated
> with white angels and white lights.  People love seeing it.

I bet that they do, it sounds really wonderful. It also makes me think of 
the Trisomy Christmas tree in Utah. Do we have any families on the list from 
Utah? I was wondering if we might get a photo of the tree this year?

For those that arent familiar with it The Primary Children's Hospital has a 
charity event every year. Different charities in Salt Lake decorate a 
christmas tree and the trees are the auctioned to raise money for the 
charities.

Every year SOFT Utah decorate a tree for the auction, and the decorations 
are always in rembrance of our children. I remember one year helping Debbie 
and it was decorated with angels. Another year I believe it was stars with a 
child who had trisomy's face on it. I am sure that I have a picture here of 
the one with angels, I must put it up for everyone to share.

I have often thought that I would love to get my local church to decorate a 
tree in much the same way - with stars or angels that have a remembered 
angels face or name on it. Even if it wasn't decorated for charity or to 
make money it would be a lovely way for all our angels to join in and not be 
forgotten.

"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an 
imperfect person perfectly"
Sam Keen

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