Part of the fun of the holiday season is reconnecting with friends and family. Although most of mine are scattered across Canada, there are some who live in or are travelling in other countries. It's a challenge, touching base with some of them. Fortunately, we have a variety of tools to help us make those important connections.
We can, of course, open our home to friends and family who live close by, as they do for us. Face to face contact has always been best. For those further afield, we can use email, the social media (like Facebook), digital and written letters, cards, and, of course, the telephone. I haven't tried it yet but we could also use video chat (Skype).
However we make those connections, it's good to make them. Everyone feels better, knowing they are remembered at this time of year. Unfortunately, there remain a few people we cannot contact, for one reason or another, but we can still think about them and, in our minds, wish them all the best, now and in the New Year.
Now that I have the correct phone number for my folks in the home- I too can connect with them. It has always been fun connecting with Margaret and you as well as your family. By sending cards and emails, I have been updated on the news from near and afar- some sad, some happy! Enjoying Christmas Eve is almost as much fun as Christmas Day! Buon Natale! Feliz Navidad! Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noel!
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