Cedarfield News
A Most Memorable Advent Vignette
December 17, 2019
Louisa Rucker, Resident
The year when our sons were three and five, we heard about the “real” Santa, who welcomed children’s visits at a local plant nursery. We were also cautioned that the average wait time to see Santa was two hours, but that we would not be disappointed. We stood in line for those two hours and just before our boys saw him, Santa’s “helper-elf” quietly asked for the boys’ names, which Santa promptly used to invite them into his sleigh where they sat facing him with their backs to us.
After asking what they hoped he would bring them for Christmas, Santa discretely
looked at us for affirmation or a “not this year.” The boys accepted Santa’s
words as gospel. As the visit was ending, Santa asked if he could hold our two week
old baby daughter. He then said to our sons, “Boys, this baby is what Christmas
is all about. Jesus was once a baby just like your sister, and we are celebrating
his birthday. Remember always that Jesus, your mom and dad, and I love you
very much. With that he returned the baby and gave each boy a Holy Card, as he
touched our hearts with a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas.
