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Copper Ice
Submitted by: niktionaryMarysville, MI
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Outdoor Decorations
The day after Christmas, a thick fog settled over us despite the temperatures being below freezing. Not even the decorations were left untouched by the icy fingers of Mother Nature.
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For the first time in 6 years, I was home for the entire Christmas season. Usually, college or other endeavors have kept me away from my home until the days right before the Big Day.
This year, I was home to pick out the tree, put the lights up and decorate our house. And every year, I add another sleigh bell to our collection of festive dressings.
My mother has always loved the "Polar Express" book and I took a special love of the idea of a sleigh bell expressing belief. So I purchase the bells to remind us all of the hope, faith and belief in the spirit of Christmas.
Walking out to see this bell covered in icy crystals was a poignant reminder to me of all that I have been fortunate to experience with my family and of all the things that I have to look forward to. I had to stop for a long moment to just absorb the moment, look around and see the winterscape that was laid before me.
All season long, I had been harboring the impression that the spirit of Christmas is dead, that the love and passion that embraced us as a nation was somehow absent. This one moment, this lone bell singing its song despite the bitter elements reminded me to believe.
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