Finding Felicity
02 12 11 22:11 Filed in:
My LifeIt’s December; some traditions are worth keeping, and we kept a few today. It began with breakfast at the Hangar Cafe. The Hangar is a little place in a converted house at the north end of Boeing Field about four feet under the flight path of landing aircraft. Suzanne discovered it a while back, and with crepes their specialty, it has become a favorite breakfast excursion. This morning’s pear-brie crepe drizzled with caramel got the day off to a good start.
Then it was off to Issaquah for the annual trek to Trinity Tree Farm to find this year’s version of the Christmas tree. Trees are a bit like people; they only look identical from a distance. Each year it surprises me how each tree is an individual, different from its neighbors. Perhaps that is why Suzanne has taken to naming our Christmas tree. This year the tree that tugged at our hearts was a practically perfect Fraser fir named Felicity. As I write this, Suzanne has almost finished dressing Felicity for the season.
The tree trimming was briefly interrupted by the lighting of Renton’s clam lights at Coulon Park and the arrival of the Christmas ship. We went outside for a bit to listen to the music across the south end of the lake, and then came back in the house, retreating from the cold, but we left a window open for the music.
I know for some folks it’s a season of stress, but I want the traditions of Christmas to help me stay focused on its unchanging message of God’s grace. It’s been a very good day; after all, it’s December, and some traditions are worth keeping.
