For all those I've worked with this year - I wish you a warm and wonderful christmas!

It's getting closer to Christmas eve........when that silent hush starts to descend......when the frenzy starts to subside.........and when you have time to look around and check out the meaning of it all!

I've hung up my non-religious ceremony boots now until the New Year.  But as they hang there getting ready for 2012, I'm mulling over just what Christmas means for all those I've worked with this year.

• To the families I've worked with who've lost someone special and who I've delivered a funeral service for - Christmas will be a difficult time.  I want to say happy Christmas - but those words just don't seem right.
• To those couples who've stood before me renewing their vows - I hope that this Christmas brings you all that you hope for.....and then just that little bit more!
• To those families who've celebrated their new arrival's baby naming ceremony with me - Enjoy your first Christmas together in your new family - and all the stories and fairy tales that now begin.
• To the new business friendships I've encountered this year - I hope you've enjoyed our coffees and conversations as much as I have. 
• And to those I have yet to meet and work with......here's to new beginnings!

This time of year affects us all differently.  It means different things to different people.  Wherever you are and whoever you're spending it with.......may it bring you all that you wish for - and only you know what that might be!

Have a warm and wonderful Christmas.....and above all - keep safe.

XCarole