The stories you have to tell. One way to read this is you have so many to tell and another is that you must tell. Both are equally true and equally important. Before my dad died I interviewed him. The interviews occurred over several visits and many days. However, since then I have thought of many more questions I failed to ask and often wonder about. This Christmas Eve, I am at my firstborn son’s home along with all my family. I have asked to host our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service my lover and I started observing 40-odd years ago. The service is always a great memory for me, remembering the many times we attended and the many times my father led. Someday, sooner than I wish, my lover and I will be gone and our children will decide what traditions they will hold most dear during the Christmas Season. Family traditions are stories we pass down through our families, the great stories of our life with Christ and each other. Some are glorious, some tragic, some deeply rooted in the past, some great hopes for the future, all important to how the story of the Benson family and this evening will be shared again Til the Season Comes Round Again.
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