Holidays?

What do you say we help the widows among us get through the holidays?

What ideas do we have for them that will make the holidays lighter?

Find a new tradition. Ask someone if you can spend the holiday with them. Bake something new.

And yet, also acknowledge that you will need time to grieve. Plan for it and give yourself the gift of time to cry, write, journal, walk, or whatever gives you peace.

How Dotsie? Unless we're close enough to interact with these ladies, what can we do?

Yes Chatty
is there another way we can show we care.
Mountain ash

If we knew their address's we might send cards, flowers even just something bright and cheerful. But we do not have the information we need to do that. So I am at a loss!

Giving always brings joy.
Perhaps they might like to start a new tradition as Casey suggested... maybe volunteer to help the homeless with meals on Christmas day??? Or help a charity distribute toys to children maybe ???

Thanksgiving was a hoot, but once dinner was over around 5:30 PM, and all the chit chat, we all went in different directions. I hightailed it over to the Animal shelter and there were already three other people there and we had a riot feeding the dogs and cats turkey treats and everyone was held and paid attention to. I got home from there around 11:00 PM. I am a pushover for a sad little face, and can't leave until all the babies are satisfied and falling asleep. It was a grand day all around...

Chatty,
You warm my heart! I wish we lived closer. It brings joy to my heart, just to know there are people like you in this ole world.
Blessings & prayers...

I love the idea of giving back on the holidays. Chatty, sounds like the perfect way for you to end your day.

I agree with Chatty. If we aren't physically close to those who live alone over the holidays, it's hard. I think the only thing you can do is look around in your own neighbourhood, and reach out and be there for someone. If my husband complies, I would love to invite a lady over Christmas Eve, who lives in my mother's complex and has no family. My husband has to want to do this too, otherwise it won’t be a nice Christmas for any of us.
Do any of you invite people you hardly know over for Christmas?

I would give a plated meal to an old man who lived in a caravan on some land nearby.He had worked for a contractor who had a threshing mill which went from farm to farm.He lived in his caravan in the barn courtyard.He also acted a security man for the contractors yard.Well once old the "boss" asked for rent and moved the caravan to another place.It fell apart but the old man fixed it up.
I did ask him to eat with us but he said he had to stay in..for what I dont know no one ever came.So I took his meal and a paper hat over.I would also give him food for his cats...but knew he ate it.
The contactor sold house sites on his field...made a bomb but I wonder what he thinks in dead on night.
The old man finally went to the old folks home.I gave him a complete outfit from my Grandfather..I think actions speak louder than words.
Mounain ash

mountain, how sweet of you. Giving him food for his cats is such a thoughtful way to give him food. I'm sure you blessed him on many occasions.

Hannelore, we've never had people we hardly know for Christmas, but it's something I've considered. I'm always afraid they wouldn't feel comfortable, or might feel left out. I agree. It's something everyone has to want to do or else it wouldn't work. Some family members may see it as an intrusion. Sad, but true.

During Thanksgiving, we took a plate next door to Mr. Bob (as we call him) and he was alone. Bob is about 80-something. Poor thing. His wife just died last year. We had asked him to come over, but he said he wasn't feeling too well so we took food for two days over to him.

Then, about 3 or 4 hours later, an ambulance came and took him to the local hospital. My sisters said it was because he ate some of my broccolli casserole...the snots.

He's home now and it was just a touch of the flu. Poor dear.