Midnight Christmas Memory

An unforgettable brief shining moment on Christmas Eve, 1967

It was Christmas Eve, 1967, 11:59 pm. Saint Peter’s Church, Merchantville, New Jersey. My first midnight mass by candlelight. Mommy smiles looking down at me lovingly - “It’s midnight!” she exclaims. “Merry Christmas Bri.” I was only 7 seven years old, but that brief shining moment felt magical. I will never forgot my Mom's loving smile or the magic of Christmas that she so loving instilled.

She is with me always. Merry Christmas Mommy!

Love, Bri