My mother rsquo s shiny red cross should have been hanging next to her bed at the cancer care center And I should have been preparing for holiday visits between her scheduled treatments All I wanted for Christmas was another day with my mom Instead I was home hanging her cross on a fake tree When my son Xavier plugged in the lights I whispered ldquo Thank You rdquo He said ldquo You rsquo re welcome rdquo My son didn rsquo t know I was thanking God for using the flickering bulbs to turn my eyes toward the ever-enduring Light
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