Why Is It Always the Holidays?

I called my aunt the other day to tell her about my mother. She is my mother's sister-in-law, the widow of my beloved uncle who was the rancher. After a discussion about my mother, my aunt asked: why is it always the holidays? Indeed, in our family, my Grandmother died on Christmas Eve, my uncle near Thanksgiving, and of course, last year with Murphy.

Heavy hearts during this time of year.

Murphy's day.