Rating: 5 out of 5

Nonsense, but Christmas themed nonsense and just what I needed. Good characters, a reasonable story, and lots of feelings of good cheer. Ended with tears rolling down my face. So a success.

Highlighted passages:

We never get over losing the people who touch our lives in a meaningful way, but I believe their love is always around us.’

‘It’s time to make some new traditions, rather than dwelling on how Christmas used to be.’

We work as a team. Without him I’m not the sum of half of that partnership, I’m probably only thirty per cent of it. Does that make any sense? Simply knowing he’s mine, and I’m his, alters the way I look at everything in life. Even when he isn’t with me I approach life in general with more confidence and a sense of security, I suppose. Knowing someone has your back no matter what happens, is priceless. And I would do anything for him, because my life would be nothing if he walked away. And that’s why we work at it because what we have is precious to us both.

that’s what loss represents. I’ve lost being able to hug her and be hugged by her. I’ve lost being able to share the things that make me happy, or sad.

forever means one day at a time, with each new day being a renewal of that commitment. Forever is a destination that stretches out ahead of you.’

Life is what you make it

life is full of wondrous moments and you can’t let the negative things detract from that.

When you are loved that much you will never, ever be alone because not even death can break something that strong.

Even when bad things happen, if you have friends and family around you then you can overcome anything.

Originally posted to my Goodreads account