親愛的朋友們：

當月曆翻到十二月時，驚覺這一年又要過去了。果然，眼裡看到的是紅綠金黃的聖誕景色，耳邊傳來的是百聽不厭的聖誕樂曲，五彩繽紛金碧輝煌的聖誕樹矗立街頭，左鄰右舍街頭巷尾用燈飾照亮了聖誕的歡喜，無時無刻提醒著人們一年的尾巴即將來臨。

不知道今年你們過得好不好？年初對自己的期許和計畫實現了嗎？不管如何，新年新夢想，我先祝福大家都能有比今年更美好更接近自己願景的明年！

回顧這一年，我心裡盡是感恩。感謝朋友們不吝於對我的關懷和真誠的協助；感謝老天安排人間天使激發我的勇氣度過難關繼續活在這彩色的世界；感謝我的老公讓我體悟婚姻的誓言不是說說而已；感謝我的家人始終在我身邊互相扶持；感謝我的孩子天真童語豐富了平淡生活；更感謝你們能讓我分享此刻的心情。

今年的我平安中帶著些許的不順遂。先是在四月發生了一場車禍。當時後座有我的兒子，事發時車頭半毀，車裡的安全氣囊幾近全爆開。雖然事後車子的修繕花了保險公司將近兩萬美金，幸運的是在這場車禍無人受傷。我感謝老天的眷顧，讓我和孩子全身逃過一劫。

接著在七月底時我的腸沾黏復發。短短三個星期前後進出醫院兩次，做了兩次手術(只相隔一個星期，第二次手術長達約五個小時)，最多時候有七條管線進駐身體。住院的日子沮喪苦悶惶恐無奈，痛恨自己只能躺在病床上看著家人的擔憂，心酸孩子們無知失措的眼神，懷疑自己是否能康復，甚至在巨大恐懼下幻聽到我以為是地獄來的樂音在耳邊足足繚繞兩天兩夜。第一次領略生命無法掌握的驚慌，卻也第一次深情感動來自陌生看護的溫情慰藉。

八月底，我的一位朋友因乳癌過逝，留下她的丈夫和三個嗷嗷待哺的幼兒，我心痛更心疼。忽然之間，我明白了健康的重要，我明白了知足惜福是多麼淺顯卻難行的道理。

很可惜還是無法參加今年的聚會；不過我仍然為大家準備了一道菜(請看附圖圖左)和一首歌"When Christmas Comes to Town"；這道菜就像掛在門上的聖誕花環(The Christmas Wreath附圖圖右)代表我的衷心祝福，並願這首歌輕輕喚醒心中逐漸褪色的童稚美夢，再度回味真善美的芬芳。

祝福大家平安喜樂！

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes to You and Your Family!!

夢飛于4:21AM, Dec. 19, 2007

聽歌: When Christmas Comes To Town

歌詞 "When Christmas Comes To Town" by MATTHEW HALL AND MEAGAN MOORE

I'm wishing on a star and trying to believe
that even though it's far, he'll find me Christmas Eve.
I guess that Santa's busy cause he's never come around.
I think of him when Christmas Comes to Town.

The best time of the year when everyone comes home.
With all this Christmas cheer, it's hard to be alone.
Putting up the Christmas tree with friends who come around,
It's so much fun when Christmas Comes to Town.

Presents for the children wrapped in red and green,
All the things I've heard about but never really seen.
No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve,
Hoping Santa's on his way.

When Santa's sleigh bells ring, I listen all around.
The herald angels sing. I never hear a sound.
When all the dreams of children, Once lost will all be found.
That's all I want when Christmas Comes to Town.
That's all I want when Christmas Comes to Town.