Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The external light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus?Thank God he lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay 10 times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!

This is the reply to a letter sent to the new york sun newspaper written by 8 year old virginia o hanlon
Her letter found its way into the hands of a veteran editor, Francis P. Church. Son of a Baptist minister, Church had covered the Civil War for The New York Times and had worked on the The New York Sun for 20 years, more recently as an anonymous editorial writer. Church, a sardonic man, had for his personal motto, "Endeavour to clear your mind of cant." When controversial subjects had to be tackled on the editorial page, especially those dealing with theology, the assignments were usually given to Church.




Surely this type of blind child like faith seen so often during Christmas must be possible? I just wish I could find it . . . .

side note . . . my blog is still set on NF time . . .

So I havnt exactly updated this in forever . . .

So I'm home now its pretty cool . . . really weird though I don't know how to explain it its just weird like I changed but nothing else did and because none o it changed I feel like maybe I havnt changed, Maybe this makes no sense?

I'm really excited for Christmas just because Its Christmas I'm also pretty excited for new years (i think?)

Went to Calgary with my mom Thursday I had to get my oncology blood work done it was pretty sweet I got a happy feet band aid . . . And then we went shopping, This resulted in a very unhappy foot. I need to figure out how to make it heal.

Friday morning I had a chat with Dawn it was cool it was my last chance to see her before they all leave for the Mexico missions trip. Then I slept again, Then I babysat then I hung out with kay which was fabulous.

I'm supposed to hang out with Kay again today (Saturday) I'm also supposed to meet up with Bailey cuz I accidentally stood her up today (Friday)

So this was pretty much a retarded update . . . I'm not quite as sick now (YAY) Also did anyone watch the OC yesterday ???? SHOCKER!!!!

I would be at camp right now if I had chosen to volunteer again for Christmas camp, it feels odd being at home. I feel very much like somethings missing I also feel like I'm slacking off and I know Im missing a fabulous time le sigh I guess though I should be home seeing as I leave again a week after new years.

On that last note it is very odd (and yes Michelle you will enjoy hearing this) I actually feel slightly homesick in a way. It just seems that there was a lot less drama in NF or something like that.

It also seems that you can not just up and leave a problem and expect it to disappear while your gone. Things just don't work like that . . . This worries me though because I know that any issues I left in NF will most certainly be waiting for me when I get back, This occurred to me last night.

The words pine lake camp returning staff application ahvebeen floating around in my head alot as of late . . .