To some, Christmas is just another celebration, a time to visit with family and a time to give and receive presents. The real meaning of Christmas, though, finds its origin around a story, a very powerful and miraculous story. This is clearly a charming little Christmas story everyone should read.
Neal Flanagan has been sinking further and further into dementia’s grasp. Cut off from the world, he spends his days wandering around the care center’s outdoor exercise track. His only visitors are his long-time best friend and the woman he had a romantic relationship with years before. He knows neither of them.
Until a Saturday in December.
That’s when Neal wakes up with a clarity he hasn’t known for years. And a yearning to go home.
It won’t be easy, going home. Circumstances change. People change. Fortunately for Neal, two things never change: Friendship. And love.
Especially love.
By Reed Bravender