The Circle of Life
We are all excited. There will be a new little reindeer soon! When a reindeer is born we are all happy.
But, my good friend Venice asked something. She asked if the little reindeer could be called Greta. Greta was Venice’s Mom. Greta died last Christmas. It was very sad.
Venice made me think about something we do at the North Pole.
We have a lot of Christmas trees at the North Pole. The elves keep the trees looking nice. But, the elves never put a star on top of a Christmas tree. The stars are special.
Mrs. Claus has something special too. It is a book. When a baby is born, she writes the baby’s name in her book. That way, we always think of them.
But, when someone dies, we do something special. We did it for Venice’s mother, Greta. We did it for Kiara’s baby brother, Will. We did it for Ashley’s Dad too. And we did it for Julia’s grampa, George.
When someone dies we have a special service for them at the North Pole. Everyone puts on nice clothes. We all meet in the Great Hall of the Elves. The elves that watched them thru out their life will stand up. Then the elves will tell us some stories about them. Some stories are happy. Some are sad. Some are funny. It makes us think of them.
Then, Mrs. Claus gets her special book. She gently takes their name out of her book. She puts their name on a star.
Next, everyone stands up. I gently take the star from Mrs. Claus. I carry the star past everyone. Everyone follows me outside. I carry the star to a special Christmas tree. It is just for that person. Then I gently put the star on top of the Christmas tree. Then the star lights up. It shines brightly for all to see. That way we always think of them.
Rudolph and the reindeer also do something when a special pet dies. That way we always think of them too.
The price for having known someone who died is sadness when they leave us. But it is a small price for all the happiness they gave us, even if it was for just a little while.
When someone dies, it is ok if it makes you sad. But, it is good to talk about being sad. It helps you feel better. If something makes you sad you should talk to your family about it. Or, you can call some great people to talk to.
Santa Claus
P.S. If there is someone you are missing this Christmas, you can leave a message to tell everyone about them. Or, scroll down to see what others have written.
December 4th, 2008 at 5:23 am
i like this blog very much ho ho ho
December 4th, 2008 at 7:11 am
it is very fun
December 4th, 2008 at 9:52 am
I think it’s a good idea if the reindeer is a girl to call it ‘Greta’ But if it’s a boy what will you call it? From Me! =D MERRY X~MAS!!!
December 4th, 2008 at 10:14 am
I miss my grampy he died in november and it was very sad i love you grampy xx
December 4th, 2008 at 10:37 am
i love this blog so much hohoho
December 4th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
i would like the raindeer to be called chewy
December 4th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
I am so excited for the baby reindeer to be borm [Contact me when it is born.]
December 4th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
i am so sorry that your reigndeer died hugs and kisses and love to your reighndeer, your good boy bryce
December 4th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
i love you
December 4th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
i lost my doggy in october… i was sad for a really long time and still am… i will always miss her… and a couple years ago i had a cat named earvin and all of a sudden he started to get sick. he wouldnt eat and he wouldnt drink water. so we had to put him down.. i still think about him to this day. then a couple months after that we got another kitten and named her lucy. but one day i went to look for her and we discovered that she had run away. but now i have a brand new little baby cousin. my aunt adopted her. she was born on august 1st 2008! she lives in virginia and i live in california but im going to go see her at least 3 times a year!!! i love her soooooo much!!!
so its like my mommy says
when god closes a door, he opens a window.