25/12/2025
*_My First Christmas Without My Beloved Mother_*
Christmas has always been a season of warmth for me, a time filled with laughter, shared meals, gentle prayers, and my mother’s reassuring presence. But this year, Christmas arrived differently. It came quietly, carrying an ache I was never prepared for. This is my first Christmas without my beloved mother, and the emptiness is overwhelming.
For the first time in my life, the season feels incomplete. The familiar joy that once filled our home feels muted, replaced by a silence that speaks louder than any celebration. Everywhere I turn, I am reminded of her, in the memories of past Christmas mornings, in the echoes of her laughter, and in the love she poured so effortlessly into all of us.
I waited all day for her voice. That simple, loving “Happy Christmas” she never failed to say. It was never just a greeting; it was comfort, assurance, and love wrapped into two words. But it never came. And in that moment, the finality of her absence pierced my heart in a way words can hardly describe.
September 7 changed my life forever. It took my mother from my physical world, but it did not take her from my soul. She lives on in my values, my strength, my compassion, and in the countless lessons she taught me simply by being who she was. Her love still guides me, even in her absence.
This Christmas, I celebrate her life through tears. I remember her sacrifices, her kindness, her unwavering support, and the way she loved her children with everything she had. Though she is no longer here to celebrate with us, her presence is felt in every prayer whispered quietly, in every tear that falls, and in every memory that refuses to fade.
So today, I send my Christmas greetings upward from me and all your beloved children and grandchildren still here on earth, to you resting peacefully in heaven.
Merry Christmas, mummy. You are deeply loved, endlessly missed, and forever cherished.
This is my first Christmas without you, and it hurts more than I ever imagined. But I take comfort in knowing that love never dies, it only changes form. And yours, mummy, will live on in my heart for as long as I breathe.
Your loving son,
_Uyi Osaretin_ 🕊️💔
