BECAUSE IT IS THE CHRISTMAS SEASON WHEN FAMILIES draw near to one another, I am thinking of you & of the missing member of your families. If I had the power to undo what has been done to your loved one, or to undo your own grieving & the vacancy in your heart, I would do so.
But my power is small. In my kitchen, my wife & our four children have gathered to make five loaf fruitcakes, which I am sending you with this letter, & one to Mrs. Kennedy. Do not be afraid to eat them. They are stuffed with goodness. We have folded both pecans & walnuts, citron & dates into the batter. Each one has done their part, even my youngest, little Andy. He has taken the paring knife & the cherries & held a candied cherry down on the cook-top & carefully sliced it in two, time after time.
May your hurt hearts be mended as you celebrate the child God sent at Christmastime to make us whole and free of sin through his sacrifice if we but believe and trust in him.
Please enjoy these good cakes we have baked. God is serving his own cakes in heaven where all the family eats at one table.
With Christian Love and Hope,
Lionel & Jenny Parrish. Children George, Lizzie, Vicky &
Andy (his mark)