We were practicing our Christmas caroling repertoire and my daughter was dancing and singing along with us. Suddenly in the middle of the song she blurts something out, which I didn’t quite catch, so I nod my head with a smile and keep on singing the song.

After the song is over my wife tells me that my daughter is crying in the room. When we asked her what was wrong she replied:

I told daddy to pause for just a minute so I could use the bathroom, but he didn’t pause.

I felt so bad. Today she told me that singing Christmas songs is her favourite thing to do during Christmas — once again the point of taking time for family and time to enjoy the simple things at Christmas is made.