Christmas is here and one of my favorite parts about it is Mr. Kruger's Christmas. It was a movie the church produced back in the 80's about a lonely man who finds the joy and comfort he needs to get through the Christmas season through the Christ-like attributes of a little girl who befriends him when he needs it most. It is one of my favorite movies, mostly because of the star. I have always been a big fan of Jimmy Stewart, and not because of his fine acting skills (yes, I have seen a lot of his movies. My mom is an old movie junkie and I am a constant companion to many of them!)
Nope, it's because he looks like my Grandpa. I watch him and I reminisce about a very quiet man (more quiet than my dad, even! Yep! Hard to believe, huh?)
who kept to himself most of the time and was as stubborn as a mule (See, old movie talk!) He was taken too soon from us, before I really got to know him.
(Okay, he did live 10 years after he had the stroke, but that really doesn't count. That was only a shell of who he really was.)
I watch that movie and remember. And I watch that movie and look forward to someday chatting, or not chatting probably, and spending some quality time with a man who has always been a mystery to me.
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