I Am Thankful

I sit in quiet contemplation of the last year and breath a sigh of relief. Having made it through the year with only minor injuries, I look back and know that I am blessed.  We survived  moving three times in a 9 month period; making us feel like a band of traveling gypsies. You should know that my personality is not one suited to living out of boxes. : )

I am by every definition of the word a homebody. Home is being surrounded by my most cherished possession. Home is knowing every nook and cranny as well as my own face.  It is being able to close your eyes and seeing the exact pattern the sun will make on the floor at different times of the day and the moon at night.  Home.  The word alone feels comforting.

"I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home.... I am thankful for the piles of laundry and ironing because it means my loved ones are nearby." ~Nancie J. Carmody

Nine months ago I packed all of my belongings and left my home in the hands of a realtor.  I, along with my family, set out to make a new home in another state.  I will spare you the details...it did not go as planned  Having, now, returned to our home, we have a greater appreciation than we've ever known.  The front door that swells during the winter isn't the bother that it once was, nor is the telephone booth sized shower.  Yes, the door still swells and the shower is still terribly small, but our perception of them has changed.  Instead of nit picking, I now chose to smile and love it all, for I am blessed to have a home so sweet.

Merry Christmas

Earth strike up your music,

Birds that sing and bells that ring,

Heaven hath answering music,

For all Angels soon to sing.

Earth put on your whitest,

Bridal robe of spotless snow,

For Christmas bringeth Jesus,

Brought for us so low.

-Christina Rossetti

Be Open

may my heart always be open

E.E. Cummings

may my heart always be open to little

birds who are the secrets of living

whatever they sing is better than to know

and if men should not hear them men are old

may my mind stroll about hungry

and fearless and thirsty and supple

and even if it’s sunday may i be wrong

for whenever men are right they are not young

and may myself do nothing usefully

and love yourself so more than truly

there’s never been quite such a fool who could fail

pulling all the sky over him with one smile 

Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus - Must See!

Jolly "Hands Around"

October’s Party
by George Cooper

October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came.
The Chestnuts, Oaks and Maples,
And leaves of every name.

The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.

The Chestnuts came in yellow,
The Oaks in crimson dressed;
The lovely Misses maple
In scarlet looked their best.

All balanced to their partners,
And gaily fluttered by;
The sight was like a rainbow
New fallen from the sky.

Then in the rustic hollow
At hide-and-seek they played;
The party closed at sundown
And everybody stayed.

Professor Wind played louder;
They flew along the ground;
And then the party ended
In jolly "hands around."

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Rewards

"Lo, children are the heritage of the Lord; the fruit of the womb is His reward."

-Psalm 127:3

Try, Try Again

I was not sure if blogging was for me, but I thought I would give it another try.....Let's see how it goes....