Wow, this is great! Do you remember? I do!
Well, Happy Holidays, Everyone!
Relax and enjoy!!
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Tags: Celebrate!!, Christmas, Good Times!, Holidays
Today I was reminded of the John Denver Holiday Specials – they were always so much fun!
This song is a reminder to remember and seek Peace … look to the Light and see Hope.
Hope you enjoy!
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So, TGIF … be safe, have fun, seek peace, keep hope and look to the Light.
Greetings of the Season to One and All!!
I believe, when possible, holidays are almost holy days when we purpose to spend time with family. Sometimes you have to choose to be with this family at one time and other family the next time. But any which way your family works out holidays they are a season to Celebrate! It is always worth the effort. The true wealth and abundance in life is seen in our own relationships and interactions with our own precious family. Yay!
We had the privilege of Gathering for Thanksgiving … it was a blessed time that flew by quickly. So many families seem to live here and yonder nowadays, and ours is no different … our group of ten call North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas home and in the early part of the new year that will change to Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Honduras! Indeed, very far apart for ones that love each other so much.
Our times together are filled to over-flowing with love yous, and smiles and fun and laughter, cooking, and eating, and of course there is the family bickering that will happen as long as there are humans in the bunch. Now that grandbabies are in the mixture there’s storybooks, teaparties, bottles and rocking chair times! All in all, I love it! It is almost sacred. The conclusion comes too quickly but there is solace in the prayer before the leave-taking.
Family is so important. Rejoice in family. Celebrate with your family and let the holidays be filled with Dee Dah Moments! Refuse to be part of any bashing of the in-laws. Decline the opportunities to gossip about or malign any of your near and dear ones. My appeal for you this holiday season is that you mend any bridges that may be broken, give a ’shout-out’ to those you’re proud of, reach out to a loved one who may be lonely with miles keeping them from family. If you can’t be with family for the holidays, pick up the phone and share some conversation. Let your supreme gift for those you love be the gift of graciousness. When all is said and done at the end of our days here on this earth we should be proud of how we conducted ourselves with family. Our homes should be a solace from the world where we know for certain we are accepted, cherished, and encouraged. Write the script today for magnificent memories tomorrow.
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Here’s to you and yours and the wish for Delightful Gatherings!
Ever Joyfully Yours!
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One of the greatest lessons I have learned in dealing with suffering, disease, and tragedy is that if we choose, we can harvest nuggets of gold if we open our hearts to live in a ongoing spirit of hope.
I love this video. When you can get a group together to produce this kind of fun all in the name of creating awareness … well, you know something tremendous will come from it.
Sit back and enjoy! And remember, when faced with tragedy, dissapointment and hurdles in life, stay hopeful … choose to live abundantly!
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This is a collection of poems that call to our deepest lives … calling us to pause and rejoice in our abundance. Remember to take this mindset through the year … Celebrate the goodness of the earth!
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Autumn: A Spiritual Biography of the Season By Edited by Gary Schmidt & Susan M. Felch Gary Schmidt, professor of literature at Calvin College, has culled a collection of thoughts and reflections to aid in clarifying the spiritual themes of the season. Take advantage of this opportunity to explore centuries of fine literature focused on fall.From Autumn: A Spiritual Biography of the Season Autumn, with all its traditional images of colorful trees, frost-covered pumpkins, and piles of wood stored up against the cold of winter, can be a season filled with anticipation. The harvest, the imminent onset of cold and snow, the resumption of old routines, and the beginning of the school year all require preparation and planning. If summer has been something of a pause, autumn helps us to see the passage of time more clearly. Autumn is a season of fruition and reaping, of thanksgiving and celebration of abundance and goodness of the earth. But it is also a season that starkly and realistically encourages us to see our own limitations. Warm and stirring pieces by E. B. White, Anne Lamott, P. D. James, Julian of Norwich, May Sarton, Kimiko Hahn, and many others in this beautiful book rejoice in autumn as a time of preparation and reflection, when the results of hard labor are ripe for harvest. |
