a song, a mantra & sparkly Christmas miracles

 

  

Sorry I'm late posting.  Life.  Gets. Ahead of me sometimes!!! LOL

My favourite song of all time.  Seriously.  EVER.
I could listen to it ten times a day. {I wouldn't care to open up a can of worms, and I love love LOVE John Lennon, but...Paul.  Well...has uber talent all his own, wouldn't you say? Yes, a Paul fan! In fact, it was Linda McCartney that put me on the path to being vegetarian before.  I am seriously considering it again.  I have her cookbooks.  Love her. Heather who? Seriously, even Paul can't replace her.}

May we all find the peace we seek. {Yes, all of us. ALL. Read them all.}

I called Julian at his new store tonight, to ask if he had a certain accessory for the snowman the kids built tonight.  We now have a beautiful new snowman complete with a carrot nose, and a corn cob pipe. (I shall photograph him and show you soon.  He is so cute.)

Those crazy things are my three.  Gratitude mulitiplies your blessings, you need only to be grateful in order to cultivate more to be grateful for. It is a lovely equation.

Like last night, when folding laundry, and vaccumming (sp?), I felt so happy to be able to do those things.  I love my home.  My home makes me so happy.  It is like our nest.  So fluffing and folding gives me pleasure.  You see?  Every so often I'd look out the window at our new snowman.  He glowed in the snowy night.  (An aura only a mom can see, due to him being given his spirit by the children, right?)

I looked about while doing laundry, I saw a book of portraits, inscribed by a good friend.  I saw a wall hanging, created by a good friend.  I saw two beautifully nautical and perfect Sanibel seashells, given to me by a good friend.  It would seem, I'm surrounded by them.  (Good friends, that is. Thank God.)

If you have but one friend or twelve, I hope you are grateful for them.  Treat them like gold. They deserve it.

(Likewise, so do YOU.)

Today's gratitude is really random, but that is okay.  Life is too sometimes. xo

Comments

[Tara Bradford]

Hooray for good friends like you! Much to be thankful for, this Christmas season. xoxox

[Kim Rothman]

I love your snow man, mine is very redneck with a matching carrot nose. But my new white friend is sporting beer bottle eyes and a shovel. He is a bit of a hobo I think.

[Yoli]

Beautiful photos and sentiments. All you do and say is magic. Hugs to you my friend.

[Greg]

Can't wait to see your snowman! Thanks for a lovely post and for those terrific quotes. I was afraid you were going to say that Paul's "Wonderful Christmastime" was your favorite song, but I do love "Band on the Run."

Thanks for the gratitude infusion, my sweet friend!

[Relyn]

I love having snippets of my friends in all my spaces. In my house and my classroom and sometimes even in my purse. I just love that. I keep their notes and ribbons from packages so that I can carry them with me.

[gillian]

Thanks for lunch today. It is always fun to chat about art, food & travel while I stare at your amazing purses and boots. You have style, lady!! See you soon. xo

[Tanya]

Love the post! I am thankful for new snow tires today...delighted in deed! And for the written word...it feeds my soul..xo