blessings and more

thanksgiving---

a beautifully quiet afternnoon

spent with our loved ones

visiting and eating 

far too much wonderful food!

yes---

we have more than enough blessings

to last a lifetime!

we came home after

visting and eating...

rested for a few hours

and then my husband and i

met our eldest daughter

in town

and we shopped!

oh yes, we did.

we met at approx eleven pm

and we stayed up all night long!

we did not arrive home

until 10 am friday!

we had a lot of fun.

of course we were a bit giddy

from lack of sleep

and too much coffee! :)

memories were made

and i wouldn't trade them

for the world!

~~~~

sweet moments that i treasured this past week:

receiving text messages from all three of my daughters

giggles with my grandson and his gramps

packaging up birthday gifts for my grandson

 to send to austria...and knowing how excited he will be to receive them!

spending time with family over the holiday

warm fires in the evenings

skyping with family overseas

hearing the wind blowing my windchime and the music it makes

getting out the christmas decorations!!

cinnamon spice tea

twinkle lights going up in my home

scarves, boots and beanie hats

fleece jammie pants. 

every single day.

 fleece jammie pants!

staying up all night long- shopping and laughing

my husband

a warm and lovely place to call home

friends

 love & acceptance.

~~~~

may you have a wonderful week my friends.

and may i leave you with these final thoughts:

smile.

will you?

just share your smile.

this time of year

in the hustle and bustle

it is SO easy to get caught up in it all.

to forget about the people around us.

we can not pretend to know what others 

are going through

and especially during this time of year.

there are

people hurting.

people who are lonely.

people missing loved ones.

not everyone is happy and joyful

that the holidays are upon us!

there is pain, heartache

&

lonliness

mixed in with all

 the cheer

this holiday brings.

so, will you join me?

will you shine your light this week?

all it takes is

just a smile...

smile

one of

YOUR

unique and special smiles...

shine it.

shine it to the:

mail carriers

retail workers

teachers

health care workers

family members

people at church

someone in line at the grocery store

people whose lives you 

touch on a daily or weekly basis...

because my dear friends

we never know what our smile

can mean

to someone.

maybe that simple act

of shining a smile

will be the 

ONLY 

bright and shining light

they see

all week long.

come on

join me

will you?

let's shine!

always.

yours.

mel

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