The candles add a festive glow to our kitchen table.

Most things are completed.  What isn't done will be.

I am taking a blogging break for the next few days.

Some of my family will be here to celebrate with us.  We will miss the ones who are not.

When your good friend's dad is a part of the local Fire Company, you just might get to see Santa in person before Christmas.  Fun moments to remember for this little guy.

"Glad tidings herald

the Christ child's birth-

"Joy to the world"

and "peace on earth,
"Glory to God,"

let all men rejoice

And hearken once more

to the angel's voice.

It matters not who

or what you are,

All can behold

the Christmas star,

For the star that shone

is shining still

In the hearts of those

of peace and goodwill.

It offers the answer

to everyone's need,

Regardless of color

or race or creed,

So joining together

in brotherly love,

Let us worship again

our Father above,

And forgetting our own

little selfish desires

May we seek what the star

or Christmas inspires."

~Helen Steiner Rice

Merry Christmas to each and every one of you in the blogging world!  Many of you I have never met in person and yet I feel like I know you from your blogs, your visits to mine, and your kind comments on mine.

  I wish Joy, Peace, and Love to you as you celebrate(however that may be), this truly meaningful Christmas Season!