This beautiful Image is from artist Jan Brett I love her work. I have to work the Next Two Days so I probably won't post till the day after Christmas .
My sincerest wish for each of you is that You and Yours Have a Wonderful Christmas and a Joyful New Year. I treasure the gift of your friendship much more than any gift under the tree. I know that the most precious gifts in life are family and Friends. I am thankful to all of you who visit here and for those of you who are kind enough to leave a comment.
I will try to journey to work tomorrow on this ice and snow so wish me luck.
My plans for the holiday are to be with my husband and animals and curl up with a good book.I am reading Coming Home right now by Rosmunde Pilcher and next will be Outlander by Diane Gabaldon, and maybe going to a Christmas Eve service here or here.
Deep down inside we know
that the best gifts don't come from catalogs or shopping malls
They don't come in brightly-colored packages or fancy envelopes
and they're not sitting under a tree somewhere...
The best gifts come from the heart.
They come when we look at each other REALLY look at each other
and say 'You mean a lot to me' or 'I'm so glad you're a part of my life'
A gift like that will never go out of style or be forgotten or be returned for a different size.
A gift like that can change the world.
Ron Atchison
35 comments:
Hi Neighbor -
Prayers for safe travel to and from work in this unusual winter storm we are having. Best and merriest Christmas wishes to you and yours. Stay warm - be safe,
~Adrienne~
Merry Christmas, Yolanda! Be careful on the icy roads and enjoy your Christmas celebrations.
I am so jealous that you get to read Outlander for the first time! I fell in love with Claire and Jamie and all the rest when I was just 14 and fear that all that wonderful romance was wasted on me. Enjoy!
Have a blessed and restful Christmas.
Marisa
May you be safe on your travels, Yolanda. Merry Christmas!
What an adorable picture you posted.
Be safe and enjoy your books and your time at home.
I enjoyed this post, and I hope that you travel safely to and from work and that you enjoy your Christmas with your husband and critters.
I too like Jan Brett. Her illustrations are so full of love.
Hope you have a wonderful holiday and that the next two working days pass quickly for you. :)
Happy Holidays to you. Enjoy your reading time.
Dear Yolanda
Have a lovely Christmas, and thanks so much for the lovely pic and words.. Take care, love Karen x
Love the Jan Brett card.
Now I will worry about you on the roads, being right here in the same valley and all. My husband stayed two nights in Salem last week, and is there again tonight because of reduced staff. (Of course, many of his co-workers are probably stranded at Portland Airport instead of traveling as planned...sad.)
If you go to Christmas Eve service at St. Mary's you'll be four miles from me! I went to Christmas Eve service at the Abbey one year, a very unique experience.
Be safe. And have a Merry Christmas.
I know you'll enjoy Outlander (and the rest of the series). It's still my all-time favourite novel.
Have a wonderful, safe and happy Christmas. :)
I LOVE Jan Brett also. She's just amazing. I need to start collecting her work for those sweet grandbabies now.
Be safe and warm, my friend. I'm off to work myself, down these slick Astoria hills. I have no problem coming up at night, it's the going down in the icy mornings that I don't like so much!
Merry Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Hi Yolanda,
Thank you for stopping by my blog. I loved Outlander and rest of the series. It's been so long since I read them, that I need to dig them out again!
I wish you a safe and happy Christmas with your loved ones.
Stay warm,
Yvette
What a lovely post. I love Jan Brett also. I miss teaching little children and using her books. I guess my big kids would like her also. Keep safe and warm and have a joyous Christmas.
what a great piece of art! holding that quilted antlered friend..it looks like socks for reindeer! i am going to have to look into that outlander as i see you have many commenters who loved the series... i just started a new novel after having a painfully long dry spell with nothing that i could stick with...too much screen time and camera excitement i think...
this entire post is so warm and inviting yolanda. thank you! i have been housebound since friday and not minding much since there is plenty of drama right here in my own backyard... feeding the birds this week is a full time job! be safe driving to and from work...more rain and snow tomorrow...Have a wonderful holiday!
Dear Y,
LOVE the Brett picture!!! And have read both books you intend to curl up with!
Wishing you and yours a very Merry and beautiful Christmas!!!
Have a very wonderful and peaceful Christmas. The Jan Brett picture is wonderful. I hope you enjoy your books. "Outlander" is a great book. I really need to read more in that series. Stay safe and warm!!
It's all about the heart Yolando. Thanks for sharing. It looks like we're stuffed under a heavy blanket of snow and will be alone this year.
Blessing to you.
Merry Christmas!!
Our family LOVES Jan Brett! (We have several of her picture books.) I hope you having a beautiful holiday--Merry Christmas!
What an inspiring quote and Merry Christmas!
Christmas is nearly over, but I had to stop by and give you all my good wishes. Merry, merry Christmas!! Happy new year!! (I love Jan Brett, too.)
Hope you had a wonderful time Yolanda, even though you were working. Enjoy the curling up with your books - one of my favourite occupations!
I love those books by Jan Brett. Hope you had a lovely Christmas.
I saw you had been by for a visit. Thanks.
I come by your other blog often to see what you're reading. Since moving back to Alabama, I've joined a Book Club. January is the planning meeting to pick books for 2009. I have noted some of the last ones you've recommended.
Mama Bear
You have very good taste in books! Jan Brett is one of my favorite authors..and her drawings are wonderful! Rosemunde Pilcher should have written more books!! Have you read Shell Seakers?
Hi there!!! Thanks for visiting me...it's always nice to find another "blind" person! ;)
Merry Christmas!
What a BEAUTIFUL image and lovely words shared. Sorry to be visiting after the fact, but life's been busy and I've barely managed to keep up with posting. Four blogs is just cRaZy ... but I do love this bloggy thing. I love Diana Gibaldon and have read the entire series! I suspect you'll get lost in her world easily. My next read is Wally Lamb's new one ... THE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED.
I hope your Christmas was joyous and that you're finding time to relax and read.
Hugs and blessings,
I wish you lovely Christmas days Yolanda.
A joyous New Year to you as well - and be careful on that ice! It's brutal.
Merry Christmas!
I once loved to read, and now...I don't know what happened.
My sister-in-law wants me to read "Marley and Me" and is mailing me the book. So that I must do.
I loved your post. Yes--people are the most important!
My daughter and I love the illustrations of Jan Brett too. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too! It sounds like you have some good reading to keep you going.
Hi, Yolanda! Good to catch up with you here...Hope you've been having a wonderful holiday. We're just back from our Christmas trip to the US and getting over the jet lag and settling in...ringing in 2009 will be quiet here-LOL! Wishing you & yours love & joy in the New Year! ((HUGS))
Yolanda ... I hope that you had the most wonderful Christmas! Thank you for your good wishes as well! ♥
Just dropping by with New Year wishes...have a warm and safe celebration ~
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