by Sharon O | Nov 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Thanksgiving is over now.
Today I saw cars with Christmas trees on the top.
The people inside them already planning on
Christmas decorating when they got home.
I would rather take a few days and reflect on the many things we have to be thankful for.
This has been a season of thanks.
Gratitude is the highest form of praise.
Thanksgiving is so over looked and ignored.
Thanksgiving day is over but we can still remain thankful in all things and for all things.
We can reflect on the past months and see
where God has had his hands on our lives.
We notice the passing of time more as we age.
It seems we just had Christmas and now we are here again.
Soon we will begin to move into the holiday spirit.
Ready for the carols, and cocoa in steaming hot mugs.
Ready for the fire in the fireplace with the crackling wood.
Ready for the nativity to be set in a good and wonderful place.
Ready for a marathon shopping day then a marathon wrapping day.
Reflections of days so long ago when life seemed a bit easier.
When the passing of time seemed slower and the season could just be a time of reflection.
by Sharon O | Nov 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
May you all have a memory filled and wonderful thanksgiving day.
May you begin to realize we have many things to be thankful for.
May we praise God for whom all blessings flow.
Happy Thanksgiving… from our house to yours.
{not sure where I found this picture but I totally love it}
by Sharon O | Nov 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
In September I said good bye to my buddy, my computer/writing partner and my sweet Smudge.
She was sixteen and it was time for her to leave us.
When I took her to the vet to have him put her down I said through many tears, I will never do this again.
It is too hard and too painful.
Well that was then and this is now.
We now have Miss Molly.
She is near eight or nine weeks old.
As my husband says “good golly miss Molly”
You are very cute.
Yes I must be losing my mind to begin one more time.
To learn to love and protect and care for a baby again.
She will be indoors only.
She is settling in very well.
She is pretty cute when she sits on the heat vent.
Or finds a cozy spot to sleep in.
She is our newest family member.
by Sharon O | Nov 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
It is one week from Thanksgiving.
The day we stop and for once hopefully become thankful for what we are abundantly blessed with in our lives.
So many have so little and even if we have the large table full of assorted dishes that will fill ourselves to a comfortable fullness.
I pray we stop and say thank you to the one who blesses us with all that we have.
It is no accident that we set a day aside for ‘giving thanks’.
In fact it is something we should do more often than our once a year gathering.
It is good to become grateful for many blessings given to us.
I remember as a young person we would go to our grandparents house for a day of food and desserts.
The thanksgiving day parade on the console tv was part of the tradition too.
We would fuss with rollers in our hair or later a hot curler to make ourselves more presentable.
It was considered a dress up day.
No jeans or a casual look.
When we were small we wore dresses and tights with shiny shoes.
The table was set with beautiful china, cloth napkins and crystal goblets.
The candles with flames that flickered and the light above the table would reflect a beautiful display of color on the cream colored ceiling.
The ladies would gather in the kitchen as our grandmother would stir the pots and prepare the food.
The men would gather in the living room away from the women and children chattering.
It was always traditional in style and recipes.
Always predictable.
I love the memory I have of the beautiful table and the time shared.
It wasn’t always a warm fuzzy feeling but it was a memory.
Sometimes it would be nice to go back in time and do it once more.
To see my grandmother busy in her kitchen stirring the pots on her simple stove.
But that is not possible she has been gone many years now.
So we create our own memories and traditions.
Only ours is more relational and more relaxed.
We will have the fire in the fireplace and the children playing.
It all adds to the family atmosphere.
One week from now we will be busy in the kitchen preparing a meal and we will stop and
for a few minutes share together what we are thankful for.
In that process I pray we will remember
it is always good to say ‘thank-you.’
by Sharon O | Nov 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
The excitement in the air
The surf roaring and a gentle wind
The call of the ocean and
The sand welcoming three little boys
Anticipation and wonder await them
Three little boys imagining what it would be like to feel the soft sand between toes.
Three little boys waiting and wondering what kind of sand castles could they build.
I love the beach for children there is never a dull moment.
There is time to run and jump and play and for all the children a time to relax and for grandma’s and grandpa’s it is a time to make memories.
There is no better place for the wonderful picture of childhood.
