Joining Amanda at Soulemama for this moment.
{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember.
Here in the jay house we’re enjoying a wonderful holiday. We’ve revelled in our first Christmas and now we’re on Christmas take two with the other side of our family.
Apart from some sickness, which hopefully we’ve seen the last of, we’ve celebrated with good food, great thankfulness, lovely family, happy lights, last minute crafting, Christmas joys and funny children (and their funny tree decorations). We shared a wonderful Christmas with Dan’s parents. We said our farewells to them and greeted my parents and sister the following day. We are so blessed to have everyone come to us each Christmas, although we are missing my brother as he spends his holidays across the world.
We’re basking in the blessing of these days, these celebrations, these gifts, this love. I’m filling with plans, resolutions and anticipation for the year ahead. And as we count down the days of 2011 we’re cherishing our moments together. Trying not to get caught up in the speed of this busy family but trying to get lost in the peace of it.
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Hope you’re finding peaceful moments of your own.
The days have been flying here – even more than usual. There is last minute crafting, hopeful knitting, always baking and extra holiday fun. The first set of grandparents have arrived and we’ve been squeezing in extra special outings and activities. We’re popping vitamin C, double dosing on essential oils and wearing extra woollens as we fight a sniffle or two…and I’m trying very hard to give my immune system a fighting chance by avoiding all the Christmas goodies that are milling around the kitchen.
And while all this has been happening I’ve not been very good at responding to emails or making online visits. But I have been thinking of so many of you – wondering how your holiday celebrations are coming together, wondering how you are lighting these short days, and wishing our festivities could overlap.
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So how are you enjoying these December days? I’ll boil the water for tea and serve you up a piece of pistachio fudge (please, I really can’t eat it by myself). Stop in for a chat!
Joining Amanda at Soulemama for this moment.
{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember.
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.
It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal
into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our
past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
~Melody Beattie
In the name of gratitude and truthfulness I’ve decided to post a little piece of reality here once a week. Likely just a single picture. See my original post here.
I’m thankful that pumpkin is a vegetable and pumpkin pie with heaps of whipped cream, a balanced meal. For littles who can’t believe their good fortune. For a sweet friend who braves the cold and germs to relieve us with hot beverages, helping hands, knitting help and good conversation. Who reminds us that we have more family in this city than we realized.
If you’d like to join in with a reality check of your own, please add a link or note in the comments!