Merry Christmas

          Blessings to all this Christmas Eve. 

Savor the simple

I must take time to savor the simple things of this season. Though it is easy to get caught up in the shopping, rushing around preparing, I stop to savor. My eyes take in the beauty of the season - the twinkle lights, the trees, the ornaments. I sit peacefully with only the lights on my tree savoring the quite as i write. tonight I went to th river walk. It was magical. The way the strung lights hung on the trees. The cold night on my face, the warmth of my knit scarf . I am so truly thankful for the simple things. I don't want to take any of it for granted. The season is peace. The season is joy. Savor the simple.

Time Flies

Time flies by so fast. As the year is coming to an end, it makes me look back at the past year in reflection.

Did I achieve my goals? Am I closer to my dreams? Am I a better person?

I don't want to waste a minute. Life is too precious. I want to live with courage,improve with age, live in the now.

Christmas Tree Farm

As I was enjoying the hillside scenery on the way back to the office, this christmas tree  farm caught my eye. So lovely in the wide open space. Had to stop. The man proceeded to describe each tree and where they were from. Oregon. The smell  of pine filled my senses. The placement of each tree and the twinkle lights , so appealing. I didn't have the heart to tell him I was only there for a visual treat. I asked to take pictures. He did have fresh vegetables, so naturally I felt it was an even trade. A purchase for beauty before my eyes. Some people may of passed this by. Beauty compels me.

She Loves Christmas

                       

     

                         She Loves Christmas 

                                     She Loves Snow

       

          She Loves hot chocolate on a cold winter day :)

Free

I think my mantra for 2013 was to "Set myself free." Physically , emotionally &mentally. That was the goal.

 In the past, I had felt like a caged bird with a bruised heart and a broken wing. Oh how I longed to be set free. Not necessarily free of a marriage but more that I could be me again.                 Happy.Valued. Loved.

Now- I am happy to be me. I feel valued as a person and I am loved for who I am.

 Today I am soaring in the sky with the wind beneath my wings. I am truly free.

Fearless

Fear creeps in at times, paralyzing me from pushing forward. I must live without fear.  I know that God has my back - So ... I take a deep breath, close my eyes and move forward in faith, fearlessly.

Do  not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand

Isaiah 41:10