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May you all have the most wonderful, magical and blessed  New Year in  2014! See you in 2014.

From this.... to this.... Right on time for winter solstice which I seldom pay attention to, except this day gains in more popularity as weather news item like this .  I went out early evening on an errand and found it a bit hard to navigate. It was rather icy in places. It was also very wet at the street corners. One has to jump across puddles. I used my walking poles to navigate the sidewalks. From here on in I'll look forward to the increased daylight hours. Have a great weekend! Enjoy your Christmas too! Our World Tuesday  

"The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy. " Psalm 65:8 (NIV) I captured these photos of the sunset on Monday evening.     Even the hanging telephone wires couldn't dim the beauty of the sky. Joining in with Skywatch Friday today. Enjoy your weekend and have a Merry Christmas!

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I'm a bit over due for posting this week. I have been very busy with buying and wrapping some gifts and making preparations for my mother's third move in the facility where she lives. As always things did not go off without a few glitches concerning the move but it is done and she is more or less settled. Now I pray she is going to be okay health wise until we can move her for good to a new facility.  She is eager to get back to where she used to live but because she is already in a facility she is not at the top of the wait list.  If you can remember to say a prayer about her health and about her new place coming up soon that would be wonderful. Some of the crowd at the Christmas party I attended.  A lot of Asians were represented. In the meantime, I've also been preparing for Christmas here at home. I posted most of my Christmas cards some weeks back and put up my small decorations around the condo.  I set up my small tree earlier in the week but only just managed

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind.  To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.  ~ Calvin Coolidge After dinner I enjoyed a short walk in the snow. It's late and I'm labelling Christmas gifts for my mom before I wrap them. I am also preparing a few other gifts for family and family friends. I am attending a Christmas party tomorrow and after that I'll finish decorating my small tree as well as put up the other decorations. I'm a bit late this year. Oh my!  I still have to finish crafting 3 gifts. Oh well, there is always next week, lol. I can't believe I started these gifts long ago and still haven't finished them but life keeps cropping up :-).   Where does the time go?! Best to breathe and savour the days as they pass. Linking up with Our World Tuesday .  Thank you to Lady Fi for hosting!

“Give yourself entirely to those around you. Be generous with your blessings. A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” Dr. Steve Maraboli, Behavioral Scientist Christmas is always a time when I think of the way God has richly blessed my life.  Things could have been so very different for me had I been born in poverty in a multitude of other countries.  But I was blessed to be born in Canada and to have opportunities that I would not have had in many other countries because I was a girl child. So Christmas is always an important time of year for me. A time to consider my blessed life and to see what I can do for others beyond my family or immediate circle of good friends. There are many ways to be a blessing to others.  If we look around in our circle of friends and acquaintances and review their circumstances we can probably think of a number of people who could use a kind gesture, a helping hand, a small blessing or material helps of some kin

Nelson Mandela, was an inspiration to me like he was to so many others around the world.  Even though his life here on earth is done, I pray his life and light continue to shine brightly as a beacon of  hope and inspiration to those of us left behind. May God too bless his family and his Nation at this time of loss. ~~ Mr. Mandela, we will all miss you dearly. You have run your race.  You have finished your course. I pray you rest in peace.