Rest is not idleness

Our front yard January 2010

Rest is not idleness, and to sometimes lie in the snow, making snow angels under the twinkling stars on a cold winter's night, listening to the wind mingle in the pine trees...is by no means a waste of time.

So many wonderful, resonant images come to mind when I think about the holidays--candles and colors and laughter.  Past memories linger while I continue to create new memories in the present. We're empty-nesters now, so I  decorate our house alone.  Sad but true.  But I will not resist this chapter of my life!  I will embrace it with endearing love, brighter colors and louder laughter.

As Christmas approaches, let us remember the reason for the season.

Jesus + family = Christmas.

And after recently spending an evening with our friends here in the Carolinas, I added one more item.

Jesus + family + friends = Christmas

My fellow WINners, you will not see a $ sign in the above equation.  Oceans of blessings to you in the days to come!

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.  He makes me to lie down in freezing snow; He leads me beside the frozen pond.*   Psalm 23:1-2   *well, something like that. NewSharonLeafVersion