Hi there. Its a cloudy, cold and breezy day here today. Its only in the 30's and is going to get down in the teens tonight. To cold for me. I am feeling much better today. Glad my gloomy day was just one day long. Not much going on here today. Just doing my laundry and need to do my small amount of dishes here in a little bit. I hope it isn't to cold where you live. Take care my friend and enjoy the rest of your day. Many hugs, Cheryl
I'll never forget the day our youngest sat next to me on the couch watching television. While what we were watching was relatively kid-friendly, I failed to remember there was a reference to Santa being the parents.
I sat still wondering if my son had noticed the conversation. All of the sudden, he pipes up with, "Wait. You're Santa? Santa's not real?"
My husband and older son sat silent, and I chimed in immediately, "Oh my goodness!" With excitement in my voice, I looked at my husband and said, "Do you think he's ready?"
My youngest asked quickly as he straightened himself up, "Ready for what? I'm ready!"
"I think he's ready. " my husband said with a smile.
"Ready for what?! What is happening?!"
"To become a Santa with us, buddy."
"I could be a Santa?!"
"That's who Santa really is, sweetheart. When you are old enough, you learn that giving is better than receiving. You learn to give without asking for anything in return. You become a Santa."
"Oh my gosh! So I'm a Santa now?!"
"You are, my love. Congratulations on being a big kid."
"Who do I give to then?! I'm ready!"
And the conversation continued. And there was no sadness...only excitement. And he purchased items for others with mommy in order to surprise them and see the joy in their eyes.
When our kids grew old enough, they didn't learn Santa wasn't real; they learned Santa is in all of us. And they proudly accepted the new role of being givers.
Credit: Anchoring Hope for Mental Health: Jeremy & Bailey Koch
Good afternoon my friend. Not much going on here today. Feeling kind of blue from the holiday and my kids being here. Now they are back to their homes and things are back to normal here. But I oh so enjoyed them being here. Kept me busy and my house was full of noise. I will get over it soon. Going to have a cold front come through tomorrow and make it very cold. Not looking forward to that. I'm not a cold weather person. Well enough chit chat. Take care my friend and many hugs to you. Cheryl
And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1st Corinthians 13:13
"My barbershop is located in an old mining town called Rouyn-Noranda in northern Canada. I opened here because there were no other barbershops, only hair salons, which is something completely different. Wyatt showed up with his mother during the first week I was open. He was my first child who had special needs. I figured out how to work with him by getting down to his level. These moments are very special for me. I'm taking great pride barbering here and my community is amazingly supportive towards my shop. People drive up to 4 hours to get a haircut. We usually start by having a candy together and we walk around the shop looking at everything on the walls. The shop is packed with gifts from clients. We can also put some music on vinyl during the haircut. I'm never typically driving the haircut, I simply follow the lead of the child. It takes me more than an hour to finish with a special needs child. It is worth every minute."
good morning Pal, sounds like you had a good Thanksgiving. We did too. I made chicken and dressing, sweet potato souffle, green beans, mac n cheese and yeast rolls and 2 pies. All the leftovers are gone except for the turkey. Will probably freeze it as was so good. We had a gray, foggy damp weekend but the sun burned through yesterday about midday and it's been glorious to have it out and dry us out. My neice came after church yesterday to groom my little girl dog. It was easier than taking her to the groomer early in the day and picking her up at 5 which is what I usually do. Also both my dogs caught kennel cough from that place. I didn't do any Black Friday shopping unless you count the coffee and the dog treats I ordered on AMZ lol. Sat. we went to the shoe store for hubby and got my sone some sneakers while we were there, I got some socks too as they always have the cutest socks. I got some holiday socks and a pair with pigs flying and a a cat pair. Afterwards we went to a huge Walmart and got some odds and ends. They really weren't that busy, thankfully. Hubby got the tree up yesterday and today I need to decorate it. I have boxes sitting everywhere full of decorations. Need to get it all organized. Hope your week is good! love n hugs, Beth
After 4 days with NO sunshine and over 3-1/2" of rain, we are smiling and soaking up the rays this morning. It has been a dreary and soggy time over Texas but we always welcome the rain. It makes us appreciate the Sun more too. Thankful for everything God provides!
Once a little dandelion had a very special dream. But for a plant whose roots were in the ground, this dream was strange it seems.
I will tell you her dream, but you mustn't laugh, for a flower she is shy. The dream she dreams every night is that one day she will fly!
Now in this dream there is something strange (as dreams are wont to be),
"I felt myself floating high, as far as I could see! But when I saw myself in my dream, the me I saw wasn't me!"
So everyday she opened her face to the warm golden sun, she grew and grew, she dreamed her dream till an awful change had begun...
"What happened to my yellow face?! My tiny petals are now all gone! What is this fuzziness that I feel?! Have I been dying all along???
The little dandelion, now sad and afraid, stood alone on the lawn. "One more night to dream of flight and then my dream is gone."
She awoke at dawn no longer afraid, the day was bright and clear. A little girl played close by, "What's this? She's coming near"...
The little girl giggled when she saw the funny thing standing there full of fuzz. She ran up to it and plucked it up! The dandelion's mind was all abuzz!
What happened next was like magic! Like nothing the dandelion ever knew! The little girl puckered up her lips and ever so gently, she blew! The dandelion soared into the breeze on a hundred tiny wings! "I am flying!" she yelled. "My dream! My dream! It came true!"
As she floated on the gentle wind, going higher in the sky. The dandelion looked down at the girl who was smiling, waving goodbye.
"Thank you" she thought, "You made my dream come true. Whatever your dreams are sweet girl, I hope they come true too."
We will probably get out Monday before I go back to work on Tuesday. We are not even going to visit the kids today because we have had well over 4" of rain in the last 3 days. Roads are wet and dangerous.
Our dinner yesterday was very nice - all the food was good and we had so much of it. Brought home the veggies, chips, meat and cheese and it will all be eaten in time. Made pork chops in the insta pot - trying to find recipes to use it. Rich went out to meet our friends tonite but I didn't want to go. Am trying to watch the series, Your Honor but am not sure I'll be able to get all the episdes. It's on Showtime and we don't get that channel - it's free this weekend and I doubt I'll get to see them. Have no plans for tomorrow. Did you go out for any Black Friday deals? I didn't go out today and not sure about going out tomorrow. Have a good day tomrrow whatever you choose to do. Hugs, Wendy
Yesterday we watched NFL football games and so it seemed like Sunday. Today we watched College football games and now we thought it was Saturday. I will surely have trouble going back to work. I hope you had fun with family and ate lots of delicious food as you shared all the things you are thankful for out loud.
Good afternoon my friend. Its been a busy and fun few days. My kids came home for Thanksgiving. My daughters spent the night here as they live farther out of town. So my house was rather noisy but now its all quiet cause everyone went back home today. Who new two boys could make so much noise. I hope you had a nice last few days. I will go for now as its getting late in the day. So have a nice evening my friend and take care. Many hugs, Cheryl
good morning Pal, oh thank you! I'm grateful for your friendship as well and you are quite welcome for the help. Hope your Thankgiving was good. Did you do any cooking? We had 9 here in all and I cooked for 2 days. My brother's GF helped to clean up my kitchen though and I was so grateful for that. I reached a point where I didn't think I could wash one more dish. lol. We had smoked turkey breast (hubby finally found a Butterball on Mon.) and my son smoked a Boston Butt roast that turned out really good. The weather was warm here so we ate outside. Turned my AC on finally about 2 o'clock. Are you doing any Black Friday shopping? I'm not venturing out in to the crowds but may look online a little. It's foggy and gray here and supposed to rain later this weekend. Our season finale game is tonight. Fingers crossed. It's our big rivalry game with Florida gators. Enjoy your day pal, whatever you're up to. love n hugs, Beth
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