Christmas joy

Merry Christmas to everyone. I got to thinking that Christmas can be the most wonderful day of the year but it can be also the sadist. Two of our friends lost loved ones just a few days ago and this will be a very hard holiday for them. It brings to mind just how precious is the time we spend with each other and take each other for granted. Take the time to tell the ones you love how much you love them and care about them and especially take the time to tell the one who died so that we may live that you Love Him. Also remember Jesus is the reason for this season.

working hard

There is the saying a womans work is never done and they are so right. Just take a look at this lovely woman working hard in the kitchen on thanksgiving. Here is a mother and wife who takes being a homemaker very seriously. The table set for the day was fantastic as was the thanksgiving dinner. The friends and family that gathered around the table enjoyed the fruits of her labor. Terri is among the many women that enjoy being a cook, nurse, wife & house cleaner etc. This is one job in a womans life that sometimes people take her for granted but as time goes by and your children grow and become independent of their parents this is when you receive the thanks for a job well done. How great to hear those words from your family Thanks Mom you did a great job. So remember when your days are full and your tired and stressed it is all worth in the end.

We can't believe we have had another snow storm. So whats to do on these cold winter nights and days. We certainly can't hibernate like the bears but we can get cozy and warm in our houses and prepare our homes for the Christmas season. Unfortunately we will not have the wonderful smells in the house from all the cookie baking as we are taking this year off from all of that. We have decided that we do not need all those wonderful goodies to eat as we are trying to watch very carefully how much sweets to inbibe on. Doesn't sound like much fun but we will suffer through it with lots of nuts (very good for you) and lots of wonderful fruits. As you can guess we are doing this since my Husband needs to take better care of himself (which we have always done) but he is having some heart problems and we do not want them to get worse. So enjoy those wonderful cookies and breads and we will be thinking of you and praying that you will have a wonderful Christmas holiday.

Here is a quick way to make great muffins in a hurry when you have company and do not have time to fuss. Take a large can of pumkin and mix with a box of spice cake mix (you can add nuts or raisens if you want) and mix till all is moist. Drop by spoon fulls into muffin pans and bake at 350o for 25min. or however your oven bakes. Enjoy

family

This is a new painting that I just completed and it reminds me of two parents sending their children off to places unkown. Not really but we just came back from visiting our son and his family and I got to thinking about how fast life changes. When I and my husband were growing up we had our Aunts, Uncles, cousins; brothers ,sisters and parents all within a short distance from each other. It was like one big happy family that you could visit at a moments notice. But life does change and now these family's are scattered all over our country and visiting is done maybe once or twice a year and usually for a longer period of time. I am sure we all have brothers -sons-daughters-sisters that are located far away and do not have the time to see each other like in the old days. But we have methods now that we did not have years ago such as the internet and cell phones that we can still keep in touch, send pictures, write notes that can be picked up almost instantly. So there is no need for any of us to feel out of touch with our loved ones.