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Though the snow hasn’t arrived yet, it will begin falling tonight. And the house will look much the same as it did when I took this picture last year.

It will be beautiful. It is  beautiful.

Today is a day for Christmas music and baking (the annual Christmas coffee cake), some cleaning, some laundry, definitely some wrapping, and we’ll top it all off by watching It’s a Wonderful Life  this evening. Last night we watched A Christmas Story.

Dear friends, I hope you have the most wonderful of Christmases. We’ve been through an extremely stressful year politically and it has taken its toll. And many of us have had personal stresses, challenges, and loss, as well. I hope that for this pocket of time – these two days – you can find some peace and joy and simplicity. Turn off the television news. Keep off Twitter (a message from me to me). Don’t let anyone steal your joy.

Concentrate on love – expressing it, revelling in it, sending it out to everyone, even those we have reason to dislike or despise – knowing that, in the end, there is only love. And if there is only love, then love indeed trumps hate.

Be a warrior for love.

May the coming year bring peace and resolution and healing.

And as we count our blessings today and tomorrow, I am well aware that one of my biggest blessings is you. Thank you for being here and for being a part of my life. My cup runneth over.

I’m taking the day off tomorrow, so I will close by wishing you a heartfelt Merry Christmas!

May blessings and good and love and joy surround you and envelop you.

Happy Christmas Eve.

 

Comments

  1. Merry Christmas Claudia! I wish you and Don days of peace and joy. Enjoy your Christmas snow. We have rain for Christmas Eve here in SC.

  2. Merry Christmas. Hope 2018 is good to us all. Saw a wonderful Charles Kuralt quote:

    “It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn’t in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers and criminals.”

    Amen.

  3. Merry Christmas, Claudia and Don! We will have rain here in the Willamette Valley but we can see snow on the hills and mountains around us. The grands are excited and we will spend the day with them!

  5. Merry Christmas to you and Don! Thanks for the lovely uplifting message! Love following your blog. Best wishes for a wonderful new year.

  6. Have a wonderful Christmas too and thanks for all you share. You have a way of connecting us all. In this crazy and sometimes scary world it’s comforting to know there are people with compassion and common sense. Best wishes for the New Year and enjoy your time together. By the way it is sunny and warm here in Brandon Florida but may go down to 68 degrees !😊

  9. Beautiful post Claudia! Your day sounds much like ours will be ….. finishing up the baking, meal prep for tomorrow, a quick clean, more decorations on the tree and then a yummy dinner followed by “It’s a Wonderful Life” with the fireplace on. A bittersweet time of year as we light candles for those we love who are no longer with us and share memories of Christmas past. The candle glow helps our hurting hearts as we remember. And then a beautiful day of fun tomorrow, followed by a few days of visiting and sleeping and playing in the snow that finally arrived! Merry Christmas!! X Chy

  10. Dear Claudia Thank You for lifting me up this year (well from October of last year on). We DO have much to be thankful for; good health, good friends and love. Merry Christmas to you, Don and all your family.

  11. Claudia – God bless you and Don this Christmas. Thank you for your wonderful blog. – Cindy from NJ

  12. Merry Christmas to you and Don. My best wishes to you both for a new year filled with lots of love, fun and happiness.

  14. aaaw made me tear up…Merry Christmas! It’s blessed people like you that make the world more of a joy to live in.

  16. “Be a warrior for love…” This 5-word phrase brought unexpected tears to my eyes. Beautiful. It would make an excellent clarion call for the Democratic Party this year. Because hate sometimes wounds love, but it never defeats it. End of political soapbox.

    Here’s hoping you, Don & your families & friends – and all my friends here too of course – have a very VERY Merry Christmas! Coffee cake & Linzers for everyone!! Peace. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

    #Resist
    ProtectMueller

  17. A merry and blessed Christmas to you, too, Claudia. Your home looks like a Christmas card and exudes peace. Like you, I wish to be a bearer of love and gentleness this holiday and all through the new year. Susan

  20. Happy holidays to you and Don, Claudia. Have fun with your friends, and be in touch with loved ones who live farther away.

    • We will, especially a certain little boy who is very excited about Santa coming down the chimney! Merry Christmas to you and yours, Wendy!

  21. Thank you, Claudia. May the coming year be better for all of us. I am wishing for peace and security.
    Merry Christmas to you and Don!

  23. Merry Christmas to you and Don! Blogging has taken a back seat for me the past few months. I’m going to be more intentional about it in the New Year. I do miss all the camaraderie. Happy New Year!

  24. Wishing you and Don the merriest of Christmas’s! The excitement is growing here. Scout and Tiger are all excited, Ashleigh will be here late tonight and it will be a great time to share love with my family. Blessings to you and all of us as we face 2018 with more determination! Love and Peace!

  25. Claudia,You have expressed so much wisdom and love in your message .I am so happy to have found your blog this past year and truly feel that I have a new friend. Peace,joy and love to you and Don.Annette in Ca.

  26. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, too, Claudia. I usually have the news on off and on all day so am taking a break from that for the holidays. Blessings to you- xo Diana

  27. Lovely post. Thank you. Merry Christmas 🎄

    Ps I haven’t watched the news in 2 weeks so maybe I will take the next week off too!

  28. wise words beautifully stated. thank you, claudia, for what you wrote today and have shared all along. so glad i found your blog!

    enjoy your days in that sweet home that looks like it belongs on a card.

    merry Christmas and happy, healthy new year to you and don and the whole world.

    xo
    kathy in iowa

  30. Wishing you and Don a Blessed Christmas and a joyous day with Rick and Dan. I look forward to your posts each day.
    MERRY CHRISTMAS
    Marilyn

  31. Looks like we are having a white Christmas after all! Now it’s perfect. My son and DIL are out buying supplies for mulled wine…guess it’s really a big thing in England. I’m wishing you and Don a very Merry Christmas….have fun tomorrow with your friends! ;)

  32. such a beautiful and wise Christmas wish! ” Don’t let anyone steal your joy. ”
    and be a warrior of LOVE!
    a special and wonderful Christmas to you and Don too dear bean!

  34. Blessings Claudia to you and yours. Thank you for all that you do, I feel my life is richer because of you x

  36. Claudia! What a beautiful post; such a beautiful message. You moved me to tears. But good tears. Love is love is love. There’s a lot of love on this blog from you (and your readers!); I’ve felt it, needed it; hope I shared some, too. You and your blog and your readers are a gift! (PS: I did what you said; I skipped right off the home page and instead went to happy places online today. Like right here!!) Your good heart and your good soul makes me happy! Make some memories with that Broadway star in the house…and more linzer cookies! Stella is singing! (I think that’s enough exclamation points!!!)

    • Merry Christmas, Vicki, to you and yours. You’ve been through such a worrying and stressful month. I hope you and your husband can find some peace – you deserve it.

  37. Thank you for sending such beautiful blessings to all of us. May your Christmas and New Year be filled with joy, laughter, and many blessings. Love to you and Don.

  39. What beautiful thoughts and wishes Claudia…Thanks to you and Don for allowing us to be part of your lives…to share your joys and your sadness…also to be a part of your wonderful adventures!…May we all look forward to another year of meeting here on your blog to share a bit of our lives with you and with each other……it has just started snowing here…Enjoy your Christmas snowfall…It’s magical you know…

  45. Thank-you for your beautiful Christmas message dear Claudia! It feels straight from an angel and brings such encouragement and upliftment! May that beautiful energy you have shared enfold you,Don and all your loved ones,here or there, in Love Peace and Joy today and every day<3

  47. Merry Christmas, Claudia and Don! I am so thankful that I can count you as friends. I so enjoy your blog and I am really grateful that you take time to share your life with us.

  48. I’ve received the absolute best gift this Christmas- I received a new heart and I’m doing great! Over the past few years of loss and lack of living I have a second opportunity that is filled with possibilities!

    Merry Christmas Claudia and Don
    I look forward to your blog beveryday!

    • Chris, this is tremendous news! My goodness! I am so happy for you and so thrilled that your life has been turned around by this miracle. Bless you, my friend. Much love is being sent your way!

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