CHRISTMAS IS.....

{Please do not take this to be a sad post, it isn't meant to be. It's just a post to honour those who are hurting right now, who are experiencing some of life's difficulties that we all face from time to time. In talking to some people in the last couple of days and reading some blogs, there are some sad stories of losses in recent days. It's always so hard to face the first Christmas's after a loss, and when they happen to us during the season, it's even harder.}




Christmas is beauty.....beauty of the spirit as we give
Give of ourselves, our time, our love, our sharing
If only we would try to give of ourselves every day
As we do during this season.......



Christmas is sweet.......Oh yes for some it is a bitter sweet time
Wistful thoughts of those who are no longer here
But we carry on in the tradition of life
And make new sweet memories with those around us......



Christmas is light..... The light of love
The sharing of our laughter and joys
Basking in the warmth of loved ones, the hugs and kisses
Watching the eyes of the children light up.....

But Christmas is for so many a lonely time
Fearful, sad and painful
Let them have hope, for there will always be hope
That perhaps if they can only hang on,
Time will help to bring them healing,
Perhaps someone will make a difference in their life
And bring the sweetness, the beauty and the light of love back
Into their Christmas's and all their days once again.



God bless the lonely and the disheartened, may they know there are so many who pray for them. And may the light of Inner Peace shine on them once again.....


***Inspired by those who are missing someone, and by those who have faced tragedies, like the family Rhonda just blogged about.***



I know that I recently posted my wishes for some of you. But if I could only have ONE wish for everyone, all mankind.....it would have to be Inner Peace. If we have that, we can endure anything.

And I say this a lot...."take care of each other", and I really mean it. We are so much stronger together than alone afterall, aren't we?

Love and Peace
Jude