To all who frequent this blog...
MERRY CHRISTMAS...

And even though big-box retailers nationwide would have you believe otherwise, Here's the true meaning of the Christmas Season...



As we all take the time to look back during this last week of year, the Christmas Season becomes a time to reflect, to cherish old memories, and make some new (hopefully good) ones. Amidst everything that life throws at us all, I hope this Christmas is a joyous time for you, whether you're a faithful reader of this blog, or if you've just stumbled across it for the first time.

Christmas is a time of renewal, a time of hope, a time of beginning again as the New Year approaches. Tonight, I'm watching PBS (The Oregon Version); on the screen is a fireplace with logs ablaze, accompanied by Christmas music. It's a low-key Christmas for me. And it's a special, hushed, reverent night for me. Maybe I need to be more reverent...

Even though I finally heard an instrumental version of "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" tonight (I try to avoid that dumb song as much as I can), I'm in a good, if a bit wistful, mood. Above all, I'm thankful for life, for this beautiful planet, and all the nice folks I've met online, including YOU.

May your Christmas be a time of warmth, caring and most of all, a PEACEFUL time for you and yours. Sleep in Heavenly Peace.....Sleep in heavenly peace...Hark, The Herald Angels Sing...Glory To Our Newborn King...Peace On Earth and Mercy Mild; God And Sinners Reconciled...

As Jose' Feliciano once sang...Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad...Prospero Ano y Felicidad. And to all, A Good Night.