New Years Eve

A new year is beginning to peak through
softly beautiful and different like new falling snow,
each day unique and shaped just for you.
Your life adding something as each day does grow.
My wish for your new year is beauty
and softness with surprises thrown in for delight.
Love for each day bringing happiness to you,
making your life a scene of sparkle and shining sunlight.

~ Author Unknown...Happy New Years 

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`*.¸.*✻ღϠ₡ღ¸.✻´´¯`✻.¸¸.Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ.. Counting down!!!! Are you ready for 2014?
The countdown is near. Hope this year has brought you some joy and that you will see dreams come true in the coming year.



New Year's eve is like every other night; there is no pause in the march of the universe, no breathless moment of silence among created things that the passage of another twelve months may be noted; and yet no man has quite the same thoughts this evening that come with the coming of darkness on other nights.  ~Hamilton Wright Mabie


For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
~T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding"

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past.  Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.  ~Brooks Atkinson

You cannot have too many reminders of love, health, hope and magic
May 2014 bring it to us all....................Only the best of blessings in 2014.

I am more than ready to bid 2013 farewell.

Justin relaxing at his friends place with his family for New Years Eve

Soon they will welcome it in Seoul

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Forever Young

Remember the freedom
of young love 
the open road

the radio up
the windows down
singing out loud
the wind blowing our hair
laughter filling the air

A trip to the Sierras
on a summers day
the path well worn
yet
new every time

We'd walk
hand
in
hand
into the quiet woods
where the squirrels played
and the robins sang
in the whispering pines

We'd run down
the mountains side
and dangle our feet
in
the cold water
of
the flowing creek

I remember the places
we used to go
they live in my heart

And if I close my eyes ~

I see us there...
smiling faces
side
by
side
sharing hopes
living dreams...

Forever young. ~ Neva

For when you whispered to me it went directly to my soul.

My Son and his Bride on their wedding day

LET THE COUNTDOWN TO THE 2014 NEW YEAR BEGIN ★ ° . .　　　　.　☾ °☆ 　. * ● ¸ .　　　★　° :.　 . • ○ ° ★　 .　 *　.　. 　 ° 　. ● .　　　　° ☾ °☆ 　¸. ● .　　★　　★ ° ☾ ☆ ¸. ¸ 　★　 :.　 . • ○ ° ★　 .　 *　.　.　　¸ .　　 ° 　¸. * ● ¸ .　　　　° ☾ ° 　¸. ● ¸ .　　★　° . • ° 　 .　 *　:.　.　¸ . ● ¸　　★　　YOU HAVE BEEN Sprinkled with BLESSINGS of PEACE, LOVE, and HAPPINESS! NOW ... PLEASE ... GO FORTH AND SPRINKLE OTHER PEOPLE TOO!★ ° . .　　　　.　☾ °☆ 　. * ● ¸ .　　　★　° :.. • ○ ° ★　 .　 *　.　　　　　　. 　 ° 　. ● .　　　　° ☾ °☆ 　¸. ● .　　★　　★ ° ☾ ☆ ¸. ¸ 　★　 :.　 . • ○ ° ★　 .　 *　.　.　 A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD

Soulful Sunday

"Light, my light, the world-filling light, the eye-kissing light, heart-sweetening light! Ah, the light dances, my darling, at the centre of my life; the light strikes, my darling, the chords of my love; the sky opens, the wind runs wild, laughter passes over the earth. The butterflies spread their sails on the sea of light. Lilies and jasmines surge up on the crest of the waves of light. The light is shattered into gold on every cloud, my darling, and it scatters gems in profusion. Mirth spreads from leaf to leaf, my darling, and gladness without measure. The heaven's river has drowned its banks and the flood of joy is abroad." ~Rabindranath Tagore (Gitanjali)

I am so anxious to begin a New Year 2014

Can you tell?

Make A Wish!

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Smiles

Enjoy this beautiful soulful Sunday

Thanks for a mail box brimming telephone ringing, things left at my door, your presence and your love, cookies baked, time taken,  the sharing of your love and kindness all through the year, the cards, the letters, but most of all times shared with loved ones and sharing of lovely meals and fun and frolic and lovely visits with loved ones lots of good times shared with so many during this Christmas season. Wishing us all the very very best in 2014 and 

always. Thank you all for everything. It meant so much to us.

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Because that's what kindness is. It's not doing something for someone else because they can't, but because you can.
~Andrew Iskander 

Live in the present moment. Let go of the past, don't worry about the future and stay in the moment!


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HAPPY SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!! 
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ღ(ˆ◡ˆ)ღ Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. They are Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you are keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - Family, Health, Friends and Spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these: they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance.

Happy Birthday Justin

Happy Birthday to my Son Justin

May Heaven smile and hear your every wish

Justin you are the piece of gold that travels through 

my Soul

Happy Birthday my Son

My life began the day you were born.

I am so proud to be your Mother

A sweet sparrow is once again sitting outside the ledge looking in the window and singing a sweet song as I type. The sun is shining and it is a mild day. Beautiful day for my Son's birthday. It reminds me very much of the beautiful SON ny day he was born.

Wishing you the gifts of LOVE, HEALTH, PEACE and JOY on your birthday and always

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As I stumble through this life,
help me to create more laughter than tears.
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Never let me become so indifferent,
that I will fail to see the wonder in the eyes of a
child.
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Never let me forget that my total effort is to cheer
people,
make them forget, at least momentarily,
the unpleasantness in their lives.
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and in my final moment, may I hear You whisper:
"When you made My people smile, you made Me
smile."

Enjoying a cup of Korean Sejak tea

Korean tea is exceptionally rare and difficult to find, and this one is worth the trouble. Grown in a monastic style garden in the Halla Mountain slopes of Korea, this tea is lovingly tended by those who enter into a monk lifestyle to devote their lives to tea. The result is a tea that is unusually complex and pleasantly earthy. Count your blessings – each sip is divine salvation. (MK Kosher)

Green tea of the second flush (Sejak), known also as Korean Sejak tea, from the Halla Mountain slopes in Korea.

Thanks for a mail box brimming telephone ringing, things left at my door, presents galore, but most of all times shared with loved ones and sharing of lovely meals and fun and frolic and love visits with love galore and lots of good times shared with so many during this Christmas season. Wishing us all the very very best in 2014 and 
always. Thank you all for everything. It meant so much to us.

Because that's what kindness is. It's not doing something for someone else because they can't, but because you can.
~Andrew Iskander

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

― Maya Angelou

“Something amazing happens when we surrender and just love. We melt into another world, a realm of power already within us. The world changes when we change. the world softens when we soften. The world loves us when we choose to love the world.”

― Marianne Williamson

Fabulous Dani and I love the owl. Owl love you forever. Owl you need is love.


There's nothing half so pleasant
as coming home again.”
~Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
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Happy Birthday to my Wonderful Sister

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(¸.•´ (¸.•´ (¸.•¨¯`♥ㄥ◯∨モ •.¸¸.•(((♥)))•.¸¸.•♥ Happy Birthday to my wonderful Sister Debbie I love you with all my heart. Your OLDER Sister Giggles. A birthday is your own personal new year. Lots of love, good health and joy and happiness always. Love and hugs X0X0

A birthday blessing
Life is change this much we know
We plant a seed,
we watch it grow,
A caterpillar, small and shy,
Unfurls into a butterfly
An acorn falls so it can be
Transformed into a sturdy tree.
And we know when change arrives
Across the landscape of our lives,
We still can trust
that it will mean
A special blessing not yet seen.
As you grow into all God has planned for you this year,
May each day bring you blessing after blessing.

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Wishing You the HAPPIEST Birthday Ever!!!
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I love you with all my heart my beautiful Sister

May your day and year be full of beautiful blessings

You are Awesome!!

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Christmas is the keeping place for memories....-xx 

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Thanks for always putting a song in my heart

Have a super soulful Sunday

.....there'll be much mistltoeing

and hearts will be glowing

when love ones are near

it's the most wonderful time of the year

"The first Christmas gift ever given
Wasn't bought in a mart or a shop,
And it wasn't encased in gay wrappings
With a bright ribbon bow on the top.
The first Gift of Christmas was given
In a manger lowly and bare,
And a blanket was the lone wrapping
Of this gift so priceless and fair.
God gave the First Gift of Christmas,
A most Holy and Wonderful One,
When He looked down in mercy and goodness
And gave us the Gift of His Son!"
~The First Gift of Christmas by John Gilbert

Winter Solstice

Of winter's lifeless world each tree
Now seems a perfect part;
Yet each one holds summer's secret
Deep down within its heart.
~Charles G. Stater


winter solstice


*。 ° ˛˚˛ * _Π_____*。Beautiful feathery flakes of snow,
**˛ •˛•˚ */______/~＼。˚ making a blanket so warm and 
˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ ｜ 田田 ｜門 ღ ღ deep, over the flowers that lie asleep. 
~ Mary Louise Allen

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Happiness is not a matter of events, 
it depends upon the tides of the mind.
-Alice Meynell


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“The road of life twists and turns 
and no two directions are ever the same. 
Yet our lessons come from the journey,
not the destination.” 
~ Don Williams, Jr.~

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Live with Heartfelt Purpose. 
Live with Wisdom Beyond Thought. 
Live with the Greater Good as your Goal. 
Live with Angel Blessings in your Soul.
Live with the Power of Spirit guiding you.
Live with Self Reverence.
Live with Love and let Love be your Life.
Live!

~Micheal Teal~

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*M*E*R*R*Y* *C*H*R*I*S*T*M*A*S*!*
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Out of the mouths of babes

What gifts did the three wise men bring?

Rashneet, six, from Broad Oak Primary School, Manchester: "The wise men brought coconut oil which was made of coconut, some sweets and some gold."

Jay, five, from Broomhill Infant School, Bristol: "The three wise men brought Jesus presents of gold, frankincense, smurr (sic) and silver. But I think he would have preferred wrestling toys."

Daniel, seven, from Stanfield Merchant Taylors' Junior School, Merseyside: "I know for his birthday he got money and gold from the wise men but I would have given him a Liverpool kit."

Dominic, six, Merchant Taylors: "I don't know what the three wise men brought Jesus but I would have given him a tin of biscuits. I think Mary, Joseph and Jesus would have all liked a biscuit."

Rebecca, five, Merchant Taylors: "They brought Jesus gold and myrrh but I would have brought him a nice warm blanket."

William, seven, Merchant Taylors: "I don't know what presents the wise men brought Jesus but a Lego set would have been better."

Ellie, five, Broomhill Infants: "The three wise men brought Jesus gold, frankincense and myrrh - no real presents. I feel sorry for him."

Ellie, six, Merchant Taylors: "When he was born three kings brought him gold, coins and a sheep."

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"You better watch out, Santa Claus is coming to town."