More Bird Tree Photos

We enjoyed decorating the tree

and sipping on hot cocoa!

Look! We even added a star!

Don't Forget The Birds

And other furry creatures!!
We made some very delicious bird treats to decorate a tree in the woods!

Look who is Two!

Yesterday was my big boys birthday. And while I have never claimed to be a baker, I take heart that at least he had a decent cake at Cheryl's house. Mine fell apart when I took it out of the pan!! But it fit 2 Candles and 1 for good luck!! Happy Birthday Mr. Man!!

Some Festive Spots in my Home

These are some pictures of areas in my home that I feel are pretty at this time of year.

At Peace

I love the Christmas season I really do. But there really does seem to be so much pressure. Last year as I was shopping I started to feel sick. I left the store and drove. I kept repeating to my self "Just get home, your almost there" When my arms from my elbows down got numb and my hands started to close up. I pulled into a restaurant parking lot and asked someone to dial 911 I could not open my hands up. I thought I was having a stroke. I was very scary. when I got to the hospital my potassium was extremely low but the doctors felt that I had had a panic attack. Well I am not sure if that was what happen or not but I promised myself this year would be different.
This year I am done with shopping and decorating but there are many events to plan for but I really am at peace. When I feel tension coming on I play George Winston and look at our lights and cuddle with the kids. I really feel full and at peace. I have decided that for the rest of the season I am going to focus on kindness . I am going to try to do or say something kind to everyone I meet and I will focus on how that makes me feel. I got an email the other day and It was about an experiment for a woman's class. Everyone had to smile at three people they encountered during the day and what record what happened when they did this. I don't know if the story was true or not but I thought that that was a really lovely thing to do. Smile, be kind and be at peace- What a beautiful season!

Oh the Drama

We belong to a small UU church and last week was very hard. Our DRE resigned and events before and after were full of emotion- strong emotion with the best intentions of the church though still filled with turmoil. I wrote this poem which I found very healing for myself.

Twas the night before church
My mind was a screamin'
"I hope this week I had just been a dreamin' "

The church that I'd felt always had good karma
Had suddenly seemed to be a place full of drama

An inbox full of harsh emails a flying
I felt like a part of my soul was dieing

I kept thinking this was not a place I wanted to be
But then I thought , truly this is really not about me

We need to think about what the children need
For someday, they are the ones who will take the lead

So if all the adults treat each other with respect
Our issues will be resolved I suspect

If we can all try to be fair
Maybe we'll remember we have a church full of people who truly care