The Day of Wishes

We don't know what each day will bring us.

As I write this, amidst family visits, juggling the needs of others, timing and tomorrow, it seems the Universe wants me to have a cold. I'm fueled right now  by an earlier Benadryl and a more recent brandy, so please forgive me any typos you see. (I have backspaced quite a few times already).

I tried to grab a nap in-between spending some time with family and the next visit again with family, followed by a celebration at my Dad's Church. But of course, my mind is moving in really fast motion right motion right now.

The Day of Wishes

I want to celebrate tomorrow with the ones I love the most in the world. I want to show them in the  ways I can how much they mean to me. It is not about how much I spent on them, (although I still "balance" the amount between my children). Or about which words I use to convey to the newest members who have joined our tribe.

It is about letting everyone know that they are welcome, that I am blessed by knowing them, that I hope they can forgive me my failings, because for whatever reason that we might not quite know yet, that we have been given to each other for a reason.

To teach, to learn, to set an example, to forgive, to allow in.

We all so easily live each day, without much thought, doing our thing, making it through another day.

But we have such impact, by what we do, what we say or don't say, what we give from our hearts. And we need each other.

For tomorrow, let us all....just give.

So for my closest people, some whom I came from, some whom I gave life to, some whom were given to me by the grace of the Universe. Thank you. Thank you for what you have given me, for the hugs we have shared, for what I have not yet had the courage to tell you, for what is still coming.

Tomorrow, let us just rejoice for the opportunity for what is to come. (Tweet This)

Whether you will be celebrating in a Church tonight/tomorrow, or at home tonight with friends and family, or sitting alone with a pizza watching a movie tonight, may you be blessed. (I have been all three and there is a tomorrow. Believe.)

Now, close your eyes and wish.

May the Spirit of happiness be with you. (Tweet This)

Thank you for your support over the past year and Good Night.

Blessings to All and to All a Goodnight

In the next few days, there will be a lot happening at your local church. For those who attend regularly, the familiar will call you back. The soft light, the smell of candles, greens and flowers and the music always speak to us. 

There will also be infrequent visitors, those who will be there to honour someone who has recently left their life (“Mum would have loved this”) or because of someone who has entered it. We will step into something new and make it our own because of love. We will marvel at how our lives have melded and meshed in seamless unison.

We will pull out our traditions like tangled garland and lights and enjoy them because they are ours. We will smile in realizing the good things and weep at our memories of last Christmas, of what has sadly changed, and for what hasn’t, sadly.

We will immerse ourselves in the way “we have always done things” and relax into its comfortable arms, like a heartfelt hug that we have been waiting for all day. We will pull out old dishes and cook meals that we grew up with and once again exclaim at how wonderful they are or how we have improved them!

When the 25^th is at our doorstep, you might worship within four enclosed walls or choose to worship in wide-open spaces. But we ALL have huge wishes and tantalizing dreams even though we may hide them daily in quite efficient ways.

This Christmas, set your wishes free and let the Season be a magical time for you, never forgetting and with gratitude the amazing things that have transpired during this year.

Whoever you are and wherever you are – may you be blessed by the God you know, may you feel the calm and abundance that your heart craves, may you be surrounded by those you love and those that say they "love you more”.

I wish for you a heart that is open to all the joy and wonder of this Christmas Season.