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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

PS One More Thing Please, Dear Santa,


Would you please help me remember to count my blessings each and every day.

It's too easy to get swept away by the bad news we hear; to let fear take over; or, to let dissatisfaction sour life. Today, I celebrate that I am blessed to have a wonderful and supportive spouse; a son who has grown into a man we are so very proud of ; a snug and cozy home; a garden that makes me smile; and, the best friends a girl could ever want~here in town and all across the blogasphere.

Have a wonderful holiday week and may you all have enough love, friendship and celebration.

xxoogail

24 comments:

  1. What a lovely photo Gail and you've asked Santa for some of the best gifts of all.

    Happy holidays and may 2011 be full of happiness for you and yours.

    One of my highlights of 2010 was getting to meet you at last :D
    xxx

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  2. I love you Gail....30+ years of friendship...

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  3. Well said Dear Gail. Gratitude is wonderful and takes conscious thought. Hugs.

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  4. You have been a light in my life, dear Gail. May Santa grant your wish, and the same for us all.
    xxxooo
    Frances

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  5. I hope you have a most enjoyable holiday with your family.

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  6. So well said Gail. It's difficult to be grumpy when you have a heart of gratitude. Have a wonderfully merry and joyful Christmas. Btw, I love your cardinal in flight - very poetic against the snowy background.

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  7. Gail, may you and yours be blessed with love and joy at Christmas and always.

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  8. I agree, it's so very important to count our true blessings daily. Happy Holidays Gail!

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  9. Those are truly wonderful blessings Gail. Sometimes we do need to remind ourselves. I was just doing that today ~ sometimes I think the holidays bring out a "dark" side when they are supposed to be so light and cheery! Merry Christmas to you. I count meeting you this year as one of my blessings. :-)

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  10. I celebrate that you are my friend and will return to Oklahoma to visit someday.

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  11. So true. One of the happiest moments in my day is when sneak into my sleeping children's rooms and kiss them goodnight and thank God that I could be a mother.
    Have a wonderful holiday, Gail!

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  12. Lovely words of gratitude and your cardinal in flight is beautiful. Have a very Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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  13. You too Gail! Have a great Christmas! We all should be more thankful of what we have!

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  14. lovely sentiment..my blog post in the can and going out Monday is about Gratitude as well...here's to all the wonderful gifts we have been given in our lives!!!

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  15. Beautiful holiday sentiments Gail. Merry Christmas!

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  16. Perfect.

    We have so much to be thankful for.

    Thanks,

    Lisa

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  17. This is a wonderful sentiment! Happy Holidays!

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  18. A very wonderful post Gail. We should be thankful for all the bounty we have.
    A wish for you & yours to have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS.

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  19. Yes, dear Gail, you/we are so blessed. May your every wish come true, dear friend. Merry Christmas!

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  20. Beautiful Beautiful photograph and words . . . both capturing the spirit of Christmas in a perfect way. Merry Merry Christmas Gail! We are all blessed to know you.

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