Beloved,

Merry, Merry Christmas! Happy Holy Days everyone! What a milestone Christmas this is. The lake is as calm as a mirror and it is reflecting all the trees and the houses in its image. The Hooded Mergansers, my favorite divers or dobblers as I call them, are still here. I don’t know if it is because their path to the south is hindered by all the bad weather other states are having or if it is because the weather here is so mild. I love it personally. I am grateful that all the travelers have better driving conditions and also flying conditions. Here in the Northeast at least. As I awoke to this very unusual Christmas and looked out at the lake, I thought, if I had not put my kayak away for the winter, I would be out in it right now. Who knew it would be like this, lets enjoy it while we can because we know that it will change. HANG ON YOU SKIERS, YOUR TIME WILL COME. It feels like spring and I have Spring Fever. I even wore a white jacket and white shoes to the midnight Mass last night. It felt right although I don’t usually wear white in the winter.

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I know some of you are alone on this day and yet you are never alone. You have YOU. Why do we feel less than when we are alone on a holiday? There is a treasure in being still and being with just you at your own pace and you can even stay in your pajamas. Do you know yourself? Alone, you do not need to be someone you are not just to please friends or relatives. I see that being with family or being alone as both ends of the spectrum and there is a balance in that. We have all spent a holiday alone or with family and friends. Neither is better than the other, it is just an opportunity to have a different experience. Whatever you are experiencing is perfect for you at this time. Enjoy and be merry.

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Have you ever gone shopping like this, it signifies the real meaning of Christmas. I think she had fun and she knows how to be happy.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/99-yr-old-womans-shopping-spree-helps-needy-kids-at-christmas/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=weekly_mailout&utm_source=23-12-2015

What is the best Christmas present?

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Is this the real “SPIRIT” of Christmas? Our feelings and love for another never dies.

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Whatever you are doing or being, wherever you are today. know just how loved you are I love you and I am very grateful that you are in my life.

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Love and Light

Mary Grace

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