DAILY GRATITUDE FAMILY

 

I am grateful for understanding 

during this and every holiday season

something that always gives my heart a lift…

How…when I’m searching for the ideal present 

I remember

any time spent together with my family…

is already a beautiful gift.

FAMILY

 

May we all be blessed to be part of a family

who grow closer every day…

so close our family can understand

even the things we do not say.

FAMILY

 

May we all be blessed to be part of a family

who grow closer every day…

so close our family can understand

even the things we do not say.

THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREE

 

 For years…our Christmas present to each other

has been to purchase from Lowe’s….the perfect Christmas tree

but this year we are not in Florida…our Christmas is in NC.

Which means this year our Christmas tree hunt 

had a unique and special charm….

as we met Demien, Trista and Violet 

at the Boyd Mountain Christmas Tree Farm.

Yes, this year surrounded by the mountains of NC.

Trista, Violet and Deborah picked out the perfect tree.

 

then from the land where Christmas trees are grown 

with Damien on the saw…we cut down a tree of our own.

It was a wonderful moment we shared together…

one in our hearts I know we’ll forever hold…

that is except for Violet who slept through it all…

as Trista protected her from the cold.

So this years present to ourselves is one we won’t forget… 

because it took place in NC

and because we shared this moment with Trista, Damien

and a sleeping Violet.

It’s funny how with each new Christmas 

we have the same mind set.

We tell ourselves this year’s Christmas tree 

is the best Christmas tree we’ve had yet.

But it’s true…this Christmas tree brings with it

all the new memories this year we’ve amassed…

which does make this year’s Christmas tree

a little better than the last.

Among all our family memories this year…

Violet is one we are overjoyed to add

which means this Christmas tree now takes its rightful place

as the best Christmas tree we’ve ever had.

DAILY GRATITUDE LOVE

 

I am grateful for knowing love….

and all the wonders that love brings

because every time I feel love

I realize my heart had wings.

FALLING IN LOVE

 

May we be blessed to do our best…

and somehow find a way

to fall in love with everything we can

a little every day.

VIOLET

 

 We’ve always known violets are beautiful 

when part of a miniature bouquet

but as we held Violet, our great-granddaughter

for the first time yesterday…

as we looked into her beautiful eyes…

as she fell asleep inside our arms

as we watched her breathe and smile and yawn…

we were captivated by her charms.

It’s funny the moment we saw her photo on the day that she was born

we fell in love with her right then…  

and holding her for the first time yesterday…

we fell in love with her again.

We realized holding her…

something from experience we already knew

that falling in love over and over again…

is what parents, grandparents and great-grandparents do…

And since we’re already in love with her 

without making too much of a fuss

we started wondering when is the moment

she’ll fall in love with us.

We’re not sure when that will be…

but for now, like her parents, we’re content to keep

her safe and warm and happy…

and hold her as she sleeps…

These are the thoughts that ran through our minds

on the day we officially met….

two great-grandparents blessed to enjoy…

the beauty of one Violet.