quote monday

                                               Take time to step away,
                                                         reflect,
                                                             recognize,
                                                                and appreciate
                            the beautiful life you have been blessed with.


I was thinking about this very thought last night as I was putting ornaments on our Christmas tree.  Each time I picked one up I held it in my hand and remembered who gave it to me or who took the time to make it by hand. We have a lot of ornaments that were made by hand. My favorite kind.  The most favorite, of course, are those the kids made in school. I can remember their smiling faces when they gifted them to us! I was thinking about how many years Chuck and I have set up a tree together and how all the ornaments were a reflection of so many people and experiences that have been a part of us.
Memories made by hand.

Happy Monday everyone!
~norma~

Photo taken in Barecelona Spain. A young woman was making giant bubbles with a handmade wand. Kids and adults were marveling and chasing the giant sized bubbles that grew and escaped up into the sky. It was a beautiful scene.