Mending Fences

So true, Andy.

 To bad some of you could't  post some"English"Christmas pictures then, how do you celebrate it and where do you go to for doing things and seeing the Christmas sites? Wish I was really good at taking pictures, you'd love my wayofdoing thngs with my "Le Max" Christmas Viilage all around my bed, which takes on an "sleigh" look this timeofthe year. The guys dressing up an merchant outside the "Farmer's Market" in an Santa suit, next to an log cabin with kids playing in snow,,and to the other side, people outside an tea shop and an hotelnear an gazebo awaiting for the horse and carriage and stage coach to appear,in it already gaily happy people singing songs as they do down the road, headed into town, and before they get there, they run into an camp ground and kids and skiers, with an pond and deer amoung trees and next to it, the stables, with an man helping his daughter up for an ride, and an man an little boy helping to feed the baby lambs, and beside it an bakery shop, where you can look into and see the goodies, and an lady out front sharing cookies with two liitle kids, and next to it a Santa with an little girl on his lap in front of an Gift  shop, you can see inside it also through the window, and next to that the church with an choir outside singing ..and I still have the batteries for the community tree (multi-colored fiber optics) ... still have to find my red embossed golden comforter for the bed as yet..maybe I should go do that one now. slip in an "Celtic" Cd of Christmas songs and I'll be thinking of you all. I have been years now collecting this village. It started with the church, because when I was an little girl I was given an "Bible" at Sunday School in 1956, that has the very same picture as the stained glass picture in the church, of Jesus holding an baby lamb in his arms. I just looked up the date, 10/21/56...the bible is so old it'sstarting to fall to pieces now, so I don't mess with it to much these days, I can get anything I need in religion or the bible "on-line"now. They have an "fire" in the fireplace tonight and it's so warm in here, I can hardly stand it. Whew, sweat bath time. I went to school with an Bill Shoemaker long time ago, but not in England.  

Karen, my heart goes out to you! I hardly know what to say. You are so brave, though I know you must not feel it right now.

Draw close to those who love you and let your heart be open to receiving as much love as it can hold. When if feels full, let it flow out of you and into the lives of those around you. You are a dear lady and reading about your prognosis puts everything else into perspective. You are right, life is too short, even if we live to be 100.

My prayers are with you dear Karen.

Karen, I am so sorry to hear of your news.

Thank you very much for your very wise words!!

Karen.

You are a Queen amongst us