A quick note here during the "pre-holiday" week of fun....
Maybe like you, we enjoy the holidays around our house and look forward to the excitement and fun every year. As a writer, and I mean if I'm being hard core focused here for a moment, it's a HUGE intrusion on my writerly efforts, not just because I'm away from the computer more but because there's just a lot going on and my little mind is distracted by both my love for giving AND receiving.....
Hmmmmm....receiving? what would that be like you ask? (cue dreamy music...harps and tinkly sounds...)
I hope my 2011 (though I'll take a 2010 close-out model if it's the Platinum series) metallic black Escalade ESV with heavy tow package ( so I can tow my new Belgian horse and his cool trailer) and 20" wheels is under the tree, the big oak outside, that is....and under the one in the house - my new Warrior assault rifle with dual sport scope and extra clips ( in case all hell breaks loose on Earth and I have to fight my way to the high ground in the mountains).....and XXL sub-zero survival gear - including tent ( in the event the world is suddenly thrust into an ice age as the environmentalists are predicting and a trek across the glacier is part of my escape route ) and lest I not forget my technical needs - one of the latest large screen killer Alienware laptops with at least 6 gigs of ram. I have more stuff on the list but some of it is private and the rest of it may cause you to wonder about my mental stability because the items are extremely dangerous. Okay, a hint, one of them is a really fast motorcycle that also flies....
I hope YOU, where ever you are and no matter your circumstance, can find a moment or two to relax and have a little fun and enjoy the love of those in your life. AND - Please take a moment to remember the lost and lonely, to pray for them that the day may come when they will know the joy and peace and comfort some of us have been blessed with. Remember the greatest gift you can give anyone, be they friend or stranger, is your LOVE.
I want to also ask that you make a point to gather family together and offer a prayer for the sentinels and soldiers of freedom who stand where ever duty calls, day and night, ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for all of us here at home. Beyond that, well, just know that I'll be thinking of you this saturday(You too Jane) and wonder where you are and how you're doing.
You know where to find me...
LUVU
