Catherine Love~ Ramblings from my Heart and Home

On Gift Giving...

The only true gift is a

portion of thyself.

     -Ralph Waldo Emerson

I like that.  It does make one think, doesn't it?  I have to say that from the many, many posts here at HSB about gifts you've been making- lots of you are truly giving a portion of "thyself" this Christmas.  Thank you for sharing your ideas, photos and inspiration with us.

Have a BLESSED MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

With Lots of Love from the LOVE house,

Catherine

Wisdom from The Word

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.                     John 13:34-35

Thoughts on Keeping Christmas

Let Me Not Keep Christmas

Let me not

wrap

stack

box

bag

tie

tag

bundle

seal

KEEP

Christmas.

Christmas kept

is liable to mold.

Let me give Christmas away

unwrapped

by exuberant armfuls.

Let me

share

dance

LIVE

Christmas

unpretentiously

merrily

responsibly

with overflowing hands

tireless step

and sparkling eyes.

Christmas given away

will stay fresh-

even until it comes again.

                ~Linda Felver