Monday, December 6, 2010

WINTER WONDERLAND


HERES TO A WONDERFUL WINTER TO ALL. I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR. IT BRINGS SUCH JOYFUL MEMORIES TO ME OF MY CHILDHOOD. THE FLANNELS, THE LIGHTS, THE SMELL OF THE CHIMNEYS BURNING, THE GLASS ORNAMENTS SHINING ON THE FRESH CUT TREE. THE SMELL OF OUR HOUSE. IT ALWAYS HAD A FRAGRANCE OF CHRISTMAS. I CAN REMEMBER DAD READING THE CHRISTMAS STORY TO US FOR FAMILY HOME EVENING. THE LAUGHTER AND JOY THAT CHRISTMAS BRINGS. IT AMAZES ME HOW BLESSED WE ARE. WE ARE HAVING A FUND RAISER FOR A YOUNG COUPLE THAT HER HUSBAND WAS DIGNOSESD WITH MELENOMA 4 CANCER. HE JUST HAD THREE TUMORS REMOVED FROM HIS BRAIN. THE KIDS ARE BRINGING THERE CHANGE AND CANNED FOODS TO PRESENT TO THEM FOR CHRISTMAS. YES WE ARE SO VERY BLESSED. THIS HAS BEEN A TRYING YEAR FOR THE HOWELL FAMILY BUT WE HAVE A WARM HOME, FOOD AND EACH OTHER. I MISS MY CHILDREN SO MUCH IT HURTS. THERE ARE DAYS WHEN I JUST WANT TO SIT DOWN AND NOT GET BACK UP I MISS MY GIRLS VOICES AND GRANDSONS LAUGHTER. SOMEDAY I PRAY WE WILL BE A FAMILY. TAKE THE TIME TO LOVE EACH OTHER AND TO LISTEN TO EACH OTHER. REMOVE THE BITTERNESS AND KEEP PRAYING.
I SEND MY LOVE TO EACH OF YOU AND WISH YOU A BEAUTIFUL WINTER WONDERLAND
HUGS
WENDY

1 comment:

Jack & Debbie Campbell Johnson said...

I AGREE WITH EVERY MEMORY SISTER

I THINK THE BELL ON THE CEILING AND DAD IN HIS RED SILK PJ'S ARE TREASURES. MOM IN HER CURLERS HOW DID SHE SLEEP AT NIGHT WITH THEM!

FLANNEL NIGHT GOWNS AND LOTS OF PRESENTS. LITTLE BROWN BAGS OF HARD TACK CANDY, AND PEANUTS AND A ORANGE FROM SANTA CLAUS.
FRESH CUT CHRISTMAS TREES
EXCITED KIDS THAT PEEKED IN PACKAGES (NOT ME) ha ha
GOING TO GRANDPARENTS HOMES
AWE MEMORIES
HUGS DEBBIE SEE YA ON SAT AT 1:00

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