Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love. – Hamilton Wright Mabie

May peace and appreciation find its way into our hearts, and may we experience the JOY of spontaneously showing love and affection for one another during this season.

I am headed to snow country, Salt Lake City, Utah, to visit my brother and his family.  My brother forwarned me to “rest-up” since we will be keeping up a jaunty pace being with his two sons and the two lively grandsons ages 6 and 8.  Four dogs will also be added into the mix!

Whenever I am with my brother and, Dixie, his wife, in their home over the holidays, I am reminded of what love looks like!  Friends and family coming and going, laughter, hugs, sharing of the latest news from throughout their family and clan.  Gifts of food disappear quickly and packages of thoughtful gifts and food flow out the door as quickly as they flow in.

We will no doubt get out to romp in the snow a bit, yes, even me!

So, may each of you thoroughly enjoy your friends and family over the holidays, and may we even extend our sense of family as we realize how blessed we are.