With God as my witness
Here I sit w/my broken arm…But I still have my left hand, (I’m counting my blessings 😉 )…At least I can still blog w/o fear of breaking anything else … I guess I could fall out of my chair 😉 … Not !!!  
This song will always be one of my fav’s !!!!The best line of this song is, “When you kiss your little baby, you kiss the face of God.”it gives me chills…Merry Christmas to all and Blessings for your New Year <3 …
It’s hard to believe Christmas is 3 days away…I still love this holiday for so many reasons !!! Great memories of Christmas Past !!!! They weren’t all perfect but they all were memorable.  Christmas is a very hopeful holiday. So much to look forward too. I love the songs, midnight mass, family & food. Friends are so important to the Celebration of Christmas.
I think I’ll add some music for this post. This is probably my favorite song at Christmas time…
This year has been so great !!! We added to our family. Down below is our 3rd son, Matthew with his beautiful bride Mz. Hannah. This is a picture from the wedding. Connie and Missy (carrying our 8th grand baby in April) they’re 2nd in from the left. Mz. Valerie and Kirk are next to them. Maggie is laughing at something, (she is so adorable). Fernando is next to Connie. Lauren is next to Missy. 
We are just blessed to be included in this group of people. We had so much fun at the wedding and added to our memories with our, “Dancing Family”. Thank you all so much for being a part of our world.
Their wedding was absolutely stunning !!!! The venue, the stairs OMG (Can’t believe I forgot to get a picture on the stairs) right out of my movie “Gone With the Wind”. 
I was going to go to Alaska for our 45th (coming up next August) but I’m pretty sure I’m going to spend it out in Virginia. Such a beautiful place !!!!
I almost forgot one of the most amazing parts of this day…The gift the Bride & Groom got for the us. Matthew gave this to me at the start of the wedding. Well there are just no words for this present and it will be forever a memory imprinted on my heart. Thank you so much for this treasure Matthew & Hannah…
The rosary has a picture of us in the medal. It was my favorite wedding picture from our wedding. Thank you so much Hannah & Matthew for all the great memories of your Wedding !!!! I absolutely loved everything about being the mother of the groom. The Mother/Son dance was my moment. That was just the best and I’ll have that memory for a lifetime !!!! I must post the video again, I love watching this. Y’all made it so very special. I love you to the moon and am so grateful for you Hannah being a part of this family…Welcome
By Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
Loving Father,
Help us remember the birth of Jesus,
that we may share in the song of the angels,
the gladness of the shepherds,
and the worship of the wise men.
Close the door of hate
and open the door of love all over the world.
Let kindness come with every gift
and good desires with every greeting.
Deliver us from evil by the blessing
which Christ brings,
and teach us to be merry with clear hearts.
May the Christmas morning
make us happy to be Thy children,
and the Christmas evening bring us to our beds
with grateful thoughts,
forgiving and forgiven,
for Jesus’ sake.
Amen.
With this being the Christmas Season I started thinking about gifts…So many things that you can buy. I came to the conclusion that the best gifts cannot be bought. The best gifts are the ones given to you by God and your mom 😉 .
I must send thank you’s to my mom for giving me the love of music. She made sure I learned how to play the piano and sang in the choir. I can remember every Saturday morning she would play the music, usually classical (which I loved and studied on the piano) or Opera’s (which I didn’t care for at all). I did however fall in love with Musical Theater <3 .
I thought I would share with you all of my favorites song’s of the season or really anytime of the year. Today I am going to share with you one of the best classical singer’s, Andrea Bocelli performing “Hallelujah,” with his daughter. This is a new version that I just came upon today it is heartwarming…Enjoy
Let the games begin !!!! This ones for you Connie & Missy <3 Safe travels, see you soon <3