Rain has poured down on us all day and yet the icy snow remains in the yard.  Last night’s freezing rain coated everything in a thin sheet of ice.  I stepped out on the porch to look at the neighborhood Christmas lights reflected from every surface our block.  It was a festive sight.

     I’m happy to be snug at home this Christmas.  I spent too many of them in the past far from my home.  Where I was, I didn’t feel all that welcome and I missed Dear Hubby something terrible.  A couple times, I was stuck in some distant airport waiting for a flight home.

     So tonight, I’ll count my blessings while I snuggle with DH and the pups and we enjoy our movie marathon and pop corn.

     A younger sister who was the strongest person I ever knew blessed me with her love every day of her short life. 

     A father who was loving, kind, and compassionate blessed me.

     A mother who understood and always told me to be myself and be proud of who I am blessed me.

     I will always love and miss them.

     My Dear Hubby is a blessing to me every day.

     My wonderful aunties and cousins are truly a blessing.

     My dear friends old and new are always a blessing.

     Have a wonderful Holiday dear readers for you too are a blessing to me.