Pura Vida XoXo

Things......

don't be Fooled by the gifts under the tree. your real gift is all around you. it's in the air and in the water it's sitting at your dinner table. your gift is an unexpected burst of laughter and a shoulder to cry on. your gift is the family you can see and the family that can only see you. the friends who have shared this year with you and the moments that you share with yourself... these are your gifts. one more chance to say, "i love you." one more chance to be together.

today as i finished wrapping my things to give to you. things that i picked out as tokens of how much i love you. while the baby is napping and i'm getting ready for all the wonders of our christmas holidays to start. i stopped to remember what it is all about. it's all about love. how much God loves us and how we reflect that love to one another. it's about being thankful for the real gifts in our lives. i was struck by something my BFF did last week. she was part of an event that was thrown for families that had lost someone this year in iraq. families who don't know what it's like to have christmas without the one they love... but are getting ready to experience it. i was also moved to tears by a tribute in people magazine to all who fell this year, it put a # and a face to the sadness. my heart is heavy for them. my thoughts are with those families.

i am thankful for you.

Merry Christmas