Joy fills my heart!

I love the Christmas season.  I love decorating my home and making the spirit of Christmas come alive.  I think I gained this love for decorating from my mom.  My parents home is filled with Christmas trees and decorations.  Each room has its own tree and decorations to match.  I love it. 

I don’t decorate every room in my home but I do decorate  my entrance way, living room, kitchen and my bedroom.  I love it.  I love spending time in these specific rooms.  Aw…I love Christmas time.  I love how joy just fills my heart!

So, tonight, I will share with you the Christmas tree in my bedroom.  It sits on my dresser and it is decorated in blues and browns…perfect for my room.

I love the glistening lights!  It feels my room with the perfect light. 

It does feel my heart with joy!

Hope your heart is filled with joy tonight!

~Michelle

Thursday’s thought…HOPE!

~Michelle

Heartache.

My eyes open.

I feel the tears falling down my face. 

I touch my pillow…it is wet. 

Wet…from all of the tears. 

My heart is aching.

My body is trembling.

I pull my blankets and pillows closer to me.

My mind goes back to the dream.

It felt so real. 

The words cut deep into my heart.  

A wave of nauseous hits me like a ton of bricks.

I rush to the bathroom and lose it.

Tears are falling freely down my face.

I crawl back into my bed…trying to find the warmth I need.

I cry.  I cry uncontrollably.

I remind myself it was only a dream.

A dream.

A dream that penetrated my heart.  A dream that seems so real.

I can’t shake it.

I can’t find peace. Where is it?  I need it. I need it so badly.

Why did I dream it? 

My heart is aching.  It hurts so badly. The tears won’t stop.

An overwhelming sadness takes over my heart.

Why did I dream this particular dream?   What does it mean?

I remind myself it was only a dream but it seemed so real.

I look at the clock. 

3:26 AM.

The thoughts won’t turn off. 

4:26 AM.

Sadness has filled my heart.  My heart aches. I remind myself it was ONLY a dream.

5:26 AM.

It was only a dream.  A dream…that seems so real.

Heartache.

~Michelle

Oh Christmas movies…you make my heart sing.

One of the things that I love about this time of year is all of the Christmas movies that are on  television.  Seriously, I get so excited to find out what is on the Hallmark channel.  I find myself watching one movie, then the previews for the next one shows across the television and I get excited.  I watch that one and then…it is early in the morning and time to get up for the day.  I love how everything ends happy. 

I think that I have only watched a few that I really didn’t care for but it is quickly forgotten just in time to watch another one.  Aw…I love this time of year.  Absolutely love it.

I love snuggling up in my blankets next my fireplace and watching happy shows that bring tears to my eyes.  I love laughing one moment and crying the next.  I wish that these types of movies were on TV all year long.  Ok, maybe not…I don’t think that I would get much accomplished. 

 

What are some of your favorite Christmas movies?  Seriously, I would love to know.

~Michelle

How do you end your conversations?

A while ago, I was having a not-so-pleasant conversation with a friend of mine. She was expressing that she did not like the way that I ended conversations. She said that my tone in my voice changes. I have been puzzled about this comment since she shared her observation with me.

So…I have been being ever so observant when people end conversations. I have been taking note of what they say and how they say it. As I stood in the grocery line, put gas in my car, ate at restaurants, shopped, and worked… I took note of the words said and the tone of their voice. There were some that were surprisingly filled with anger; there were those that you could tell that they really enjoyed talking to whom they were talking with; there were those that were simply annoyed. For the most part, it was in the same tone as they were talking previous to closing the call. I am confused.

Another thing that I found interesting was what people say when they are finished with the call.

“Bye”

“Goodnight.”

“I love you.”

“See you soon.”

“Talk to you later.”

“Okey dokey.”

“Adios”

“Goodbye.”

“Talk to you sometime”

Some…just hang up without saying anything.  Interesting.

So, my dear blog reader, I have a few questions for you. Have I ever had a telephone conversation with you? If so, did you notice if my tone changed? How did I end our conversation? How do you end your conversations? Do you notice if your tone changes? I am interested to know.

Tonight, I was watching a HALLMARK movie, Christmas in Boston. It is about two people who have been pen pals since they were in grade school. I think that they said that they have been writing and emailing each other for thirteen years. At the end of every letter, they close with saying, “See you under the moon.” I loved that little closing of a conversation.

Just thinking…

~Michelle

I love these two!

Have you ever  had anyone come into your life and instantly you feel completely blessed? I have had this happen to me several times and I absolutely love that feeling. When they are around, you feel this amazing peacefulness and warmth that fills your entire heart. Well, let me share with you two of these special people. I love them with all of my heart. I can’t even begin to share how blessed I feel to know them.  They glow.  They are so beautiful, adorable and kind.  I love them so much.

These two sweethearts showed up tonight to sing to me.  I loved it.  They truly brightened my day…just like they do every time I see them. It doesn’t matter if they are with other people; they always make me feel special and loved. For two hours, they sang, laughed and talked. I love these two amazing friends. I am truly blessed to know them. They are so precious.  I am so glad they are apart of my life.  Aw…this is exactly what I needed tonight. I hope they know how special they are to me. 

I am so blessed.

~Michelle

I love her smile and laughter.

I was able to spend almost the entire day with my favorite little person, Brys.  I love this little girl with all of my heart.  Her laughter and smile are so contagious.  We shopped, ate, laughed, talked, shopped , laughed and talked some more. I love how her tiny little hand fits in mine.  I love her giggle when she sees anything that has to do with Christmas.  I love how she talks non-stop.  She is so adorable. 

We had been shopping for a little while when I had the following conversation with her:

“Brys, where do you want to eat lunch?”

She thinks for a moment and responds, “I think that I would love to eat in that little place on center street?”

“What place is that?

“Um…let me put on my thinking cap?” 

Meanwhile, my mom calls my dad and inquires where he would like to have lunch.  Wendys.

“Brys, Papa wants to eat at Wendys.”

I look in the rear view mirror and see the hugest smile.  “That is exactly where I wanted to eat.” Then, she starts giggling.  Aw…I love this little girl.

We had been shopping for a little while and she looks up at me with those big brown eyes of hers.  “Can we go to Hobby Lobby?”

“Why do you want to go to Hobby Lobby?” 

She answers, “I need to look at the ribbon.  I have some projects in mind.”

As we walk into Hobby Lobby, she informs me that the ribbon is upstairs.  I was curious of what she was going to do. 

She stood in front of the ribbon, picked up one spool at a time, examined it ,and placed it back on the shelf.  She did this several times.  I asked her what she was doing.  She responded, “I am just getting some ideas.”  Aw…I love this girl.  She makes me smile!

After looking at the spools of ribbon for awhile, she asked if we could check out the mirrors. 

 

I asked her what she was doing.  She told me that she just loves looking at herself.  She is such a crazy little girl.  I love spending time with her.  She makes me giggle continuously.

We had so much fun today.  I love my little buddy.  She brings so much happiness to my heart.  It was such a fun day.  I love these types of days.

~Michelle