One Word A Week Wednesday...

52/52

Await

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For last years words

belong to last years language

and next years words

await

another voice

and to make an end

is to make

a beginning

~T.S. Eliot~

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Hard to believe this is the last O.W.A.W.W.

Here is a re-cap of 52 words a week Wednesday ~

1/52 anticipation

2/52 simplify

3/52 sentiment

4/52 reach

5/52 play

6/52 protect

7/52 shelter

8/52 question

9/52 hidden

10/52 walk

11/52 luck

12/52 breathe

13/52 attention

14/52 create

15/52 clarity

16/52 aspire

17/52 faith

18/52 home

19/52 persuasive

20/52 friendship

21/52 solitude

22/52 dream

23/52 bloom

24/52 shine

25/52 joy

26/52 focus

27/52 magical

28/52 thought

29/52 wisdom

30/52 embrace

31/52 gift

32/52 taste

33/52 art

34/52 fragrance

35/52 remember

36/52 dwell

37/52 eternity

38/52 quietly

39/52 perceived

40/52 happiness

41/52 belong

42/52 heart

43/52 kind

44/52 prevail

45/52 enthusiasm

46/52 beauty

47/52 talk

48/52 essential

49/52 peace

50/52 grateful

51/52 memories

52/52 await

Happy New Year ♥ May you have Health, Happiness & Peace

And may all your Wishes for 2011 come true!

~d~

Thankful {things I love} Thursday...

At Christmas

all roads

lead

Home

~Marjorie Holmes~

With Abundant Wishes

for a Very Merry, Magical Christmas!

~d~

♥

One Word A Week Wednesday...

51/52

Memories

***

God gave us memories

that we might have roses

in December

~J.M. Barrie~

Ernie's "Gotcha" Day...

Today, we celebrate our 1 year Anniversary with Ernie ♥

My blog friend Kit @ dog daze used the phrase "gotcha" day when speaking of her Lab and I fell in love with this sweet term of endearment :-)
Sweet Ernie, you have been an absolute joy and left paw prints all over our hearts xo
We are so happy we "Gotcha"!!
***
An old dog
even more
than an old spouse
always feels like doing
what you feel like doing
~Robert Brault~

Each day ...

Grant me the ability

to be alone

May it be my custom

to go outdoors

each day

among the trees and grasses

among all growing things

And there

may I be alone

and enter into prayer

to talk with

the one

that I belong to

~Rabbi Nachman~

Thankful {things I love} Thursday...

I've had a real urge to purge this year :-)

If something hasn't been worn, or used within the previous year, it has been donated.

This is a real switch for me as I have been referred to as "the squirrel" in the past by more than one friend. I have always been someone who saved every little thing from ribbon & tags on presents, drying flowers from bouquets, and that was even before having children. That started an entirely new collection - every little scribble and school artwork piece, etc...etc...

This year, I crafted & created with items I had on hand in Sparrow Studio, before purchasing anything new, and I can see a huge improvement in the organization of my storage cupboard (although I am a bit sad to see only a few pieces of vintage lace left in a box that was spilling out before). It's amazing how once things get tidied, you realize just how many duplicates of items you have!!

Tastes change, and some items I once loved, I am now ready to part with.
My hope chest also had a big tidy up ... although I think I spent most of the afternoon reading through all my cards . I save them all and that won't change :-) My hope chest is the perfect spot to keep them, tied in ribbons, safe and sound.

There are some things, however, that I am so thankful to have held on to.

Lots of memories ...
And each year, I think they become just a little more special ♥

Memory

is a way of holding onto the things

you love,

the things

you are,

the things

you never want to lose

~From the television show 'The Wonder Years'~

One Word A Week Wednesday...

50/52

Grateful

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No longer forward

nor behind

I look for hope

or fear

but

Grateful

take the good I find

The best

is now

and

here

~John Greenleaf Whittier~