Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy New Year

I look forward to a new year. I think of a new year as a blank page, it comes ready to be written on and has no mistakes. The past few months have been a blessing for me. I have met many wonderful bloggers who have accepted me into their community and now I can say it is our community. You have embraced me with your kindness and caring. All of you have made me feel better about myself.

Each of us are different in our own way, but we bond because of what we have in common. It is not just our stitching, decorating or families that have drawn us together. It is our need to reach out to others. It is our unselfish nature. It is in caring for others that we are blessed with the kindness of strangers who have become friends.

It does not matter what country we come from, we all have the same basic wants and needs. We want to be loved, respected, embraced and needed. We may say it in a different language, but the meaning is the same.

For myself, I hope this year brings renewed hope and strength to look straight ahead into the future and not turn my head to look at the past. For all of us, I hope our needs in life are met and that we realize what we receive beyond our needs are gifts.

Best wishes to us all for a loving and peaceful new year.
Teresa

Merry Christmas

I will honor Christmas in my heart,

and try to keep it all year.

Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol