I heart LOVE

I always say that in life you either come from a place of fear or you come from a place of love.

Fear is jealousy, hatred, cynicism, general poop~y~ness...

Love is compassion, generosity, gratefulness...

I choose love...

A big ol' Sack of it!

Have a splendid weekend.

Smiles ~ Ramona

Fearless

Oh my, my....where has the time gone?  I blogged on an early December day and when I turned around it was a late January afternoon.

Sometimes creative souls, like myself, let our creative tea cups go empty and we need to regroup, recharge and revive our pot of tea so that our creative cups will run~ith over!  Cha~cha~cha!

Done!

I wanted to share a splendid little story about a moment a couple of weeks ago in the produce department of the grocery store.  It was one of those moments that gets in your soul and makes you really think.

This woman comes up to me while I was selecting apples and tells me that she loves my cowboy boots...."so do I", I tell her enthusiastically...and as I am about to tell her about how stinkin' comfortable they are...when she cuts me off and leans in and says to me..."they make you look fearless"...yes, she said... fearless.  It took my breath away.

Never thought of myself this way...but I like it.  The truth is...when I wear my boots I do feel a tad more spunky about everything I am doing.

Little did I know that my ol' worn cowboy boots were a mirror to my soul.

And, they are....I am fearless.

Smiles ~ Ramona

December Peace

I have decided and will repeat these simple words when the self inflicted crazy coo~coo~ness  of this month start to fill my days....December Peace.  I will remember the precious gifts that last forever and fill our hearts like none other...

For me, they include ~

the gleeful excitement of our young daughter...the posibility of snow...our Son home from the front lines of a scary war...my precious children...opportunities to be of service...a radio station that plays Christmas music all month...the smell of our recently gleaned pine tree...holiday wishes from a stranger...grocery bags printed with holiday greetings...Starbuck's Chrismas cups...duh!...a warm house...a pantry that has plenty....having plenty to share with others...a grateful heart ~it is the best feeling around!...a family that I love bunches and lots...friends ~ true friends, good friends...

But most of all...I will remember that this month has many opportunities to be 

grateful...grace~filled...and choose PEACE.

Smiles ~ Ramona

Pine Cones, Leaves and Cowboy Boots

Glimpses.

Pre~Thanksgiving Bazaar in a really cool barn...

Lots...

And lots of G O B B L E ...

And piles...

And piles of S Q U A S H ...

And L E A V E S ...

And L E A V E S ...

And C O W B O Y  B O O T S...

Smiles ~ Ramona

A Gentle Celebration

It is the calm...sweet calm before the storm...

I hope that everyone is taking every sweetly calm moment of it...

Every gobble~li~cious minute of it...

I can almost smell a wonderful Thanksgiving feast roasting in the oven...

I can almost hear a range full of turkeys gob, gob, gobbling a happy tune...

All together now...

I love that the sight of pumpkins does not disappear when the

Jack~o~lantern's candles have burned out...

A splendid season full of squash!

And cinnamon pine cones...

Delightfully, delightful sweet season...

Breathe deeply...feel the calm before the storm?

It is a gift...be thankful for it.

Smiles ~ Ramona