Wishing peace to anyone reading today's post.
The sun is shining and I am deeply grateful for that!
Even opened the car window while driving. Fabulous!
Had a cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee and one old-fashioned donut.
Both were delicious.
Attended a church service and two people were especially kind to me. Bonus!
The day is so good so far.
So peace is what I wish to You!
Snowbabies are collectible decorative items that come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and scenes.
Sometimes they can be found on thrift store shelves or in church yard sales.
A handful of snowbabies here, in the apartment, just got moved to the empty kitchen rack.
It has been cleared of Christmas items.
There certainly are not enough snowbabies to fill it but, for now, a few snowbabies are better than an empty rack.
Each little figure seems to tell its own story but almost all of the snowbabies depict some aspect of childhood.
Snowbabies certainly are adorable.
DO YOU COLLECT SNOWBABIES OR KNOW ANYONE WHO DOES?
Kitchens require a lot of light.
After all, that's where all meals are prepared and prep work for meals is done.
There is an extra lamp that has always been a fave so up it goes to the kitchen counter.
It works!
It's perfect and gives off gentle, cozy light.
I love having an extra light in the small, galley space I call the kitchen.
So, let there be light....in the kitchen!
Ben Franklin seems to have been a man who gave really good advice.
He appears to have been extremely smart.
His legacy also comes across as his being very wise.
One quote I recently came across made me really stop and think.
Here it is:
"Money has never made man happy. The more one has, the more one wants."
There have been times when receiving extra money did make me happy, at least for awhile.
So I wouldn't agree with ol' Ben's statement 100 percent.
The second part of his statement, I think, is true, that "the more one has the more one wants."
Also true is that the more a person acquires does not necessarily bring happiness.
Some of the richest people I've known in life are not necessarily happy and some of the poorest really were!
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON BEN FRANKLIN'S QUOTE?
One of the most pleasant parts of Christmas, 2025, was enjoying every evening, the light of three candles by Luminara in the living room.
The candle wicks are dead ringers for real flames but they are not.
They got switched on as soon as I arrived home and were turned off at bed time.
Lights of all kinds are so important in decorating, all through the year, not just at Christmas time.
I like to have several lights on in every direction in a room, including corners.
It makes for a very nice atmosphere.
In a different context, human beings can serve as lights in the world, making it a better place.
We do this by being compassionate, helpful, non-judgmental, and understanding.
HOW ELSE CAN HUMANS BE LIGHTS IN THE WORLD?
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