They're back!!!!

Once again a group of people will gather at a Masonic Lodge in Burien on Dec 24 and 25 to cook and deliver lovely meals to small local homeless shelters. This year they will also cook for needy people coming right to the Lodge dining room for a Holiday meal. Shouldn't people be acting like that all the time not just on dec 24 and 25? Yup, but I'm glad they do what they do. Yay, Christmas People!

Slow down, be quiet and listen

How's that for some holiday advice? That was wonderful Father Ward's sermon on the first Sunday of Advent. Father Ward included trying to ignore Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday as part of the slowing down part of his suggestion. By being quiet he was referring to us listening to our God. I would also extend that to mean listening to ourselves and those people around us (both loved ones and strangers). Father Ward is awesome. His advice rocks even though he admitted to hitting the Bartell's sale on Friday!!!!

A Cup of Tea

In the midst of a crazy day, before the cold commute home, my co-worker brought me a cup of Earl Grey tea. Amazing how nurturing a simple gesture can be. Joked about Jean Luc Picard ordering Earl Grey - hot from the replicator on Star Trek. Love Patrick Stewart. Anyway, what a difference Theresa made in my day. Remembered how another co-worker made me hot tea with honey months ago when I was feeling rotten and could hardly talk. I need to develop the tea-nurturing side of myself I think. Speaking of nurturing, how about coming home to a warm house with hot homemade chili after a 2 1/2 hour commute? Thanks to my wonderful hubby. I need to develop the chili making-nurturing side of myself I think.