section7mfu | Trying to not be MIA... (Reply)

Okay Cousins, it's Thursday and we're almost ready to ring the Christmas Bells. I've had more work lately than a semi-retired person should encounter, but always grateful when the check is deposited. Actually I don't know what semi-retired is supposed to mean or look like because most of us never stop working at something, and hardly any of us have the luxury of not needing to.
I am personally not getting in much writing, but am hopeful that the New Year will provide a little more time for that. Is anyone else experiencing that? Sometimes life truly does rearrange our plans and free time.
We had a really good Round Robin, Twas the UNCLE Before Christmas; many thanks to all of the writers who participated and the readers who cheered us on.
12 Days of Christmas is still going on. Stop in and share a favorite Christmas memory with all of us.
Don't forget to utilize the Archive, it's at the top of our page in Section VII. You can go back and find stories from previous Christmas seasons as well as all of the postings from our entire history.
Whether you're observing Christmas as a person of faith, or from the aspect of its enchantments and joys as a place of peace and sharing, I hope this season will bring something special into your life. Some of us have families, other of us are part of a smaller sphere. The light of Christmas is something that ultimately shines within us, a shared joy in the simplest offerings or the magical sense of awe as children wait for that mystical elf.

My tree is loaded with ornaments that remind me of my childhood, but my heart welcomes the Christ Child. We all have something in our hearts that I hope will warm and comfort each one as the day approaches. For you all I pray the blessing of Christmas, the Peace of God's Spirit and the Wonder that is Christmas, whether past, present or future.
Merry Christmas