The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis

When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things – not the great occasions – give off the greatest glow of happiness. ~Bob Hope

Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time. ~Laura Ingalls Wilder

merry x-mas

 

This
Xmas,
I would
like to put
up a tree in my
heart, and instead
of hanging presents,
I would like to put the
names of all my friends.
Close friends and not so close
friends. The old friends, the new
friends. Those that I see every day
and the ones that I rarely see. The ones
that I always remember and the ones that
I sometimes forget. The ones that are always
there and the ones that seldom are. The friends of
difficult times and the ones of happy times. Friends
who, without meaning to, I have hurt, or without meaning
to have hurt me. Those that I know well and those I only know
by name. Those that owe me little and those that I owe so much.
My humble friends and my important friends. The names of all those
that have passed through my life no matter how fleetingly. A tree with
very deep roots and very long
and strong branches so that
their names may never be
plucked from my heart. So
that new names from all
over may join the existing ones. A tree with a very
pleasant shade so that our friendship may take a
moment of rest from the battles of life. “May the
happy moments of Xmas brighten every day of
the new year”. These are my sincere wishes.

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

hug is a smile with arms, a laugh with a stronger grip. ~Terri Guillemets

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book. ~Irish Proverb

We are all dietetic sinners; only a small percent of what we eat nourishes us; the balance goes to waste and loss of energy. ~William Osler

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. ~Mark Twain

We know we’re getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it. ~Author Unknown

The world is full of cactus, but we don’t have to sit on it. ~Will Foley

It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. ~Berke Breathed

You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~Franklin P. Jones

The butterfly is a flying flower, The flower a tethered butterfly. ~Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun