Above The Clouds on Christmas! 12-25-15

Copyright AJ Horton

Hello and happy Friday.  Merry Christmas!!  Sometimes I wonder how God views the Earth.  Does God sit above the clouds and look down with super zoom vision to see every nook and cranny and every person walking above?  When God isn't using super zoom vision and sees something like this photo I took from a plane, is there a thought such as, "How beautiful the creation appears"?

As I see this photo, I do think how beautiful the sky, the clouds and the ground look from above.  And I wonder how, if everything looks so lovely, how can it ever be bad?  Yes, sometimes looks are deceiving, people are deceiving and things are not always well. Today I am really missing my mother, who went above the clouds to be with God earlier this year.  While the emotional pain is almost unbearable at times, I am so grateful that I had her in my life, that I was blessed to have her for my mother and that she will always be with me in spirit.

But today, today is Christmas.  Today is a time for joy, for family, for fellowship, for gratitude, for Jesus.  For me, today is peace, love, forgiveness.  Today ALL is well, just as I perceive it to be in this photograph.  When I look at this scene I think of a song called "From a Distance", sung by Bette Midler.  Look it up on youtube.com and listen to it if you care to and you'll hear the beauty that I see here.

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.  Be kind to each other.  Thank you for looking.  See you tomorrow.

Friday's Christmas in June

Copyright AJ Horton

Happy Friday!!  Today is Christmas.  Christmas Cactus that is.  This particular Christmas Cactus was my grandmother's, which then became my mother's and now, well, it's mine, so it's been around for a long time.  I'm really trying to keep it alive.  Trust me, it has almost "bit the dust" a couple of times, but I am so very serious about it living for me.    So, it's blooming now, even though it's a "Christmas"  cactus.  I don't care, I am just glad it's alive.  Of course, I could have just gone to some website to see how to take care of it - and now I have several more of these plants - but I didn't.  Not until tonight, anyway.  So, "green thumb" land, here I come.  I will take care of my grandmother's and mother's Christmas Cacti and any other "green" gifts I acquire for as long as I am able.  Then I will pass them on to younger care givers/"green thumbers".

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas today - well, Friday!  I'm the one that had the great "Christmas" today.  Thanks for looking and enjoying "Christmas" with me.  See you tomorrow.