Sunday, December 28, 2008

ABC Reflections on Christmas 2008

My ABC "list poem."
The first things that came to mind...
Adoration
Beauty
Contentment
Determination
Ease
Faithfulness
(friendship - the above ornaments were given by a new friend!)
Gratitude
Humility
Intrepid (see "W")
Joy
Kindness
Latitude
(loquacious - a happy friendship memory)
Memories
Nestle
Opportunity
Plenty
Quiet
Response
Satisfaction
Thankfulness
Ubiquity
(Ubiquitous - have you ever wished you could be?)
Visits
Weather (we were "intrepid" travelers!) ;-)
eXcitement
Yearning
Zeal

12 comments:

Gail said...

I do hope you had a marvelous holiday? Ypu have put together a fabulous list! You have the best ideas! Happy New Year! gail

F Cameron said...

You must have had a wonderful holiday! :-)

Cheers,
Cameron

Shady Gardener said...

Gail, Keep those compliments coming! ha! ;-) My best wishes to you, too!!

Cameron, We did! I'll be creating a short post soon (on the "grandkids" blog). ;-) Looking forward to the new year, and to continued visits to your site!

Unknown said...

WHat a lovely list. I think it would do the world a lot of good to find all of those things, not just in Christmas, but all through the year.

Anonymous said...

Love the list, Shady... words to live by, indeed! Hope yours was a wonderful Christmas and that health and happiness are constant companions in 2009! ~ Deb

Shady Gardener said...

Cinj, Hi! I may have to keep this list handy! Perhaps I'll need to refer to it sometimes! ;-) Thanks.

Deb, We did have a wonderful Christmas celebration with our son's family. Now we look forward to a belated celebration with our daughter's family! (They come here on New Year's Day.) yea! :-) I hope you spent some good time with your mom... visiting moms is a #1 priority, no matter the time of year. :-)

Anonymous said...

Wonderful list. Maybe we can all live by it in 2009, or at least try. Best wishes and Happy New Year!

Shady Gardener said...

Chad and Brandy, Best wishes to you, also! May we all be looking forward to a great 2009! :-)

Anonymous said...

With a list like that, it had to be a good holiday! Great idea to go thru the alphabet. Happy New Year Shady Gardener!

Shady Gardener said...

Hi Kathleen! Can you believe that the New Year begins within 12 hours? Happy New Year to you, too! :-)

Mr. McGregor's Daughter said...

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Happy New Year!

Shady Gardener said...

Hi MMD! It's exciting to think we've got a brand-new year (as in every brand-new day) to begin with! Happy 2009 to you!