WELCOME HOME!

This is the time of year we gather with family.  We see friends.  We eat too much.  We either watch ball games or we go shopping.  Some of us will have to work though.  Some complain about the stores who will now open on Thanksgiving Day preventing families from being together on the holiday.  I don't let that bother me so much for we don't need a holiday to have family time.  Any time can be family time.  Everyday should be thanksgiving as thank God for God's coming in the flesh to show us the truth and the way to have a true relationship with God, others, self, and the universe.

It has been said home is where the heart is.  I have lived in many places and locations.  None of them are as dear as another.  What makes them home is me, my blood kin, and my friends, for we discover in our relationships the true meaning of home is where the hear is.  Since my children are grown and have children of their own, I don't get upset or lonely when they can't make it for a holiday for I know there will be a time we will have with each other.  I am glad they have so many places they can be and other family members who want them to visit and friends who they enjoy being around.

When family or friends come to my house, there are three plaques that hang in my living room they cannot miss. 

•  One plaque states, "Welcome Home.  Here find peace and love wrapped in open arms." 
•  Another plaque states "Peace starts with yourself and grows",
• The third is small in size but gives the rules I expect all who enter my house to follow:
• Help each other
• Be thankful
• Know you are loved
• Pay with hugs and kisses
• Try new things
• Be happy
• Show compassion
• Be Grateful
• Dream Big
• Respect one another
• Laugh Out Loud

May your home be filled with peace.  May those who come in feel love.

Think about it!

Roy