Happy New Year 2015

CardThe Alpes. Annecy, France.

This is the time of the year when we dump our jollies and sorrows, sort and mix them out in one good bowl of jelly. We put all in a balance, measure them as much as we can so to be certain, brush them up, evaluate what we have achieved, erase the garbage and dive into a new menu of good doing for the new year. Booyah, there!

I don’t usually make any list because I never follow through with it. I stop by page two, there is if there was ever a page number, after few muffins and a glass of orange juice. Let’s face it, I am yet to see one that has worked. Yes, I have done it all along the years even attaching additional pages but as much as I tried to followed through with it, it went down the drain faster than I could say my name. So, I bought a new book, turned the page and decided to let the chip fall where it may. I am not driving this carousel, HE is. I am hopping on a boat, go down the river rapids and land wherever. Hope, in a beautiful, calm and serene beach surrounded by birds and butterflies.

2015 will certainly have its stories, then again, it has been my life lately but I digress, it is for another book. I am not the one to know but I am the one to read about them. I look forward to an exciting year, full of jam and jelly, pumpkin and spice, tea and coffee, rice and beans, all ingredients of one good soup I call life. Yes, life.

It is going to have its up and downs, curves and curvatures, darkens and brightness, clouds and sunshine, shapes and lines but in the end, I look forward to just enjoy life, be around my family and friends, and just have fun.

So, as we turn the page to 2015, I wish all of you, family and friends, a Happy New Year full of good health, love, joy, happiness, success and prosperity, and while you are at it, please don’t forget to laugh. It makes your heart grow fonder.

PEACE and until next year!

Merry Xmas

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Christmas is a time to cheer, a time to give, a time to dance, a time for peace, a time to rejoice,a time to be kind, a time to love and reflect on what is important, a time for family and yes, a time for presents and no ugly sweaters or fruit cake. From me to you and yours, Merry Christmas. May your day be filled with happiness, joy, and yes, lots of laughter.

Christmas Season, Week One

Christmas season is a time for joy, a time to give, a time for share, a time to rejoice and be merry, a time to service. It is one of the busiest and more enjoyable time for me as I am everywhere volunteering, serving and spending time with those who need, the less fortunate. It is festive, joyful. The tree decorating and lighting, shopping craze, giving and exchanging… I never get tired of it. This year hasn’t been any different. It has been all about luncheons, dinners, breakfasts, food, drinks, caroling, music, games, presents and more. It has been fun, spiritual and fulfilling. I could not have scripted it better.

NEW HORIZONS, December 9

A church ministry for the elderly. They get together once a month just to mingle, socialize and have fun. This was their Christmas soiree, we were there to make sure everything run perfect and jolly for them.

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EPWORTH VILLAGE RETIREMENTDecember 13

non-profit living facility with more then 200 wonderful people stuck in the middle of the city. The room was empty when we arrived but slowly they began to pour in, some had to be wheeled up, others in the wheelchairs, walkers and others on their own two feet. We were after all in a retirement home. They were happy and appreciated us being there with some joining us by singing and clapping. It was fun atmosphere and I look forward to the next year.

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CAMILLUS HOUSE, December 18

We made our annual pilgrimage to serenade the homeless in downtown Miami. We have emancipated from singing on the street under a bridge to the new Camillus House building, a Christian organization that provides hospitality and respect for life through direct services of food, clothing and shelter to the needy. Personally, I was looking forward to this occasion as it was my first time in the building since it was inaugurated three years ago. I always look forward to this day. Love it!

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