As is sit here, alone - with a friendly fire burning in my stone fireplace - I count my blessings. And, some of my greatest blessings are the friendships of you who mean so much to me.
I hope and pray that our country will be safe from terror attacks. I pray that peace will return to this tormented world. I pray for the serenity and joy we should be experiencing - instead of this constant turmoil. I pray that level heads will prevail.
I pray that each one of you will find the inner peace and the time to look around you and enjoy the many blessings that abound around you.
I pray that you will count the support and love that you receive from your family and from your many friends, who appreciate you for the fine people you are. I pray that you will realize that you are not alone. We all can have faith for a better world and for release from pain an concern for our dear friends.
Look around you - see the bounty that is there for your enjoyment. Let's all pray for peace in the world; that all of mankind can enjoy the beauty that this Earth has for all of us.
I want you to know, dear friends, how much I have enjoyed and appreciated your friendship - and the many heartfelt e-mails that you have sent me. They sustain me through the turmoil that man has created.
It reminds me - at this advanced age of my life - that there is order and beauty around us, if we will but open our hearts to let the beauty reside there.
Lorraine
I wish each and every one of you A happy and blessed Holiday Season and a healthy and happy year ahead.
