tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post1721064549160499334..comments2023-12-27T00:20:05.317-05:00Comments on Kathys Cottage: Blessings...Kathleen Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551093555973581448noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-69170479846516528762008-12-16T08:48:00.000-05:002008-12-16T08:48:00.000-05:00Kathy, I could have written this myself this year~...Kathy, I could have written this myself this year~so weary after the last month of caring for the inlaws. I'm getting there in baby steps. I like the week three advent message--lighting the candle inside first. What IS happening is my rethinking the whole celebration of Christmas, and my family is planning to do some things differently this year. We are really paring down gifts and counting on making memories together.<BR/>Hugs,<BR/>LalleeLalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299403428288111249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-44301491632152785532008-12-14T19:51:00.000-05:002008-12-14T19:51:00.000-05:00I think we all know how you feel and SO understand...I think we all know how you feel and SO understand. I could not get myself motivated this year but I did for the family and now I am glad. That *stuff* is around us for sure...I am so glad you did not let that *stuff* win.<BR/>I send hugs and love your way...<BR/><BR/>SueSusie Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878113034866113803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-54091980322821564462008-12-12T19:27:00.000-05:002008-12-12T19:27:00.000-05:00As you can see in my most recent post I am right t...As you can see in my most recent post I am right there with you.Yolandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135944573305009556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-82001019319182691962008-12-12T18:27:00.000-05:002008-12-12T18:27:00.000-05:00maybe thats all you needed,i can see by the commen...maybe thats all you needed,i can see by the comments you're getting.you ARE loved...annAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-37600217609316959352008-12-12T14:50:00.000-05:002008-12-12T14:50:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for sharing your heart on this m...Thank you so much for sharing your heart on this matter. You have such a sweet influence.<BR/>Sincerely ~ Tricia Annetrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816590289832687210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-61073435003073027622008-12-12T11:21:00.000-05:002008-12-12T11:21:00.000-05:00Yes you do! Now don't let that bad Satan steal you...Yes you do! <BR/>Now don't let that bad Satan steal your joy. Give him a kick in the pants and enjoy yourself no matter what! He knows he isn't welcome here.ShabbyInTheCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091272622098491527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-11719841235988285612008-12-12T10:50:00.000-05:002008-12-12T10:50:00.000-05:00I think that so many times in our lives we push ou...I think that so many times in our lives we push ourselves to do things and that is the reason that we survive. I have an expression, "Fake it until you make it." Sometimes we push ourselves so hard to get where we want to be that we actually do "make it."<BR/>SweetieSweetiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216509812299330017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-345097386339906142008-12-12T10:40:00.000-05:002008-12-12T10:40:00.000-05:00Hello, toot sweet. I was like that last Christmas...Hello, toot sweet. I was like that last Christmas. Did not even want to put up my tree. Drove home alone and called no friends, just surrounded myself with my mom, dad, and kids. But, this year is so totally different. Life is funny, funny, funny with its unexpected twists and turns. Who would have known last year how great things would be this year. Blows me away. I love the "big girl panties" comment. Too cute!!!<BR/>Big hug ~<BR/>AlexandraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-62556756796565174312008-12-12T08:43:00.000-05:002008-12-12T08:43:00.000-05:00Kathy,I decorated with your lovely ice skate with ...Kathy,<BR/>I decorated with your lovely ice skate with my white Christmas ornaments on my baker's rack. It looks lovely, I showed it on my post today. But Miss Angel is tucked safely away out of view. Thank you again. KarenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01487481759201796912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-37970596225672261542008-12-12T06:56:00.000-05:002008-12-12T06:56:00.000-05:00Dear Kathy, I kind of felt the same way this year....Dear Kathy, I kind of felt the same way this year. Although we didn't put up a tree I did manage to put other things out and it lifted my spirits making me realize like you I'm blessed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-51708979395494137612008-12-12T05:10:00.000-05:002008-12-12T05:10:00.000-05:00After surviving (I think) the worst year of my 50+...After surviving (I think) the worst year of my 50+ years, I can identify with lack of enthusiasm for Christmas. But I'm gettin' there. Nothing like Christmas to pull one back out of a slump!Threeblindsheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817421007959535183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-68274326347575734642008-12-11T23:41:00.000-05:002008-12-11T23:41:00.000-05:00I'm so glad the Christmas Spirit has crept in! To...I'm so glad the Christmas Spirit has crept in! Tom and I will be alone for Christmas...we have no kids that will even be stopping in with grand-children. We checked at church to see if anyone was spending the day alone...and nothing. So...I'm not planning a big baking crusade, as I usually do. No big Christmas dinner. No huge decorating scheme awaits. But, we do have something pretty "special" planned within the next couple of weeks...and I'll post about it afterwards!!!<BR/><BR/>You're entered in the give-away!!<BR/><BR/>The snow????? Here's the LINK.<BR/><BR/>http://www.bloggerbuster.com/2008/12/simple-snow-effect-widget-for-blogger.html<BR/><BR/>It's through BLOGGER...and you just click twice (in different places) and voila, it's there!!! I like your background!!! <BR/><BR/>~Blessings,<BR/>JanGonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928460355403104172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-15176536992813716112008-12-11T23:33:00.000-05:002008-12-11T23:33:00.000-05:00Hi Kathy,I think what the others have said, someti...Hi Kathy,<BR/>I think what the others have said, sometimes you just have to put one foot in front of the other. I've had a rough couple of months too, nothing that I want to blog about either......but once I started putting the decorations up my whole attitude changed. As I sit here with still tons of things to do....and maybe I won't get to them all....I'm just enjoying the moments for now...and counting my blessings.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662950088053804165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-36167459882628847982008-12-11T16:49:00.000-05:002008-12-11T16:49:00.000-05:00Kathy,I know it is hard some years to get into the...Kathy,<BR/><BR/>I know it is hard some years to get into the spirit...especially this year. I feel it too. An acquaintance of ours lost his daughter in a car accident last Thursday. She was 20. I just keep thinking of that family and what they must be going through. It has taken the joy out of the season for me quite a bit I must say. But I am glad that you are alright and that your spirits are lifting. <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588185516359343864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-86972034601326682008-12-11T16:26:00.000-05:002008-12-11T16:26:00.000-05:00Oh Kathy ~ my year has been the same way. I didn'...Oh Kathy ~ my year has been the same way. I didn't want to decorate or put the tree up either. I'm still deciding on that one! I, too, have so many things to be thankful for.<BR/><BR/>Hugz,<BR/>micheleMichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969143282283016757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-82021218593143596392008-12-11T15:03:00.000-05:002008-12-11T15:03:00.000-05:00It never has to be a lot, or big or loud or splash...It never has to be a lot, or big or loud or splashy...sometimes it's just a small thing that puts that sunshine back in our heart. Wishing you and your family all the many blessings of this season!Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-84174669391210849802008-12-11T12:31:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:31:00.000-05:00Dear Kathy, you are not alone!I am feeling over-wh...Dear Kathy, you are not alone!<BR/>I am feeling over-whelmed and so much pressure!<BR/>I have to remind myself what we are celebrating here!<BR/>Jesus..... NOT US.<BR/><BR/>Sending many hugz,<BR/>DollyMrs. Cherry Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941746630756766629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-70714868059287363832008-12-11T12:13:00.001-05:002008-12-11T12:13:00.001-05:00Great post. I am so glad that your Christmas Spiri...Great post. I am so glad that your Christmas Spirit is alive and well! Counting our blessings always makes us grateful to God for all he gives us, doesn't it?<BR/>xo LidyFrenchGardenHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121507761140372411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-74312412631916367252008-12-11T12:13:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:13:00.000-05:00Great post. I am so glad that your Christmas Spiri...Great post. I am so glad that your Christmas Spirit is alive and well! Counting our blessings always makes us grateful to God for all he gives us, doesn't it?<BR/>xo LidyFrenchGardenHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121507761140372411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-8625505655583562702008-12-11T09:53:00.000-05:002008-12-11T09:53:00.000-05:00Beautiful post. I'm so glad that you found Christm...Beautiful post. I'm so glad that you found Christmas again. Or maybe it found you?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147413132595250490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-85499160475558544492008-12-11T09:18:00.000-05:002008-12-11T09:18:00.000-05:00Sweetie, I didn't feel like it this year either! B...Sweetie, I didn't feel like it this year either! But the more I did the more into it. My husband and daughter really enjoy seeing all the Christmas touches. So that makes it worthwhile! That doesn't mean I won't be glad that it's all over though!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you're starting to get a bit of the Christmas spirit back.<BR/><BR/>ManuelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-16263158871941571282008-12-11T06:48:00.000-05:002008-12-11T06:48:00.000-05:00Kathy,I have been trying so hard to make it nice f...Kathy,<BR/>I have been trying so hard to make it nice for the girls, but my energy for Christmas hasn't been like it was in other years. Money is so tight, little health issues have cropped up and I have just started to decorate. Ashley put up the Christmas lights outside and picked out the best Christmas tree. This year I see her excitement, perhaps it is because our children are used to hearing about all the adversity going on in the world, so they are bullet proof. I dream of giving my girls the kinds of Christmas' that have passed. We are blessed to have young spirits to help us be in that wonderful Christmas mood.<BR/><BR/>Blessings, KarenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01487481759201796912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-19946604630098523292008-12-10T23:06:00.000-05:002008-12-10T23:06:00.000-05:00Very sweet post! The lights look dreamy! I count m...Very sweet post! The lights look dreamy! I count my blogging friends as some of my many blessings and so that includes you, my friend! I answered your question to why hedgies are the lacemaker's mascot in the comments section of that blog post you commented on! Thanks for stopping by! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569720420483740487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-77507831991292530922008-12-10T22:56:00.000-05:002008-12-10T22:56:00.000-05:00Your honesty is awesome! I love the season but I a...Your honesty is awesome! I love the season but I am always relieved when it is over for some reason.<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>LeAnn:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325471728565796895.post-21682135866071980482008-12-10T22:40:00.000-05:002008-12-10T22:40:00.000-05:00Beautiful! Sending you and yours Season's Greeting...Beautiful! Sending you and yours Season's Greetings!<BR/>Sandra EvertsonSandra Evertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392505188707270313noreply@blogger.com