Spend a little time

Hello to all!

Ready for the big day? I'm not, but what's new about that? Christmas has always been interesting in my home, with people coming and going and the house looking like the wreck of the Hespredes. If any of you can remember that saying :)

 No, Christmas is a day of well ... whatever it is. Giving thanks to God, or whomever you consider created you, with no arguments for once( that is a strict rule or you are OUT!), being truly grateful for what we have or don't have, good food, good drinks, and, the most important of all, the good company and love that is shared.

Some days, we may have 50 or 60 people through this tiny farm cottage. They all seem to fit though, and that is a true miracle. A usual day around here is probably 8 or 9 people, not all wanting anything, but just to share a minute or two, and, believe you me, that is also a miracle that is gratefully taken. Not that we want particularly to see people, but it is humbling that others seem to need some little thing from us, not material, but a hug, a talk, peace, I don't know what it is we give them, but every day it goes to someone.

And that is very humbling indeed. We are not anything special. We just share a little time with these people, some we may only know by a brief visit when they are with someone else.

We are not religious either. We do not preach or demand people do things for or in the name of God. That is for the visitors to do of their own free will. We expect nothing from them, but the pleasure of their company for a little bit of time.

It doesn't hurt to give anyone you know a tiny portion of your time at ANY time, not at celebrations or significant times. This time is the best time you can give anyone. Not summonsed, not dragged there, but given gratis. What you do today and any other day will be repaid over and over in ways you could never believe.