Friday, December 23, 2016

Christmas Weekend 2016

Hello everyone!  A very warm welcome to you all! 
I would like to take this moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas.  I truly hope it will be a happy and healthy one for each and every one of you. Thank you all so much for your love, encouragement and support!  Love and hugs to you all!  :)

The videos I have selected for this post are:

A Mother-Daughter Duo Spreads Happiness with their Amazing Creation

A Chance Meeting in a Diner Turns into a Lifelong Friendship

Calf Loses Mother and Gains a Best Friend.  Now he can't Stop Jumping for Joy

Pit Bull Rescued from Dog Fighting Shown Love for the Very First Time

Christmas and New Year Holidays in Quebec, Canada

For the following, I am providing the link sources beneath each photo.  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.

Shine your light!


Never lose hope...the butterfly is proof that beauty can emerge from something completely falling apart.


It isn't the size of the gift that matters, but the size of the heart that gives it.


No matter how big your house is, how recent your car is, or how big your bank account is, our graves will always be the same size.  Stay humble.


Some days I wish I could go back in life. Not to change anything, but to feel a few things twice.




The older I get, the more I realize I just need the simple things in life:  a comfy home, good food on the table and surrounded by the people I love.


Happier days are coming.


Repeat after me:  I am grateful for all I have.


By letting go...it all gets done. - Lao Tzu


Discussions are always better than arguments, because an argument is to find out who is right, and a discussion is to find out what is right.


It's not how big the house is, it's how happy the home is.






Thank you all so much for visiting me here!  I always appreciate and enjoy reading your kind thoughts, which you are always welcome to share!

66 comments:

  1. A Blessed Christmas to you and all your loved ones. Joy to the world, cheers!!!

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  2. Wishing you everything you need for the coming New Year!

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  3. Good day Linda dear! Thanks for the smiles today. I wish you a lovely, peaceful day full of wonder and a blessed Christmas. Your wonderful posts are a blessing to so many.

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  4. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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  5. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, dear Linda!

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  6. Wonderful videos! I wish you a Merry Christmas, Linda!

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  7. Beautiful images of "Christmas and New Year Holidays" Linda. I wish you a nice Friday.

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  8. Linda, I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, dear friend blogger!
    Raphael Vavasseur Art is wonderful.

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  9. Wishing you and ALL your family and friends,
    the bestest ever Christmas and coming New Year
    Linda...!

    Love your posts..videos...and as a saying person,
    love each and every one of them! Look forward
    to more in 2017...! Bless! :).

    "Good friends are like stars..you don't always
    see them, but you always know there, there".

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  10. Cara Linda, tanti e tanti auguri di buon Natale anche ha te.
    Tomaso

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  11. Joyeux Noël .. Linda

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  12. Another truly magical collection, dearest Linda!:)
    Thank you so much.

    Wishing You a Wonderful Christmas...may all your fondest dreams come true.:))

    Much Love & Hugs xoxoxo

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  13. 🎄🎅Merry Christmas🎄🎅

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  14. A Very Merry Christmas to you, Linda!

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  15. Thank you kindly Linda for your happy blog :D)

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  16. Haven't really read your blog today, I will come back later. But wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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  17. Ah, dear Linda, I enjoyed these delightful videos so much. The Jars of Joy was a super idea, and the calf with his best friend was great fun to watch. Quebec looks like such a wonderful city, especially during the holidays. Thanks much for this fine post!

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  18. Happy Christmas Linda!

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  19. Merry Christmas, Linda !

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  20. Hi, Linda. As I watched the "Jars of Joy" video, all I could think about was how you've been doing that very thing on your blog for a long time. :)

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  21. Loved all the videos. The calf and the pit bull were my favorite ones. So precious.

    • ★ Merry ★* 。 • ˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ •
    •。★ Christmas 。* 。
    ° 。 ° ˛˚˛ * _Π_____*。*˚
    ˚ ˛ •˛•˚ */______/~\。˚ ˚ ˛
    ˚ ˛ •˛• ˚| 田田 |門| ˚And a Happy New Year
    * Joy to all! ♫•*¨* Peace on Earth ♪♫•*¨*

    Big hugs, Linda. ♥♥♥

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  22. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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  23. By letting go it did get done. Merry Christmas.

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  24. Lovely collection! Merry Christmas!

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  25. Thank you for sharing your beautiful words and photos. We wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy, and safe New Year!

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  26. I love that saying about discussions and arguments.
    Merry christmas

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  27. Great videos and quotes and art work. Enjoyed them all. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year friend. Madeline

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  28. Merry Christmas, Linda!

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  29. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year :)

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  30. Finally published your kind comment on my blog, sorry it took so long. Merry Christmas, and thanks for the reminder that it is indeed the simple things that matter most.

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  31. Un très Joyeux Noël dans la joie, la douceur et tout plein d’amour à toi chère Linda et à tous les tiens, gros bisou!!!

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  32. Have a very merry Christmas Linda!
    Gonny from the Netherlands

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  33. Merry Christmas Linda. xo

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  34. Happy Friday Linda and I wish you a very Merry Christmas this year xox

    I love this quote, it is one of my favorites: Never lose hope...the butterfly is proof that beauty can emerge from something completely falling apart. <3

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  35. Christmas in Quebec looks glorious. Hope your holidays will shine that brightly.

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  36. The video of calf is so sweet! It's so lovely to see Brody being happy :-)
    Love the art of kitty and koi fish. Happy Friday!

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  37. that's true about the happy home

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  38. Linda, That steer sure loves 'his' buddy the goat and all the other animals too. He's very playful! Can't help but feel sorry for that pit bull... He's had a sad life to date and desperately wants a bit of loving. Quebec City and Montreal are indeed beautiful at Christmas...but I'll never see it! As pretty as they are, I'm not going north in the winter. The less snow I see the happier I am. I totally agree that it's not how big the house is, it's how happy the home is! MERRY CHRISTMAS! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

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  39. That poor pit bull! It was hard to watch him and see the scars on his body and imagine how much he had suffered ~ and then to see him responding to the gentlest touch. Just heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. Thanks for sharing the lovely video of winter in Quebec City ~ They certainly know how to make the most of the holiday season. I loved the Power of Positivity quote; I have quite a few things I'd like to go back and experience again, just for the sheer joy of enjoying them again. Sending you lots of love and big hugs, my special friend!

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  40. Merry Christmas!!!! Great shares, very uplifting! <3 - http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com

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  41. Hello Linda, I fully agree with the quote that says that the older I get, the more I realize I just need the simple things in life: a comfy home, good food on the table and surrounded by the people I love. May you continue to touch the lives of people you meet with your kindness and love. Hugs! Merry Christmas!

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  42. Super Christmas video. Merry Christmas.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  43. Hello Linda, Happy weekend! Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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  44. It's a blessing to meet someone by chance and form a lifelong friendship. Wishing you a Merry Christmas.

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  45. You've picked a lot of beautiful things for Christmas this weekend :-)

    Also, I want you and all your loved ones wish a very merry Christmas and all the good and beautiful for 2017.
    A hug Helma

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  46. Una feliz Navidad para ti y los tuyos y el próximo años te llegue cargado de ventura.

    Saludos.

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  47. Merry Christmas, Linda!!!!

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  48. Hi Linda, I love all these positive messages! The butterfly is my favorite, because to me it symbolizes being born again. Here is a link to a blog post I wrote about that, and within it there is a link to a video of dancing to the same theme: http://savedbygracebiblestudy.blogspot.com/2014/03/new-creature.html
    Merry Christmas & God bless!
    Laurie

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  49. I wish you a Merry Christmas!!!!!

    Besos, desde España, Marcela♥

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  50. Merry Christmas! ^_^

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  51. Hello Linda, Merry Christmas!

    I had pushed preview and I think things were acting up and it never came up so I will try to remember.

    The pitbull video reminded me much of our Buddy. He would make those same cute noises and behave much the same way...Very sweet creatures. I hope that pitbull made it into a sweet loving home. He deserves it. These things break my heart.

    The calf..Oh how sad at first but it looks like he has a lovely adopted family. So thankful for folks who care for our fur angels. How can we not?

    Your quotes are great and that springtime color print by Vavasseur is so pretty, I need to look more of his work up.

    I hope you have a sweet and most Peaceful of Christmases.

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  52. May your Christmas weekend be a splendid one. You sure did put a lot to keep one busy in one spot! Thanks but I have to watch it in stages for it's a very busy time.

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  53. "The older I get, the more I realize I just need the simple things in life: a comfy home, good food on the table and surrounded by the people I love," ...
    this sounds so good to me!

    Merry Christmas Wishes

    All the best Jan

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  54. I'm grateful I met you this year Linda! Sending you love and hugs! Merry Christmas! Thank you for a wonderful post!!

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  55. A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, Linda!

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  56. Hi Linda!!!.. Merry christmas.. Best wishes to you and your family.

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  57. Merry Christmas Linda!

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  58. ✧ه° ·.

    Que o menino Jesus faça morada no seu coração
    em todos os dias de sua vida!

    FELIZ NATAL!!!

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  59. Happy holidays Linda and may the new year bring you joy, happiness and peace.

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  60. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! :)

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  61. I wish you a wonderful year 2017.

    When beauty calls you
    It will come to you
    like the new moon silently sinks away at night,
    when the mist descends above the lake…

    https://youtu.be/DDYY57k2Qko

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  62. Happy Christmas Linda xx

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  63. It isn't the size of the gift that matters, but the size of the heart that gives it.

    I wholly agree. And it doesn't matter if we don't get a gift, their presence is enough. x

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