This is the last month of Story Telling Sunday Three: Pictures of Precious hosted by she of the brilliant ideas Sian Fair~High in the Sky.
I have missed the last two months of this for reasons still unclear in my mind.
Here’s what’s on my mind today. This, and so many hopes that Sian will host something similar next year. Pretty please?
Friends are the true gift of the season
What stops me finding some thing precious and taking a picture and then telling you about it?
It’s not as though I have exhausted my precious things. I’m sure I have lots of things that are special to me.
I have a prayer book that I wanted to show you that has my father’s handwriting in. I have had it since I was twelve years old.
I saw the tea set that belonged to my grandmother in the dresser in the week. It is not particularly old or beautiful but there is a little story attached to it that I like to remember but have decided I can’t tell you.
I spent weeks looking for Ben’s christening gown and was so hung up on telling you about it that I missed the dates for Sian’s meme. I found it of course. When I put my summer clothes away. For some reason it was in with my winter sweaters!
I wanted to show you the lovely necklace and bracelet that Paul & Ben gave me for my birthday earlier this year but I just can’t seem to take a nice enough picture of it.
But I really want to join in with this, if only to support Sian’s wonderful idea.
And then I thought, do you know what? Something very precious to me right now in my life are my friends.
My father in law passed away this week and today is the 8th anniversary of my beautiful friends passing.
Today I have been finishing up the Christmas gift for my lunch group. We are having our Christmas lunch on Wednesday this week. We have all been given a jam jar to fill with whatever we want to put in it. They will then be on the table as our Secret Santa.
My festive swap is still on going and bringing joy to me and so many blog friends.
So friends and life and death are on my mind today. I am not sad or unhappy, it’s just life but how can I offer this to Story telling Sunday/Pictures of Precious.
Then I came across this lovely tag. I’ll take a picture of it and post it today.
This is exactly how I feel.
So for the last Story Telling Sunday instead of a ‘story’ I am saying thanks for your wonderful friendship…here’s to next year.
The link to the Festive Show & Tell swap is here There are some beautiful decorations linked with more to come…
What a lovely sentiment Miriam.
a lovely post, I look forward to visiting you again next year x
I love this bookmark – a cute post!
Oh Miriam, I am so sorry to hear that your father-in-law passed away this week, that is dreadful news. You know, I found it quite difficult to write about precious things this year, I am wondering if it is because I thought they were too private to share or because I just don’t have that many material things that mean a lot to me?
I’m always grateful for your stories and photography and encouraging comments. 🙂
Thank you for your words today Miriam. Friendship is beautiful. I’m sorry to hear of your father in laws passing. Wishing you all the best x
A lovely, touching post, Miriam. Friends truly are precious.
So sorry to hear about your father-in-law.
I’m so very sorry to hear about your Father in Law’s passing Miriam. You are right, it’s that time of the year when we do reflect on those we have lost and those we have with us, not in a happy or sad way, but simply because it feels like a good thing to do. I’m hoping you and the family have a peaceful Christmas together.
With so very many thanks for your loving support through this year and before. It has always been so good to see your name on the list! Thank you x
What a beautiful note to end Story Telling Sunday with Miriam!
Beautiful post. So true. Rang so close to home for me. I’ve been having a very difficult time recently and my friends have been amazing, really and truly wonderful, so supportive and concerned. Its definitely been the whole ‘silver lining’ of my lived experiences of the last few months. I am so grateful. They are, indeed, the true gifts of the season.
I’m so sorry to hear about your father-in-law’s passing. It’s so difficult, no matter what the season, but even more difficult, I think, when the holidays are so near. I count you as one of my valued friends!
Such a beautiful post. Sorry to hear that you’ve had a difficult time x
A perfect entry! Your writing just sings!
Rinda
Miriam, you have summed up all of our friendships in just the perfect way! As I was reading, I kept thinking that you need to put this on a scrapbook page. Then, when I got to the tag, I realized you had!! How very beautiful!
This was a lovely read, sorry to hear about the loss of your father-in-law.