Whew, I am relieved, the world is not over yet! Thank you God, for giving us another wonderful time to live and to enjoy the gift of life that you gave us!
Despite of the devastating "Sandy" wrath (hurricane in New Jersey and New York and the Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting), I am thankful that we are emotionally, physically, and mentally healthy. May the the Sandy tragedies gives us time to reflect and a realization that every minute we spend with our family is valuable.
Please join me to pray for those families who are affected by the "Sandy" devastation.
Photos were taken at home after attending a Sunday mass.
Let us not forget the true spirit of Christmas and that is to appreciate and give thanks to God for everything that we have including the difficulty and hardships. With this difficulty, we learned how to be strong and start over again. With every hardship and experiences, there is a lesson to learn.
Let us not forget to tell our family how we love them. Spend quality time with your kids as much as you can. Give a friend a hug, a smile, and pray for those less fortunate ones.
Have a Merry Christmas everyone and may your new year be filled with Love and Joy!
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What a beautiful post, Rose! Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and your family, too. Lovely photos!
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So true, Rose. We cannot forget the true meaning. Hope you all have a Merry Christmas :) Seasons Greetings from Australia♥ ~Pernilla
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, your photos are delicious. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a New Year full of joy with your loved ones.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Rose! Yes, we are still very blessed despite the many depressions the world has had. Indeed the true meaning of Christmas must not be forgotten.
ReplyDeleteI love your beautiful family photo. So admirable!
Blessings to you and the whole family! Merry Christmas Rose!
Merry Christmas from Sweden!
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays!
ReplyDeleteWhat a Loving faMILY u have, Happiest of Holidays!
ReplyDeleteFamiliare Wonderful photos, I like. Greetings.
ReplyDeleteYour home is filled with so much joy and love! It is odd that both tragedies are have the name, 'Sandy' in common.
ReplyDeleteNow we have a brand new year to look forward to.
Lovely post and, as always, beautiful family photos.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you all!
humanity is a resilient lot and those tragedies that befall the US are two reminders of that quality, we will survive and we will all stand up with heads raised high after every fall.
ReplyDeleteprayers to all those families affected by these unfortunate events....
Such lovely photos of your family!
ReplyDeletemay all of you have a blessed Christmas!
Beautiful photos. Merry Christmas, Rose and to everyone.
ReplyDeleteLooking at your photos showing flashes of smile, I can't help it but take a sigh for I know those families grieving for their lost loveones can only shed tears this Christmas. I know,God has reason why He let this tragic incident happened.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas from sunny Singapore!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. Merry Christmas!
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wish you all a Merry chistmas and Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteA very beautiful post - photos and words! Especially love the first family photo!
ReplyDeleteit's nice to know that you are doing ok. i hope that you and your family will have a happy new year. cheers!
ReplyDeleteSeason's greetings and a very Happy New Year to you & yours!
ReplyDeletePS looking forward to *seeing* you again in 2013!
Hello Rose.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to know that you and your family's doing great. Happy and contented and in good health.
Despite everything that has happened in 2012, you stayed strong! Kudos to that and cheers to the up and coming new year!
Merry Christmas! We may have experienced tragedies in some part of the US but life must go on.Prayers are all we can give to those victims.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and your wonderful family :)
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful family sis! All of us in life have and will experience tough lucks, but as long as there is life there is hope!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful family photos on Christmas. I really love to see this kind of things withe the family of course. :)
ReplyDeletean awesome post from an awesome mum. bless you po for having such a nice family.
ReplyDeletecheers! :)
You have a very beautiful family and obviously have much to be thankful for. It makes sense to pause once in a while to remember those who were not as fortunate due to recent tragedies.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and a Happy New year to you and your family, Rose!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that! and what a lovely pictures!
ReplyDeleteWe really shouldn't forget to thank God everyday, despite and in spite of all the hardships we're faced with. Everything happens for a reason and in the end, we all learn something and become better person :) Anyway, you have a beautiful family. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and may your family have good health and prosperity this 2013.
ReplyDeletelove the first photo...anyway...all of the shoots are great...what a family you have..
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