Celebration

When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow,
We hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago,
And etched on vacant places
Are half-forgotten faces
Of friends we used to cherish,
And loves we used to know.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

On Hanukkah, the first dark night,
Light yourself a candle bright.
I'll you, if you will me invite
To dance within that gentle light.

~Nicholas Gordon

For somehow, not only at Christmas, but all the long year through, The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you.

~John Greenleaf Whittier

The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.

~James Baldwin

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

~Charles Dickens

Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.

~Kenyan proverb

Wishing you happy holidays and a creative 2012!

~Mel Ryane