Merry Christmas!

Gems here, wishing all my blogging friends a Happy Christmas!  Today I am busy getting the house ready for the big day....slightly behind schedule due to work, family illness, and some general poor planning on my part!  Yet, it is with all the spirit of the holiday that I can say, 
I heard an angel voice through the chaos and the noise...  This calmed me down, reminded me why I am dashing around like a demented reindeer, and made me happy to be a part of my favorite time of year.  That voice I heard was not, in fact, one voice but two...my boys singing Christmas songs up in their rooms...having fun as they wrapped gifts for one another!  


Prompted by Jenny Matlock over at her blog.  Click on the button to read other entries and see the rules which I try oh so hard to follow...

Oh Christmas Tree!

T'was the night before Christmas

And into the house

Came a treat so splendid

From old Uncle Klaus

With sausage, red pepper

And garnish galore

Aunt Mary was drooling 

And asking for more

We undid our belts

We dived right on in

But saved a few bites

For when St. Nick would drop in!

This week we have a picture prompt from Jenny Matlock.  Click on the button to see what others made of this interesting picture in no more than 50 words!

The Way It Is!

It doesn't have to be this way....but it is.  I am not sure where the fault lies, or if, in fact, there should be blame given at all.  But the bottom line is depression is something that seeps into your very being, saturating you with darkness, denying you small moments of pleasure, and robbing you of the opportunity to function as a human being.  Doctors try concoctions, therapists nod with sympathetic understanding....while you fade away.  

It doesn't have to be this way...but somehow there seems to be no other way to be.  

Jenny Matlock over at ...off on my tangent gave us 100 words to work with today.  The prompt is in bold.   

Sixteen

Who am I?

What will I become?

I am not someone

Who knows where I belong.

This is my autobiographical take on myself at 16.  One of Jenny Matlock's Saturday Centus prompts.  She only gave us sixteen words to use today...gulp!    Take a look at some real writers by clicking the button below.