Saturday, December 24, 2016

the moment in the middle

Hold your breath.
Here it is.
Christmas Eve.


My favorite day of the Christmas Season.


The perfect moment between all the preparations and all of the celebrations.


All is done yet all is yet to come . . .


"It was a moment of perfection he would probably not find again this year, and he sat without moving, almost without breathing. There was the upside of a garden, when one was digging and planting, heaving and hauling, and then the downside, when it was all weeding and grooming and watering and sweating. One had to be fleet to catch the moment in the middle, the mountaintop, when perfection was as brief as the visit of a butterfly to an outstretched palm.   {from the book Out to Cannan: the fourth book in the Mitford series by: Jan Karon}




4 comments:

  1. All is done yet all is yet to come . . . such perfect wording for these few days. Lovely home and couple and it looks wonderful. Merry Christmas from Iowa

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  2. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. Don't you just love this weather!!! Merry Christmas, Judy

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  3. Enjoyed this post today. Hope that you had a wonderful Christmas. We surely did. I only wish it had been a little cold or Christmas though. Hugs and blessings, Cindy

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  4. How did I miss this!!!!
    BEAUTIFULLLLLLLLL!

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