{"id":1014,"date":"2016-12-24T10:20:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T15:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2016-12-24T10:22:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-24T15:22:38","slug":"1014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/?p=1014","title":{"rendered":"to a gathering in &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>And so this is Christmas<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and what have you done \u266a \u266a<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I awake from a sound sleep<br \/>\nin complete darkness<br \/>\nit\u2019s 4:18<br \/>\nhalf of the bed is still empty<br \/>\nwhile my mind starts to gather scenarios<br \/>\nI decide it\u2019s best to slip out of bed<br \/>\nand see if my husband has made it home<br \/>\nfrom work<br \/>\npart way down the stairs<br \/>\nI can see him<br \/>\nasleep in the chair<br \/>\na busy season for him has now<br \/>\ncome to a close<br \/>\nthe kids are all home<br \/>\nand so today<br \/>\nwe begin our<br \/>\nbliss<br \/>\nDecember 24, we close our doors<br \/>\nand it\u2019s<br \/>\njust<br \/>\nus<\/p>\n<p>and this<br \/>\nthis is my favourite time<br \/>\nwith my favourite people<br \/>\nsurrounded with Love<br \/>\nand laughter<br \/>\nand for me<br \/>\nmy peace<\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t had much time lately<br \/>\nfor reading,<br \/>\nor for writing<br \/>\nyet I continue to wander<br \/>\nas I do<br \/>\nand observe<br \/>\nthe makings of this life<br \/>\nI am often gathered in swells of<br \/>\ngreat gratitude<br \/>\nfor the beautiful things that fill<br \/>\nmy heart<br \/>\nand most of them<br \/>\nare contained<br \/>\nhere<\/p>\n<p>here we follow our own<br \/>\ntraditions<br \/>\nwe are ease<br \/>\nand comfort<br \/>\nwe are Joy<br \/>\nand we are Kindness<br \/>\nwe can be LOUD<br \/>\nand wonderfully wacky<br \/>\nyet, we can each find<br \/>\na quiet corner<br \/>\nwhen we need it<\/p>\n<p>so yes,<br \/>\nthis is what I am wishing then<br \/>\nfor you<br \/>\nin whatever it is you may be<br \/>\ncelebrating<br \/>\nin whatever way<br \/>\nyou choose<br \/>\nMay you be at ease<br \/>\nMay you be comfort<br \/>\nand Joy<br \/>\nMay you find Kindness<br \/>\nwhere you are<br \/>\nand quiet<br \/>\nwhen you need it<\/p>\n<p>and May you always<br \/>\nopen your heart<br \/>\nto the sights<br \/>\nand sounds<br \/>\nthat bring Love<br \/>\nand Beauty<br \/>\nto<br \/>\nyou<\/p>\n<p>and<br \/>\nMay You<br \/>\nbe<br \/>\nPeace<\/p>\n<p>my Gratitude to you<br \/>\nfor walking with me<br \/>\nhere<\/p>\n<p>Brightest blessings<br \/>\nmy friends<br \/>\nand as always,<br \/>\nI hope<br \/>\nin the softness<br \/>\nof your heart<\/p>\n<p>this finds<br \/>\nyou<br \/>\nwell \u2665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And so this is Christmas and what have you done \u266a \u266a I awake from a sound sleep in complete darkness it\u2019s 4:18 half of the bed is still empty while my mind starts to gather scenarios I decide it\u2019s&hellip; <br \/><a class=\"read-more-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/?p=1014\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1014"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1024,"href":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014\/revisions\/1024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}