Have you ever passed something along the way for weeks seeing but not actually seeing it? Me and my family were out and about tonight doing some last minute things and such. We were on our way back home when I noticed I mean actually noticed that the Christmas lights along the parkway were actually telling a story(or song rather). The decorations were in the median and we have seen them for a few weeks now but I never actually really paid attention to them. It was the birds sitting on the telephones that caught my eye ( 4 calling birds) and then I started looking more closely and noticed it was the 12 Days of Christmas. I know this may not mean alot to others but to me it taught me a lesson. Pay attention to your surroundings. For weeks its like I have been on auto pilot and not really paying attention to anything around me. But tonight it was like the Lord was saying WAKE UP! Pay ATTENTION  or you are going to miss something really important. I know they were just Christmas lights but ask yourself do you really look at your surroundings or just passing them by. I have lived in this town or surrounding areas for a little over a year. but just in the past month or so I have just been existing. But for some reason tonight things just opened up. I really don't know if this makes since to anyone else but I just had to get this off my chest.

When my grandfather passed away before Thanksgiving I gave up. I have a great family we have had our ups and downs but for the most part they are great. But my grandfather was my best friend. I knew that no matter what I might do wheither wrong or right he was always there for me. If I needed a ride at 3 am or I just needed to talk at 3am he was there to listen and never judge. I knew that one of these days he would go to heaven to be with God and my grandmother. But I never really thought of it. I did know that if I lost him that I would lose myself. And I did there for awhile. But tonight when I noticed those lights alot of things came flooding back to me. I still have family here on earth and though sometimes we have our little spats and thing they are still family and we still love and care for each other.

I know this probably sounds like the ramblings of a crazy person but I had to put it down in words now that things are actually making since to me.

Thank You for bearing with me through my ramblings. And if you don't take anything away from this try taking this, Look at were you are, take notice of the things around you, don't just glance at things really take a look at them you may be glad you did.

Love and Blessings till next time,

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