Angels 😍

We have angels around us. 

There are so many of them ......

Be thankful.

Feel blessed.💖

The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse-Charlie Mackesy

Life has not stopped (thankfully). 

Every day is a journey anyway. ....on the road...for all of us.

....Can be a German highway (wide and smooth with no speed limits),  or a Swiss mountain road (sharp corners and steep slopes), or the  Dutch road by the canal (simple, green and beautiful) or the daily road to the supermarket  (uneventful with 3 traffic lights) .........

...can be anything.

😊

Today's post is not about the road itself but more about the people on the road. 

Our co-travellers.

...the Angels around us. There are so many.

I cannot list them all. You know who you are.

You all have helped me to stand up again and face life with a smile.😀

I have always liked the festive winter season in The Netherlands. 

I loved the decorated shops, my jackets, the shawls, the boots, the lights, the smell of cinnamon, the warm coffee,  the leave application, the planning for the vacation, the artificial Christmas tree, the gifts.....the occasional snow....everything.

Everything about this season is about happiness...the gift of Life.

This year is different for me and it is extremely difficult to be in a happy mood, like usual.

So I did not have any interest to put up the Christmas tree (which was A-senior's job anyway).

Yesterday I went for my usual walk in the evening. When I returned, the house was dark.

I knew A-junior was at home, upstairs, gaming. 

I entered the house and while opening my jacket shouted (almost),"A, why is the house dark? you know I don't like it like this! Why didn't you switch on the lights?"

No answer. 

With a grumpy face, I opened the door to my living room.

Surprise!

The Christmas tree dazzled at the corner ..... the tree lights were bright.....the room full of some kind of warm energy....a presence I cannot define.

Footsteps on the stairs. 

A-junior came down and hugged me with a smile on his face .

" Tomake surprise dilam Ma" [I wanted to surprise you, Mom].

Tears of happiness. 

Reassurance of love. 

Moments to treasure.

Angels.😍

.....and then the doorbell rang. 

My friend was standing there with lights in her hands.

She said, "We thought we would sneak into your garden and light up the tree!!".

I stood there speechless. 

Overwhelmed with gratitude.

With that, the tree got a light, I got a blessing.

Hugs from the depth of my heart!

Angels 😍

I strongly believe I have angels around me. 

Each one of you.😍

You all have stood beside us in different ways at different times of this very difficult year with love, care, strength, faith, and hope.

A book 

A bowl of comfort food

A massage to ease my neck

A Lasagna dinner before A-junior's exams to make him smile.

A long phone call to just let me pour it out.

A walk with me 

A glass of wine

A surprise drive to see the cherry blossoms and tulips

A symbol of strength from your culture

A Zoom call.

A Whatsapp ping

A yoga lesson

A supporting hand at work

A cake

A drop of tear

A smile

A hug

A story to share 

A ......

A .....

A....

Angels 😍

We have angels around us. 

Blessed with wishes from all of you...for us to be strong, for us to live life, for us to go ahead....

Angels 😍- I am blessed to have you in my life.