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It seems after Halloween all preparation heads straight for the Christmas season!  That’s fine with me, I love Christmas, it’s my favorite holiday!  I live in southeastern Kentucky and it is a unique place to live.  I’ve heard a lot of terms used to describe the folks that live down here, probably the most often one used is hillbilly!  Now because I am part of the group, I don’t take offense!  Actually my neighbors are authentic, genuine, friendly, helpful, mostly God fearing, country loving people.  If someone has a house fire they will knock each other down rushing to help, support and provide for their unfortunate neighbor!  If you move in the neighborhood you can count on a visit with food and an offer of help to unload the moving van.  If that describes a Hillbilly, I’m proud to be one!

 

When it comes to decorating of Christmas, a lot of folks go all out!  This guy has a pick-up truck in his yard and he faithfully gusseys (mountain term), it up every Christmas to show his Joy!

 

Hope it makes you smile, I think that is what he had in mind!

 

Blessings and joy,

 

the pilgrim

 

 

 

Before I write this blog entry, I need to make it clear that I’m far from a perfect husband, some days I’m not even a good husband!  I am trying to be a great husband and along the the way I’ve learned a few things I would like to share with other men that want to do better!  Emphasis on “I’m trying!”

 

Now….having said that, I really love my wife and I do want to be a “Great” husband!   I read in a book, many years ago, how to have a great marriage,  one suggestion was to never stop dating your wife, treat her like you’re still trying to impress her even after years of being together, when you know you can’t fool her any more!

 

I tell my wife constantly that I love her, how proud I am of her, how beautiful she looks when she dresses up to go to work or to church, or anywhere!  I buy her fresh flowers to decorate her bathroom (below) every week I’m home, which now, is most of the time!  I found this sign (above) and put it in our kitchen for all the world to see!  I’m pretty sure people know it’s about her, not me!  I do a lot of things to express my love and now, almost 55 years later, she is still here!!!!……and that’s a great thing!

 

 

 

So, I hope that encouraged you to let your wife know how much you love and appreciate her!  I’m sure you already do, but……just in case!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday I went with Sherelene to Knoxville to do a little Christmas shopping.   While sitting in the car while she clothes shopped at J Jill, I noticed a Mercedes SUV parked next to us.  The reflections in the nicely waxed black paint was an interesting pattern!  The more I studied it I felt compelled to pull out my camera and put an equiv. 70-200 lens on and shoot a portion of it!

Lumix GX85, Lumix G Vario 35-100 f 2.8 @ f 5.6 and 1/250th of a second.  ISO 400

 

I love looking for abstracts!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

Sherelene and I were married on February 14th, 1970.  A few years ago my brother Homer and his wife Terri got this sign for us as a Christmas gift.  It has hung on our kitchen wall ever since!  I love it because it was from my brother and sister-in-law, but even more because it is one of the essential truths of life!  I subscribe to the philosophy of “always being thankful”.  If you spend your time thanking the Good Lord for the blessings of your life, you will soon realize that you, “Have It All!”

 

As we approach the holiday of Thanksgiving it would be a great time to adopt that attitude!  I can assure you that that adoption will change your life for the better!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim