Winter Solstice

My astronomy loving uncles might be able to tell you what is actually going on today - something about the tilt of the Earth and the angle of the Sun, but in layman's terms for the rest of us - its the shortest day of the year.  AKA - "It was dark when you left for work, it will be dark before you leave work to come home and you'll be lucky to catch the (cold) sun for even a minute today".  Sorry to sound all doom and gloom - but  I, for one am VERY glad that the days are going to start getting longer again. 
I have been combating the winter blues with Vitamin B-12 (thank you Beth!) and with a healthy self medicating dose of "get off your a@# and do it anyway!"  I have been trying to make plans and get out of the house (and make cookies!)  and hold onto my motivation when I walk in the door and its already dark....  I have been doing an okay job the last week, but I think there is something else making my winter blues fade...

How can you be sad or blue when you daily receive a card or two (or four!) - and fill a refrigerator full of friends and family.  Each card brings a smile, a story and thoughts of memories shared with each person.  Its growing kids,  new babies, happy smiles and amazing thoughts of how long you have known the people.  There are warm fuzzies that you are still friends, across the years, across the miles...

There are amazing blessings to be thankful for even in the darkest of winter!

Thanks be to God!