Stop – pause in this moment
You can let reality be real
Acknowledge your feelings
Know truth apart from how you feel
Breathe – release the tension
You can stop holding on so hard
Relax into safety
Give room to heal the bruised and scarred
Hear – tune into the present
You can listen for what is true
Let thoughts and feelings fade
Understand life from this new view
Care – hold onto your world
You can love yourself always
Connect, bond to others
Live where good can fill the days
Perfect gifts from above
Good and freely given love
Open hearts, we receive
Through the faith that we believe
Evil acts, greedy hands
All throughout the world stands
We are truth, we are light
Giving hope, goodness, and right
Sunrise, sunset in the west
Prairie days of summer’s best
Cattle wrangling morn til night
Lay around the fire to rest
Short grass, tall grass in the wind
Dry dust rising round the bend
Underneath wide open skies
Upward, outward freedom send
Treasured, carefree nights in town
Lively dances, fiddle sound
Neighbors bonded near and far
Toughest friendships here are found
Icy jewels along a winter river
Suspended mid-air on stalks that shiver
A precious treasure for the one who bends
To look in the place where the sidewalk ends
Smooth drops of glass molded to perfection
Shaping the world with swirling refraction
A kaleidoscope of hues that transcends
What’s left in the place where the sidewalk ends
Glitter sprinkled in the drab of winter
Catching the scarce rays of sun that splinter
A mystery of water and light that lends
The lure to the place where the sidewalk ends
A gift more impressive than royal jewels
Beautifully clothed from translucent spools
Waiting to share this great wonder with friends
Who now know the place where the sidewalk ends
Christmas is a lodge decked out in light
Twinkling on trees and wreaths so bright
Sit around the hearth fire at night
Christmas is a table set for four
Full of food, candles, festive décor
Gather round for holiday once more
Christmas is a hike through a winter wood
Tall trees have ice and storms withstood
Join in the laughter, all is good
Christmas is a porch view of the lake
Plein air painting, memories to make
Relax, breathe deep, and take a break
Christmas is a late night with family
Create a colorful Nativity
Come remember, be part of the story
Gather round the cozy fire
Mantle wreathed in points of light
Hearth, Nativity, and gifts
Treasure Christmas – what a sight
Laughter echoes all around
Christmas carols, sing along
Notes of hope and joy and love
Treasure Christmas – every song
Build a house of gingerbread
Sprinkles, icing, sticky cheer
Dinner cooking, all come round
Treasure Christmas – home is here
Twinkling lights glitter outside
Drifting snowflakes fill the air
Friends and family celebrate
Treasure Christmas – all we share
