Celebration takes on a new look for most of us this year with the continued persistence of COVID 19. As I read your blogs, I see resiliency, hope, and joy as you plan your celebrations for the holidays.
What is your celebration going to be like this year? Will you stay safe? Will you worship at church or at home? Will you decorate?
Below are several quotes that inspire me to rejoice this holiday season in spite or maybe even because of COVID 19.
“The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Thank you Patti Moed for sharing this in your Lens-Artist Holiday post .
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. ”
Oprah Winfrey
“Celebration is forgetting oneself. … When we are always enthusiastic, happy and surrendered to God, life becomes a blissful celebration.”
Amma (There are several references to Amma (Mother) in Wikipedia. I’m not sure which Amma said the quote above.
“Life is passion, celebration in the face of chaos, light in the face of darkness, hope in the face of despair, and joy, for the universe without life feels nothing, is nothing, and does nothing except slowly die.”
Rick Tumlinson
Pick any celebration quote this week that you like and tell your story, poem or opinion. Add a link to this post to help me find your post.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukkah, and a better New Year
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
33 responses to “#WQWWC #4 Celebration”
Happy holidays Marsh. Thanks for alerting me to this challenge. I’d be happy to join in. ❤
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Deb. Happy New Year. I hope you get to do something fun! 🙂 hugs
LikeLiked by 1 person
❤
LikeLiked by 1 person
[…] #WQWWC #4 Celebration […]
LikeLike
[…] Celebrations […]
LikeLike
A beautiful and thoughtful post Marsha. Yes our celebrations will be very different this year. We have dinner with our very small pod for Christmas Eve and zoom calls with family for Christmas tomorrow. I went for lobster for dinner tomorrow so that my husband and I will feel a bit more festive! For a look at our previous Christmases, I’m including a link to my post here https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2020/12/19/lens-artists-challenge-128-here-comes-the-holiday-season/
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for sharing, Tina. The first photo puts me in the celebration mode for Christmas. The second reminds me of my Jewish friend, Elane Geller, a holocaust survivor who passed away this year. She was an amazing link to another culture for me as she was Polish, and spoke at least 7 or 8 languages. Thanks for including the second photo. 🙂 I hope you are enjoying your lobster. 🙂 Merry Christmas, Tina. 🙂
LikeLike
LOL, we enjoyed it very much Marsha! Hope you had a lovely holiday and are looking forward to an exciting new year in your new home.
LikeLiked by 1 person
We are very much looking forward to it. See you online soon, Tina. 🙂
LikeLike
[…] December 24, 2020 Myrna Migala https://tchistorygal.net/2020/12/23/wqwwc-4-celebration/ […]
LikeLike
Happy Christmas to you and Vince! We’ll be spending Christmas with our new little grandson.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Such an uplifting post. Thank you. 😊
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Irene. I hope that you’ll join in with a quote of your own. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
These are beautiful quotes, Marsha. Thank you so much for sharing them!
Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season and a wonderful year ahead.
LikeLiked by 1 person
You’re welcome, Donna. Feel free to add some of your own favorites! That’s what this challenge is all about. 🙂
LikeLike
Such a festive lively Post Marsha!!! Love the lights.
Enjoy!❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you so much Cindy. Feel free to jump in there with your own festive pictures and discussion. 🙂 Have a wonderful Christmas. It’s almost here! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Merry Christmas, Marsha!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Merry Christmas, Leya thanks for being part of my Hobby Blogging family at Always Write. Getting to know all you Lens-Artists has made a huge impact in my life this year. BTW feel free to link your posts to #WQWWC posts. Our topics are very compatible. Have a wonderful Christmas! 🎄🎁
LikeLike
Thank you, Marsha! I will check it out!
LikeLiked by 1 person
It will just be my husband and me celebrating together… and that’s fine. We’ll make a nice dinner and relax (that doesn’t sound too bad, does it?). Hopefully next year we’ll be able to travel again. Best wishes to you for a lovely Christmas!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Sounds lovely, Janis. I vote for nice dinner and relax!!! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
LikeLiked by 1 person
Christmas is so different this year. Both of our families are about a 3-hour drive in different directions. We won’t be road warriors this year. We are in our church’s handbell choir, so Christmas Eve is a long evening for us – playing two services – but a joyous one. However, not this year. We haven’t rehearsed in a month – and services will be outdoors (brrrr) and probably short. Temps are dropping so time will tell if we go. So, we will make the best of Christmas Day – just the two of us. Must find something to watch. Zoom call set for the next day. … just going on because you asked. Best holiday wishes to you and yours … Merry Christmas.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for your lovely response, Frank. I used to be in a bell choir. That’s a lot of work, but worth it! Our church here is meeting inside for Christmas Eve, do we will go. Have a wonderful Christmas.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Cheers to fellow bell ringer. Yep – a lot of work … Amazing to see the super talented choirs play. Yep – we saw the Raleigh Ringers in concert. Amazing. Here’s a commission piece we did about 5 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOGSXAW2mZc&t=21s
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for sharing, Frank. I like how you include links in your comments. I find that helpful to go back later to a specific post. 🙂 It’s late, so I’ll make note and visit it soon. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
We will definitely have a better New Year, Marsha. Love the quotes and the idea of celebrating with small pods of family this year as a “normal” condition for 2020. I went to a cookie party yesterday and was so happy to spend the day with my family and nieces. Feels a little more festive now!
LikeLiked by 1 person
That’s awesome. You dong need to worry about COVID. Nonetheless, I hope you all stay safe and healthy. 🎄🎁❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love your picture of the Christmas trees, Marsha. I have built an entire gingerbread and chocolate festive village for Christmas and we have done some decorating. The village took up the Christmas tree space so I’ve left that this year.
LikeLiked by 1 person
That’s amazingly creative, Roberta. When I taught fourth grade, we made gingerbread houses. I never realized how hard it was to get the sides to stand up on their own. The frosting was everything. 🙂
LikeLike
Happy holidays, Marsha. All the best to you and your loved ones in the new year.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Patti. Same to you and have a great week or two off. You deserve it.
LikeLiked by 1 person