It is a gift to spend a few days before the holidays with family. Our family endured the longest of our drives on I 70 yesterday to enjoy some time in the mountains. What is normally a 2 to 2 1/2 hour drive took us well over 5 hours. Once we arrived the strain of the drive and conditions just melted away.
I am grateful for this precious time with our immediate family. Being together without jobs from home to do makes for long conversations and relaxation. It is certainly a gift.
This image was captured before dawn in the quiet early hours of the morning. The sparkle of the lights against the snow with the glow of the lantern captured my attention. It is lovely to enjoy the decorations of the holiday season.
"At Christmas, the light of each of us helps light the night with another kind of luminosity: all so much silver and moonlight mixed in with strings of dancing Christmas lights.”~Unknown

Peace.