Flags of peace Roses and wreaths Can I meet you For a cup of tea? Makes no sense Like broken rosaries Catching stars Between my teeth...

Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas Another joyous year, Of Sparkling Christmas cookies Giving warm and fuzzy cheer! Different shapes & colors With such thoughtful decoration, Bring joy to heart and soul Full of a daughter's love and imagination . . . So eat up, everybody! Fill your tummies sweet, As we unwrap our tidings past And ready for another New Year to greet! Photo of Raquel & Valerie's Cookies by Mom :)

The wind huffed and puffed and blew all the people; It blew down the walls we’d been hiding behind; It blew us together out into the...