Celebrate Family

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Today I join Ruth Ayres as she hosts this week's celebrations at Ruth Ayres Writes.  Stop by to read her post and follow the links to other celebrations.



The Christmas season gives us plenty to celebrate.  Today I'm celebrating FAMILY.



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  1. KarenJanuary 4, 2014 at 11:51 AM

    I normally laugh when spending time with you, but this slideshow brought the tears. Love the last 2 slides - what a gift time with family is!

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  2. Katherine SokolowskiJanuary 4, 2014 at 12:50 PM

    Beautiful. Family time is truly a gift.

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  3. Julie JohnsonJanuary 4, 2014 at 2:11 PM

    I smiled throughout the whole slide show. This is beautiful Cathy! Celebrating with family is what it's all about.

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  4. Linda BJanuary 4, 2014 at 3:03 PM

    Oh Cathy, made me wish for all our older ones back together. I'm glad you had a special time, and all wrapped up in this slideshow to remember! Thank you-I love the music too!

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  5. Tammy and ClareJanuary 4, 2014 at 4:17 PM

    Cathy - What an incredible slide show. I have tears in my eyes from watching it. Thank you for sharing

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  6. Gigi McAllisterJanuary 4, 2014 at 8:06 PM

    Ok, that made me cry. Your family is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this.

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  7. Mary LeeJanuary 5, 2014 at 7:36 AM

    So joyful!

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  8. Amy RuddJanuary 5, 2014 at 8:59 AM

    Cathy,
    Natalie heard the music when I was watching your beautiful slide show and she said I want to see! So we watched it together. When it ended I asked her what she liked and she said, the pictures being together! Thanks for sharing your show...it's perfect!

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  9. RamonaJanuary 5, 2014 at 10:41 AM

    Wow! What a wonderful treat. Maybe it's time for me to learn how to use Smilebox. It's so true that the best gift is the family time together. We enjoyed both real time and FaceTime connections via technology this year.

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