 This is a message of Hope for the upcoming year and beyond. In our quest for a relevant story we were quite perplexed because of the current times.
Inspired by an abstract thought to ponder on. "There is light at the end of the tunnel" a cliche, but but one with meaning, and something we do believe, we were inspired to write this story, one that we got more response than any before....read for yourself....and gain your own sense of Hope, Faith and the Light at the end of the Tunnel. |
 Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park's Annual Christmas Event inspired our second Christmas story for 2008. What a great event, we had a blast. Read our story, it will truly make you laugh and laughter is contagious and heals what ails ya.
Where does Santa go to train for his Christmas Eve journey down chimneys all over the world?
Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park in Western North Carolina... of Course! |
To embrace the true meaning of Christmas you must embrace pure unconditional love itself. Although, the nature of unconditional love and its purpose often confounds the logical mind. 
This Christmas tale is several stories in one, our purpose is to take you back to the true essence of Christmas. 
A New Beginning...the Promise ...There
are signs of greater life all around. I find myself continuously
being drawn outdoors, not just for the sake of working in the yard,
but a chance to explore and experience. Spring is a time to reflect
on new hopes and dreams, a time to plant new seeds. Although, it
takes more than skilled hands and a sharp wit, to plant these seeds. 
Smoky
Mountain Lights....Traveling
north on highway 441 we leave the valleys and mountain ranges
of the Blue Ridge interior behind. Drifting along the pavement, we wind
our way close to the banks of the Oconaluftee River. It
was nearing midnight when we entered the Smoky Mountain National
Park in Western North Carolina and too late for sightseeing. 
Christmas
Throughout the Mountains .....Crowns of white
ice follow the skyline along mountain ridges, welcoming the
season of holiday joy. In the central to northern Blue Ridge
Mountains, snow will fall bringing ski enthusiast to the
mountain towns and slopes, to the south the mountain winter
climate is tempered with mild weather, with only an occasional
dusting of snow.
The Grove Park Inn, a Holiday Journey...As
I strolled across the cobblestone driveway, I found myself imagining
the sounds of horseshoes clicking down the uneven red pavement’s
gentle slope. A mountain of boulders stood before me, obstructing
my view of an endless horizon. This must be a monument, placed here
by giants. The crudely cut boulders were stacked and fashioned into
what appeared to be an enormous building that seemed to have risen
out of the imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth.
Christmas
at Biltmore Estate
Winter
Solitude...a Holiday Tale...It's
late December, a time when peace becomes a focus to reach
for, yet seldom achieved. I like to do a little wood carving
during these quiet times, nothing fancy. It helps me reflect
on the months that seemed to have passed by so quickly. A
time to take my thoughts away from a world of material goods
and a chance to look into the spirit of the human soul, its
goals and purpose.
