Thank you Fred and Pamela for giving so much of your time and energy so generously so that those of us in the Diaspora can keep in touch with what is happening in our beautiful village of Saligao.
May you and your family have a very Blessed and Holy Christmas and May the New Year 2009 bring you much Cheer and Joy, Good Health and Happiness, Success and Prosperity. These wishes also go to all those on Saligao-net. In particular I would like to share with you some sentiments which are expressed so well in this little Christmas Tree. This Xmas, I would like to put up a tree in my heart, and instead of hanging presents, I would like to put the names of all my friends. Close friends and not so close friends. The old friends the new friends. Those that I see every day and the ones that I rarely see. The ones that I always remember and the ones that I sometimes forget. The ones that are always there and the ones that seldom are. The friends of difficult times and the ones of happy times. Friends who, without meaning to, I have hurt, or, without meaning to have hurt me. Those that I know well and those I only know by name. Those that owe me little and those that I owe so much. My humble friends and my important friends. The names of all those that have passed through my life no matter how fleetingly. A tree with very deep roots and very long and strong branches so that their names may never be plucked from my heart. So that new names from all over may join the existing ones. A tree with a very pleasant shade so that our friendship may take a moment of rest from the battles of life. "May the happy moments of Xmas brighten every day of the new year". These are my sincere wishes. If you have a few minutes please click on this beautiful video and experience some of the pain and joy of the birth of Jesus in as authentic a setting as is possible. Check out this video (and the others). Great start to Christmas season. Speakers on.... http://www.youtube.com/v/Z_ypUnnqr8Y&autoplay=0 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
