Ed You are so right; we are all here as a "family" today and every day....this "family" we can choose and it is a darned good one when we don't lose perspective of what family, life and the many holidays we celebrate are all about. Enjoy life and the holidays *smile* and, of course, our GSDs and other furcritters in our homes (even a little CORGI named "Punky" in our furfamily household who can put a smile on anyone's face no matter what the reason or the season- LOL) Pat Lukos Sarava German Shepherds WE HAVE PUPPIES http://members.aol.com/Shondi2/PUPPIESAVAILABLE.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edwin Hill" <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "freelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 11:13 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] FAMILY .......and of course my List family....any one of my families is not necessarily more important than any of the others...I woke up this morning to experience another Christmas day...this happened for one reason, and one reason only...the grace of God....not every one believes in the same God, not every one believes there is a God, and not every one > believes > in the correct number of dogs one should own....and this is fine, the > creator created us to have free will, we can believe as we wish, and > that's an awesome gift...I am blessed to be here today and whether you > believe it or not...so are you!...Merry Christmas today, tomorrow and the > day after that, and to my Jewish brothers and sisters ( and two daughters) > Happy Hanukkah...now its time to kiss my wife and every one foolish enough > to stand under my mistle toe.......life is great, but its also very > short....Ed Hill ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================