Honored Spot

A family's gotta do what a family's gotta do!  Traditions!  I bet we are not the only family that has a tradition or two.  One of ours is the "HONORED SPOT" a top our fireplace mantel.  I don't know how the "honored spot" came about, but when we moved into this house December 1995, it just was...the honored spot!!  The "HONORED SPOT" is where the birthday cards go when the recipient has had the joy of opening it up, reading it's warm wishes and then displaying in the "honored spot" for others to visit it's pages.  It's there, in the "honored spot" where we continue to honor our birthday family member.  As family members pass the mantel, eyes catch the honored spot, with all it's glory.  It calls to us, "stop and pick up the card, read it and honor your loved one!"  No, really, I have heard it call as I have passed...many times!  So, beginning our New Year, 2012, we have once again followed the tradition of the "honored spot," as after baby girl finished reading her birthday card, it was tenderly and carefully placed thoughtfully and strategically in the only place it should be, the "HONORED SPOT."