The Wish Book.....

Last night I was channel surfing when I came upon a story about the beginnings of Sears, Roebuck & Company.  Since I am a history buff and love biographies, I stopped surfing and became lost in the story.  It seems that founder Richard Sears not only was a risk taker, but had the foresight to introduce to the masses a lifestyle that they could only dream about.  Whatever you could want or think you could want was found within the 1200+ pages of his mail order catalog.  It was even rumored that Henry Ford visited and toured his fulfillment house and implemented Sears' organization of order processing into his auto assembly line.....

So what does this have to do with me and my blog?  Well.....when I was a little girl the arrival of the Sears, Roebuck & Company Christmas catalog was the beginning of the holiday season.  The catalog arrived at the end of October and by the time December 1st arrived, it was well worn, dog-eared and had pages turned down to mark what I longed for......

My dad was the one who explained to me that this was really The Wish Book......due to the fact the every page had something I wished for.....and I wished for a lot!  

I'm still wishing for things, but not the material kind.....I wish for peace and love for all my family and friends (both past, present and future); I wish for no more war; I wish for the hand of God to reach into the Gulf of Mexico and stop the destruction of the animal life of the sea.....I wish for gainful employment for all of us who are on the outside looking in.....maybe in my own way, I've taken The Wish Book to the next level....

And you know, this is a good thing!