Can you see me now? LOL  

But I'm trying to be less colorful! lol..............you're right though. I'll see what I can do. Thanks Pat.

If you are working on serenity you don't have be less colorful, just tone it down.
But I will miss the bright side of you.

Stone crosses are grey and my color is blue, so I would like to stick with the colors in my avvy. I have however, uploaded a colorful Celtic Dragon pic just for you Pat. Don't forget to click on it to see the larger view. It's quite beautiful.
Brightest Blessings.

LOL. Clicked the wrong button. Here's the picture.

I have to say, I really like the Red one too.

Me too Louie, but the Celtic Cross is very important to me and I wanted it in my avvy too.

BTW... like your new avatar - striking and original

Thanks wizzywig. I rather like your user name. lol
It's a great avvy you have. I'll bet you and your mom are very close and that's a rare and wonderful thing.

Gosh Gabs, if you dropped the image of Gissi from your avvy's or sites I wouldn't recognize you. LOL

Lol I don't think I would recognize myself

I've lost the link to Gissi's site Gabs. Damn, I can't find it anywhere. Will you send it to me again please? I'm such a dufus!

On its way to you

I like your picture too Oreo. So when are you going to be 60? I'm turning 60 on Jan. 30th.
Leenie

I love your avvy Oreo. Such a lovely face! You can be sure I won't look that good at 60! LOL

So Louie, you're older than me huh? LOL NANANANANA!

Daffy,
I thought I was older than everyone here!!

Thanks Sparks! Leenie, I'll be 60 in June...

Bo made mine too and I love it and will keep it, but as I said, this has been a life changing year for me and I wan't to start the new one reflective of those changes. I love your purple dress. It's the one color I CAN'T wear. lol

I'll keep all the purple and you can have all the yellow and orange.

Works for me, lol.

Thanks TL. I rather like it. Reflects sooooooooo much of what I'm all about now and the colors too.....

Sweets, I certainly understand your confusion. No worries. And actually I'm glad you raised this point. Here is a link that will explain the origins and meanings of the Celtic Cross. Please check it out and it should put your concerns to rest.
http://www.ancientspiral.com/celtcross.htm

The cross is traditionally associated with Christianity because it is the symbol of Christ's sacrifice for us. But in fact the cross predates Christianity by eons.

As for it's association with Pagan belief (including Wicca) it also predates Christianity. And today modern Wiccan's are not precluded from incorporating their Christian beliefs into their practice of the Wiccan ways. I was brought up Catholic, and have a deep rooted belief in the teachings of Christ, and one of the things I like about Wicca is that I can still hold those beliefs without compromising my Wiccan belief system. Most of Christian belief and ritual is based on Paganism though Christianity as whole would argue with that. But it was knowing this and doing research into the basis of Catholic doctrine that took me back to their pagan roots and in so doing convinced me to 'go pagan' myself, if you know what I mean.

Let me know how you get on...........

HVE NOT READ LINK YET AS HAVE TO RUSH TO OTHER JOB. i ALSO AGREE THAT THE Church USED PAGAN FESTIVALS TO CONVERT SO CALLED PAGANS TO CHRISTIANITY. Sorry - just noticed caps and no time to change. Therefore after 30 years or so then the old pagan rituals would begin to be forgotten. With the exception of Easter we know that many festivals are not on the exact date. Any religious would agree that Christmas day is not the date of Christ's birth. To me, and others, this is not important. What is important is that He was born and in doing so, we all could become God's chosen people - not just our brothers in the Jewish race.
The importance of His mother Mary is that she said YES to God's request that she carried and bore Jesus. Look what she did for us?

My mind is open and flexible and I will read the link. I know that some persons believed the Celtic Cross was linked to Druids but this is not proven. I thank yo for your response and will rad the link tomorrow. Many blessings(I am of Irish blood too. On both sides.)

No probs cynthiann. Read it when you can.
One of the beautiful things I've found about being Pagan, is that it also allows for ALL people to be Children of the earth, of God, of the Universe. It unites all living creatures in the celebration of life, love and worthiness. There is no other 'religion' today that truly practices that.............

Thanks Louie and don't you dare go back to calling me Sparky. I wouldn't know who I was talking to! LOL

Here's a link that may help you learn and understand the Irish Celts better. It's a great read; www.realmagick.com/articles/08/1308.html

It's good to see you too. As for the other Family, they have, sadly, pulled back from further contact. Sad, but perhaps they are just not ready to go further. Time will tell.

I'm so sorry to hear about your other family backing away. What could they possibly be afraid of? Maybe someday. I'm sure happy to be connected to you.
Love Ya,
Louie

Quite honestly Louie, I think she only got in touch because a disease had shown up in our family line and she wanted to let us know about it. I think any further involvement was not intended and of course being me, and thrilled to make contact, I probably talked too much and scared her/them off. lol I don't know. But it hurts my heart, so I am so glad that I have friends like you!

Daffy,
There is a reason for everything. Maybe the meeting would have been a great disappointing and you weren't meant to deal with that and the pain behind it. I wish only good things to come your way.

Love Ya,
Leenie

oops, I meant Louie!!!

I totally agree. Things happen for a reason, and if there's one thing I've learned, patience is it's own reward, so though my heart of hearts hurts, I'm fine with their decision. I wish only the best for you and yours too Louie. Brightest Blessings.

I think it's very representative of me. The attributes of the dragon, the Celtic background, the Christian and Pagan beliefs that shape my life...........

Moondancer!!
It's great to see you again also. Have you been away or just not have your notifier on. It's really nice to see you.
Leenie

Hello leenie, it's nice to see you. I have not been doing well and what little energy I have has been spent on must do things. I've also had a lot going on with family and had to help out even when I do not feel up to it. This gets me down more.
I do hope to be doing much better soon.

I LOVE your avvy. It is so cool......