Prompt : From your deck of choice, select one card for each of the themes listed below. Post the cards you chose, and share how you made the connection that you did between the prompts and the cards.

Note: I chose to pull the cards for this practice through random shuffle instead of picking them out.

A Christmas Gift Gone Wrong

Ace of Pentacles – Jack knew that the main motivation for his father-in-law to offer him the ER position as a Christmas gift was so that he wouldn’t be able to spend as much time with Clare.  Not to mention it means he has to work on Christmas Eve and Christmas day, which prevents him from joining Clare and her family on Christmas.  It’s still a good job, though!  A prime opportunity for advancement, too.

And it turns out?  He gets to see Clare and her family anyway, as dear old dad stubbornly tried to climb a ladder to fix a burnt out stringer of lights on the house (instead of letting Jack take care of it when he gets off work), and now they’re all here in the ER with Jack to enjoy Christmas as a family after all.

A Walk In Winter Snow at Night

The Emperor –   Filled with pride, Mr Fitzgerald walks down his street looking at all the home decorations on the houses of all his neighbors.  With so much going on this year and finances being strapped, a lot of people weren’t going to decorate this year.  He pulled them all together, though, and helped where he could.    In the end, everyone  ended up decorating.

None of it is over the top, but everyone joined in with him at the helm to help keep things organized.  Now, as he walks and enjoys the view on Christmas Eve, his boots crunch in the snow and the cold nips his nose, but soon other boots join in as the neighbors come together again to enjoy the beauty they’ve created, trailing after him along the sidewalk and chattering words of admiration and encouragement among themselves as they move from home to home.

A Perfect New Years Evening

The Empress – Sometimes you just have to create some boundaries and take a night for yourself, and that’s exactly what Marjorie is doing on this special night.   With a bath tub filled with nice warm water and bubbles, a book to read, and relaxing music playing, she relaxes in a house that had been filled with noise since the eve of Christmas Eve until just a few hours ago.

Now, with everyone out to ring in the new year, she has the house all to herself and quiet reigns as she takes a sip of her wine then reaches for the plate sitting on the edge of the tub with the bit of chocolate cake waiting for her to enjoy.  Leaning back into the warmth of the water and tickle of bubbles with a decadent sigh of pleasure.

DECK USED: SUN AND MOON TAROT