Category Archives: Family

Music to the Rescue, Again

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I just want to say for the hundredth time that I am so very thankful for music. The right song at the right time……aahh….instant relief, or pick up, or energizing, or whatever it is that I need.

“Music is the shorthand of emotion.” – Leo Tolstoy

“Music… will help dissolve your perplexities and purify your character and sensibilities, and in time of care and sorrow, will keep a fountain of joy alive in you.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.” ― Martin Luther

“I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet.” ― Ludwig Van Beethoven

It was a hard morning. Enough said. But as I drove in the car, I put on a favorite CD, cranked it up, and voila! After two minutes, I was singing, tapping the steering wheel, squiggle dancing in my seat. And what was that on my face? A smile. Truly miraculous.

Here are two musical selections for you pick from this morning if you need a pick-me-up. First one, if you need to dance. Second one, if you need to chill. Both great. Or find your own favorite style of music, put it on, and turn it up. Aaahhh….

Early Corrs, 1995, Haste To The Wedding
Nathan Carter, 2013, Caledonia

Blessings, Lisa

Two Kinds of Morning Sheep

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There are generally two kinds of morning sheep.

This one:

Caffeine….now.

Or this one:

Good morning! Lovely day we’re having! Howya doin’?

One guess as to which one I am this morning. And another guess as to how the writing is going. Oh, well. At least I am looking at cute pictures of sheep. That is always good.

Have a good weekend. Blessings, Lisa

Hiding Our Humanity, or, How to Miss the Best Days of Our Lives

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I am attending a family wedding soon. This is no ordinary wedding, in fact, it is a veritable gala. 😉 It is very easy to get caught up in the nerves of trying to fit in, trying to be whatever it is that I think is expected of me in order to be a presentable human at this event. I struggle with attempting to mold my personality, my core self into the mold that is presented to me.

What to wear? What to say or not say? Will my ankle hold out? All these questions stem from insecurity and from too much navel gazing. Too much thinking about myself.

We are all humans. We are all aging, thank goodness. Aging means we are still blessed enough to still be on this beautiful planet, and still able to praise our beautiful God and Savior Jesus Christ.

I am praying hard to not fall into my old traps of self-consciousness and people pleasing. I just want to be me, the me that blesses and encourages others, that is interested in their lives. I am praying that we will all enjoy each other’s differences and quirks and personalities. That we love all the ways that humans are created, that we stir each other on to more love for our God.

Most of all, I am praying for a lifetime of love and commitment and caring for the two lovebirds tying the knot. I am praying for all of us to surround them with love and excitement as they look forward to celebrating the best days of their lives. Every day. For as many years as God grants them on this earth, and in eternity to come.

Looking up and out, Lisa