The Story of a Snowman, Part Two

Posted on December 31, 2012 by lyonsroarforgod

*This is part two….if you haven’t read part one yet, you should, in order to enjoy this post to its fullest.* 🙂

Frosty had fallen, face first, into the grass. I thought it was over for the dear little snowman, but I was wrong. My husband, knowing my soft heart, had a plan, a wonderful plan. That evening while I was putting Amy to sleep, he and my two older children moved Frosty. That’s right, they picked him up, put each part in the wheelbarrow, and put him back together on the sidewalk right outside our kitchen window. When I came downstairs, there he was, just sitting there looking at me as if to say, “See? I told you I’d be back again someday!” 🙂 And yes, I was so touched by my husband’s sweetness and effort to make me smile.

Frosty’s Back! Dec. 27, evening

Frosty and I, chilling out on Dec. 30, afternoon

Frosty, who was first made on Dec. 26, is still standing this morning, as of 8:10 AM Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve. He is an amazing snowman, but not as amazing as my husband. Thanks honey; I love you. Lisa

To Love and To Cherish

Posted on November 20, 2012 by lyonsroarforgod

I just read the story of the monogamous penguins who have been together for 16 years. And it touched my heart, because it reminds me, once again, of how much humans and animals can love each other and be faithful to each other. It doesn’t have to be fighting and conflict and division. It can also be faithfulness and loyalty and patience. Love that lasts through the hard times, perseveres, and is rewarded with the sweet abiding passion that only comes through time. The love that is placed in us by God, because we are made in His image. Think of all the countless trips made back and forth solo to find food, and then returning and searching to find the one you love. Hearing him or her call with their unique voice that you love, and nuzzling happily together after months apart. So precious.

Read about this happy couple and rejoice. Slainte, Lisa

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/19/monogamous-magellanic-penguin-couple-faithful-16-years_n_2160207.html

Sheep Talk, Or We Will Be Gathered

Posted on November 8, 2012 by lyonsroarforgod

We are going to be gathered…into the beauty that is Ireland in 2013. 🙂 Ed & I have been saving for our 25th anniversary next year. At first we thought that we should visit some other beautiful parts of the world, like Italy or the Greek Islands. But the pull was great, and the parts of Ireland that we’ve never seen were greater still, and we knew there was nowhere else we’d rather be. So we’re going back to check out the Northwest…Sligo, Donegal and a few places inland that we’ve yet to explore. So if any of you locals know of some great places to see, please chime in!

I dearly hope that we have a sheep experience like this one…I laughed so hard watch these sheep run down the hill towards his car. Enjoy watching these beautiful creatures attempt to see if this guy has any food. (It’s either that, or the sheep are training for the big marathon. 🙂 ) Slainte, Lisa

Romantic Attachments and the Fortune Cookie

Posted on July 27, 2012 by lyonsroarforgod

My husband and I were enjoying a quiet, kids-are-out-of-the-house dinner date at home. Eating Chinese take-out, talking without interruptions, laughing at silly inside jokes, you get the picture. Then we get to the “opening of the fortune cookie” ritual. My slip of paper was of no consequence and is irrelevant to the post at hand. Ed’s paper however, said the following:

“Don’t expect romantic attachments to be strictly logical or rational!”

My sweet husband held this small piece of paper up beside my face, read it out loud, looked at me, looked back at the paper, nodded, and said, “Yep, I can see that.”

I laughed indignantly, pretending to be insulted, but it was too funny to be. Besides, I was strangely flattered to be considered illogical and irrational. Don’t ask me why; it’s probably some side effect of being a musician. 🙂

Romance is wonderful, heady, lovely, and yes, sometimes illogical and irrational. But marrying Ed was the most logical and rational thing I have ever done, and I’m glad that he romantically attached himself to me.

Slainte, Lisa

Copacetic

Posted on July 26, 2012 by lyonsroarforgod

The older I get, the more I realize how much I don’t know. Yesterday, my husband casually stated in conversation, “Don’t worry; it’s copacetic.” Copacetic? I was convinced that he had made this word up, or that I had misheard him. “What did you say?” I asked him. “You know, ‘copacetic;’ everything’s good,” he continued.

In all my years of living and reading, I had never heard this word. I mean, Ed & I have known each other since we were 14 and have run in basically the same circles, yet he was extremely comfortable in casually using this word in his daily conversation. Yet copacetic and I were strangers to each other. I was floored and wierdly excited about this turn of events. Yes, I am a word geek, truth be told.

Here is the meaning and pronunciation from Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary:

Definition of COPACETIC

: very satisfactory

Examples of COPACETIC

<don’t worry, because I assure you that everything’s copacetic>

Origin of COPACETIC

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1919

I will now attempt to use it in my caption sentence; here goes…drumroll, please.

When Ed & Joshua are chilling out on the rocks, everything’s “copacetic.”

If you already knew this word, I am amazed yet again. If this is a new wonderful experience for you, let me know that I am not alone! Slainte, Lisa

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Lisa Lyons

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