day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
Umm... well I don't really want songs played at my funeral merely because people usually associate funerals with sadness, and they are!!, but when my Papaw died, we sand "To Canaan's Land", and I still can't sing that song 3 years later.
But I guess if I had to choose, I would choose to have something cheerful and happy played. "Memories" by Eisley. I love how whimsical it sounds.
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We leave tonight for Florida. I don't think we'll be doing the Far Above Rubies this week, so those of you who are behind can still catch up!
I hope you all have been having a wonderful Lord's Day! Can I just say how blessed I am to be the wife of a faithful Gospel Preacher who is unashamed of the Truth? I am SO blessed!
I have been looking forward to this weekend all week! ha! How about you? I know that so many exciting things have been happening this weekend, such as Julia's wedding, which of course would be exciting for her, but also her mother and sister and everyone else involved! Who doesn't love weddings? Speaking of weddings, the 30 Days of Music for today is: day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
Umm, well, that has already happened! In fact, on August 11th, we will be celebrating our 3 Year Anniversary! I really can't believe it's almost been 3 years already! wow!
Anyway, I decided I would show you a few songs that were in our wedding. Of course, we didn't play the ACTUAL songs. I actually found this very beautiful solo pianist online and downloaded a few of my favorites. So imagine all these being played by a solo pianist, and there you have it. I chose my favorite 3. {And stick around afterward because I have more to say!!}
Phantom of the Opera, Think Of Me: This was played as the wedding party walked down the aisle. It was beautiful!
Mandy Moore, Only Hope: You might recognize this from the A Walk to Remember movie, but when I hear it, I think of our Sand Ceremony.
Stevie Wonder, Overjoyed: This was played as we exited the auditorium as Husband and Wife! I was overjoyed! It was very fitting!!
I have been looking forward to this one! hehe.
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OK. Now that that is out of the way!! This weekend has been so busy already! I have been struggling to stay awake during the days to be able to pack clothes for Benjamin and myself as we are going on vacation next week! I haven't been sleeping very well lately {Thursday night I wasn't able to sleep till FIVEINTHEMORNING!} so it has really been a struggle. But I am so excited to be going to visit friends next week for a couple reasons:
1. I LOVE MY KINDRED SPIRIT! Autumn & I are not "friends", we are SISTERS, and I love her to death! We were at MSOP for 6 months together and within that amount of time we grew very close and since Hubby and I left, we have only seen each other twice! And that was in 2008! She is 20 weeks pregnant with her 2nd child and I am just so excited to be visiting!! I can't wait to see Matt & Alethia {their 23 month old} either!
2. WE ARE GOING TO DISNEY! Yes, I thought it would NEVER happen but we are actually going to Disney on Tuesday and I have never been before! I am so excited! But the reason we are going is because we have amazing friends here who insisted to help us financially to go to Disney World, and I cannot say how touched I am that they helped us out. I am so thankful. I am so thankful for our Family in Christ! We are so blessed!
I am so beyond excited you guys... seriously! And do I even have to say that of course I will be taking pictures?? Ahhh this week is going to be SO amazing!
Oh hey I almost forgot! I got my hurr cut today and I am definitely sure you want to see it:
Yayuhh!
Well I hope you all have a wonderful Lord's Day tomorrow!
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you're sad
Well, I don't really listen to songs when I'm sad. So I chose a song that, when I listen to it, I get sad. So technically I listen to it when I'm sad... technically.
Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens
{And that's Soof-yahn, in case you were unfamiliar.}
I love Sufjan Stevens. I think I could listen to him all day. He is so talented!! He plays numerous instruments, even some on the same tracks on his albums. He's a good vocalist, and an amazing song-writer. There are very few songs of his that I don't like.
The reason this makes me sad is because it talks about losing someone to cancer {of the bone}.
Today was a very good day, I'd say. I had a lot of fun with my Benjamin! We broke out the Window Markers for the first time and drew all over one of the big windows in our family room! Benjamin had a BLAST!
He got a lot on the window, but he also got a lot on his hands too! That's how it usually turns out after Bible class too! We like to color pictures in Bible class and sometimes I let him use markers and it is messy!
This face is called the "Biggie" face. When we say "Where's my biggie?" or "Give me a biggie" this is what we get. For your information, a "Biggie" is the same as an eskimo kiss, but we say "biggiebiggiebiggie" when we rub noses and Benjamin thinks it is so funny! It has become part of our bedtime routine. We say prayers, give nightnight kisses, and then nightnight biggies.
I recommend these window markers for any of you who have kids and live somewhere where you will bake if you step outside during the day, or for rainy days! As long as you can keep them off the walls... ha! It kept Benjamin happy, and that made me beyond happy!
And while we are on the subject of Happy! day 21 - a song that you listen to when you're happy
Easy! Fireflies by Owl City. I love Owl City! It's weird because I am really not into Synth stuff but I really like Owl City! It is just so much fun! This is even my ringtone!
{By the way, the title of this post is a reference to "I Love Lucy". Is anyone else here a gigantic Lucy fan??}
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you're angry
Well, I don't really listen to a lot of music that I know of when I'm angry. I mean, I don't sit down and say what do I want to listen to, now that I am angry... However, I am sure a lot of people sit down and play music that will scream at you and just make you angrier and feel like "Yeah! That is exactly how I feel!"
Not me. I would rather listen to a song that helped me feel calm. I like songs like this one, Marching Bands of Manhattan by Death Cab For Cutie, that can sort of help the anger ebb away with the soft melodies and gentle vocals. I used to not like Death Cab for Cutie but when I found how soothing their music was, I just couldn't help but to like them!
I'm not even an angry person though, so I just listen to Death Cab for Cutie just to listen to them! But I am sure if ever I needed something to calm me down, just some soft tunes would help me out!
{I missed last month's post so we have a lot of catching up to do!}
Wow, Benjamin! Eighteen Months! That is a Year and a Half! Can you believe it?? Time really has flown. You have changed so much in the past month. It has been really exciting and you are getting closer and closer to your second birthday! Now that is frightening!
{Just look at that little grin!}
You are such a sweetheart, Benjamin. You are so loving and happy most of the time. You are very affectionate and love to give kisses, over and over and over! You are a cuddly little guy, but I fear you're starting to want your space more and more. You will always be my sweet baby, though, so get used to the cuddles! I'm not letting you off the hook anytime soon! You are getting so independent and the whole world seems to be your playground.
Believe it or not, Benjamin, some people are still mistaking you for a girl!! Everyone just loves to say how pretty you are - too pretty to be a boy! I guess that is why some people think you can't be a boy. If only they knew how you are 100% boy, with your love for dirt and running and climbing. You are a firecracker full of energy and Benjamin, I am tired! But I am so blessed to watch you run and play and to attempt to keep up with you {which rarely happens - you are just so energetic!}!
In this past month you have really learned a lot and your vocabulary has expanded by leaps and bounds. Some of the words you say are: Bible, Jesus, Noah, cracker, juice, shoes, outside, backpack, Papaw, Nana, Daddy, Mama, cool guy {thanks to Uncle Preston}, ball, hi, bye, eye, ear, and so many others that I just can't list them all! You also use a few signs such as thank you, please, potty, and more. We are so proud of our big boy!
Benjamin, you love to play all day long! You have this really cool "gumball machine" filled with all these balls that you love to play with. You still really love your Eeyor and you never go to bed without him! Speaking of bed, you are only taking one nap a day now, and you go to bed usually between 8 or 9:30 and you normally sleep 12 hours. You love to wake up in the morning and go on our morning walk! You also love our evening walk!
You usually request 3 shows during the day: "Boos Coos" {Blues Clues}, "Withis" {Wiggles}, and "Ba-pa" {Backpack, a.k.a. Dora the Explorer}. You love to watch all three and you even dance with the music! You are just precious!
You are starting to become a finicky eater which can sometimes be frustrating but we are still trying to figure out your likes and dislikes. I am doing pretty well with keeping eggs out of your diet, as you are severely allergic to them {you can't even touch them!!}. We are really hoping you will grow out of this allergy but things aren't looking so good for that! We will just have to be very careful with your diet! You love to drink your juice, and you love your goldfish and animal crackers as snacks. You also like to eat grapes, green beans, corn {preferably on the cob so you can eat on it during our walk!}, chicken, burritos, and a lot more! You don't really like black-eyed peas and you sometimes won't even eat french fries. We haven't tried mashed potatoes in a while but perhaps we will soon!
You are a very helpful little boy and you like to help mommy with the dishwasher. You open the cabinet and get the soap out for mommy and you close the soap door, and then you close the dishwasher drawer and mommy helps you push the buttons. You are getting to be such a big boy and are doing better and better with using a fork or spoon.
Benjamin, you truly are a joy to be around. You are entertaining and sweet, and very obedient although you do have your moments. I love you so much and I am so glad to be your mommy!
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day 19 - a song from your favorite album
Yes, this is another Avett Brothers song! My favorite album is probably "Country Was". I listened to this a lot while I was pregnant and I still love it! It's in their earlier days and I think that is a big reason why I just love this album!
Jenny and the Summer Day - the Avett Brothers
This is also the only video they had with this song on YouTube! Glad they had it!
Today Benjamin is 18 months old, but I am holding off on a post until after we go to the doctor tomorrow for his check-up! So look for it tomorrow sometime!
** This is posted just in case you don't already question my sanity. Yes, I am for real about this song. I love it. Actually, Benjamin loves it. So there!
"Her husband is known in the gates,
when he sitteth among the elders of the land."
Proverbs 31:23
This verse seems to be more about to whom the Virtuous Woman is married. Is she married to a man who is lazy and good-for-nothing? This verse says that she is not! He was a prominent, well-respected man. Back in this time, legal actions were not handled at a court house, but at the city gates {Ruth 4:11; Deuteronomy 25:5-10}. The fact that her husband is known in the gates and sits among the elders speaks a lot for him because that means he is not one of questionable repute. He is a good and honorable man.
To those who are yet unmarried, this can help you see what sort of man you might be looking for. A virtuous woman would not seek out a spouse who is of questionable repute, who would not be trusted by prominent leaders of the community. An honest, honorable man is what you should look for, and most of all one that is Spiritually Noble. One who will help you on your way to heaven.
For us women, it may not seem like it says much, but it does. If our husbands are well-known and well-respected, we should be as well. As a preacher's wife, my husband is well-known in the community {especially with his weekly column in the newspaper}, and my behavior should be that which would not bring shame to him or hurt his reputation or influence in any way, shape, or form. This means in tough situations, I am to always keep a Christian attitude.
And that goes for how we behave Online as well, since we all know that the Internet creates an entirely new community and can really influence a lot of people out there. What we say on Facebook or even our Blogs can really hurt the reputation and influence of our husbands, not to mention ourselves.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the matter! I know a lot of you are busy and can't quite make it to the computer a lot. This summer has been a busy one! But I do look forward to hearing the remarks of those who can get around to it!
We don't listen to the radio here since we have an iPod. However, there have been times when we have had to listen to the radio for one reason or another. There has always been this one song I hear frequently. I like it because it reminds me of the kind of music I grew up on {Classic Rock}.
"Life's Been Good" - Joe Walsh
Although I'm definitely no rockstar, I am so blessed to be able to say that God has been good to me!
Ladies, don't forget about the Far Above Rubies tomorrow!
So many days this week have felt like Saturday, but today was the real deal, and it also felt like Saturday. This week was a really, really good one in terms of seeing friends and family and spending time together.
Thursday, we had taken Benjamin over to our friends' house to visit with their animals. I took a few pictures and wanted to share with you because it was a lot of fun!
Benjamin saw cows but they wouldn't let us close enough for a real good look.
The dog however enjoyed Benjamin's attention.
He also saw a horse...
...and wasn't too thrilled about being on his back.
While Benjamin loves dogs, he wasn't too thrilled about being licked all over.
He REALLY liked to help with the vegetables...
Benjamin picked this squash by himself!
Mommy got a few shots of some pretty butterflies...
Soon Benjamin broke out in itchy hives...
So we all headed inside.
It was very fun and I really enjoyed it! So did Benjamin!
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Today's "30 Days of Music" Category is: day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
I had a hard time really choosing this one, but then I remembered one song that I just do not like: Uncle Kracer's "Follow Me". I used to like this song when it was really popular way back when, but then I realized what the lyrics meant and I decided it really was not a good song. It's pretty much about a guy and a gal having an affair.
P.S. - What kind of name is "Uncle Kracker" anyway? ha!
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
"Must've Run All Day" - Glassjaw
I really like this song, believe it or not. I like the video because it is randomly placed with the song and it is cute. I couldn't find a video with music to it, so what you need to do is play both videos at the same time, if you're able! {I guess you could allow both to load and then play them at the same time?}
Life lately has been relaxing and busy at the same time. Summer really is whirling by and it is sometimes hard to keep up with everything around us. Benjamin is whirling by as well and I stop sometimes and think "wow, he is really growing up!". For instance, being able to walk down stairs without holding on to anything, and his explosively growing vocabulary. For the longest time he would hardly ever say any real words, but now he is learning a new one every day.
He is becoming a big helper and is always eager to do big boy things. Why does he want to not be a baby anymore? Sometimes I wish he would just slow down and be a baby for me and not do so many big boy things..
Growing up is Bittersweet, y'all.
Monday and Tuesday we spent time with Grandmommy (My mother-in-law) and Uncle Preston (my brother-in-law), and we had a great time. Benjamin enjoyed the visit. It is so nice having family around! I think if we ever move away, I will be quite sad.
On a side note, isn't my Hubby handsome? :)
Anyway, today we are going to visit some animals at some friends' house. Hopefully I will get around to sharing that adventure sooner than I have been getting around to sharing our others.
So very sorry I didn't get around to posting any pictures today. I need to take some time out to do so soon. I am getting really bad about taking time out for this, but hopefully soon I can get things going here once more. We all enter into our slumps. At least I haven given up on this 30 Days of Music!
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
This one was hard because I really have no problem admitting the songs I like. I don't care who knows I still love Savage Garden, LFO, etc. I don't care who knows that I like Demi and the Jonas Brothers. Um, so?
I finally decided on this song: Kanashimi wo yasashisa ni, and I can't remember who does it. Anyway, it is an opening to a Japanese manga show that I used to watch back when I was 16. I used to stay up so late watching this show on my computer when my friends would lend me disks. I have always liked this song, and I can actually sing the first verse. Ask Hubby, if he can bare to admit it! ha!
this was a hard one because there are so many bands out there that I just cannot stand! but I have to say Green Day is one of those bands that I just cringe when I hear. I had a particular song picked out but turns out it has a cuss word in it, so I chose Wake Me Up When September Ends. OKAY - I KNOW that the story behind the song is a very sad and endearing story, however, I still do not like Green Day.
Hopefully I will get around tomorrow to posting about our day today! It was a good one!
today's 30 Days of Music category is : day 11 - a song from your favorite band. I thought it would be fun to tell you all a few of my favorite things that you may or may not know about me.
these are a few of my favorite things {feel free to try to put these to music}
.brightly painted doors
.fresh cut grass
.colorful aprons
."just because" cards in the mail
.text messages from my best friends
.mom's kitchen full of pigs {the animal, not people}
.the smell of cupcakes in my kitchen
.surprise packages from my mom
.phone calls with my dad
.impromptu kisses from benjamin
.date nights with my family
.inside jokes with my husband
.shooting stars
.lightening bugs
.photo shoots with friends
.area-wide singings
.funny dreams
.november blue by the avett brothers
"She maketh herself coverings of tapestry;
her clothing is silk and purple."
Proverbs 31:22
From my readings I have gathered that this verse is here to show the Virtuous Woman's fine taste and her efforts to really please the eye of her husband. This woman not only works outside, but she works inside by making these types of things. "Jack of All Trades" comes to mind. While these days it is oftentimes more cost-effective to buy from stores, we still should be willing to work with our hands when the need arises.
"Her clothing is silk and purple" - her family was not poor it seems. She is wearing fine clothing and I'm going to go ahead and assume she takes care of herself. I don't think silk and purple equates to sweats and t-shirt... of which I am definitely guilty! I don't know about you all but I sometimes just get lazy and throw on whatever I can find without much of a thought. Of course, I don't think there is anything wrong with this, but I also think I should be putting more of an effort to look nice for my husband. I know I didn't go around looking like a slob when we were "courting".
It doesn't take much to "let yourself go", so to speak. Now I'm not saying I look horrible day in and day out but I could do better. I think when you take care of your appearance and take care for what you put on in the morning, you feel better about yourself. And I know that one of the ways the devil really gets to us women is by picking at our self-esteem. There are too many Christian women out there who suffer from low self-esteem and I am here to say this: THAT IS THE DEVIL! The devil loves to tear us down. He loves to make us feel inferior and make us "covet" after the body types or the clothing of those around us. He gets in and so severely attacks our self-esteem that it is all we can think about. We become more focused on Earthly things like perhaps our clothing or our weight or different aspects of our appearance, instead of focusing on Spiritual things. There are so many people out there who put so much effort into these worldly things that they forget what is truly the most important thing for us to make sure is pure and beautiful: our souls.
Now I say this because while yes, you should put forth an effort into how you look {at least those of us who have husbands need to realize we don't need to jip them! ha!}, but there is an extreme you can go to and that is putting too much thought into it. We don't need to spend so much time on our appearance and end up jipping ourselves out on true beauty, Spiritual beauty.
Any husband who wishes to have this virtuous wife I am sure would rather have a spiritually beautiful woman than an outwardly beautiful woman. In fact, if you read on in Proverbs you'll eventually get to this verse:
"Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain:
but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised."
Proverbs 31:30
I will save my thoughts on that verse for when we get to it, but I felt like it tied in to what I was saying before.
I hope you ladies have been able to understand what I've been trying to say here. I feel like it is all jumbled up and incoherent. If it is - I am so sorry! I am very interested in your thoughts on the subject!
Oh, by the way. I was thinking about what I was going to say on this verse while I was showering, and I made sure to make myself look nice before I sat down and wrote this. How terrible would it have been for me to go on about looking nice for your husband and sit here in my slob garb! Ha!
So you've probably noticed how I've been tweaking around here. I've been trying to simplify things on my blog because I'm not a fan of clutter... I am sure if you've been to my house you would beg to differ, ha! Anyway, I'm not finished. I just wanted to let you know that I'm simplifying.
Anyway, I haven't slept very well the past couple nights. Friday night I took a sleep aid and it still knocked me off big time, and last night I couldn't get tired either. Today I have been really dragging but I have held out from taking a nap like I usually do so I can get on track. I am probably going to give in to an early bedtime. I don't think my head will allow me to stay up too late.
It's kind of funny that today's 30 Days of Music is : day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep. Funny because I can't sleep with noise in the background {usually. When I was pregnant I could sleep anywhere.}, even the sleepiest music. So Hubby suggested I just do a song that makes me sleepy.
Sigur Ros - Glósóli
Sigure Ros is an Icelandic band that I really like. This song has a sort of ethereal feel to it that sort of makes me sleepy.
This one was hard! There are a lot of songs out there that I can dance to but I wanted something special! I finally decided on a song that I had played on my graduation slideshow:
"Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games" - Of Montreal
Fun song, fun video! Tell me you can't dance to that!
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
This one was not hard for me to think of. In fact, every time I hear this song, I think of this one event. The song today is "Black, Blue" by the Avett Brothers {though the Video I am going to post is only Seth Avett}. It reminds me of a very special event: one of the first times I was able to hold my baby boy {without nearly passing out, that is}. This is such a beautiful song, and Seth Avett just so happens to be my favorite musician, just as the Avett Brothers are my favorite band. My favorite concert was when I was able to see them Live and also meet them afterward and talk quite a bit with each of them. Bob signed my shirt, we have a guitar string from Seth's guitar, and we have an album cover that they all signed.
Anyway, back to the event. I know a lot of you know about the difficulties with Benjamin's birth, but I'll recall them again for those who may not.
I had a long, hard, induced labor. It was difficult. It was all wrong. I went in and was induced at 5AM and he was finally born at 9:40PM. I held my baby boy very briefly afterward and it was magical and beautiful, but then they took him away to clean him up and do all the weighing and measuring, and that's when things went wrong. I was bleeding out and they could not control it. The edges of my vision went dark and I told them that I thought I was passing out, and then everything went black. I was still conscious, I just could not see. I begged them to let me close my eyes, but Carl was by my side and he was begging me to keep them open. I don't know how long it took but they finally were able to stop the bleeding and I could finally see again.
But I was so weak. I couldn't hold my baby for long periods of time because my arms were so weak from all the needles. This song is playing in the background of a video of one of the first times I held Benjamin. I don't know if everyone can view it, but you can try... facebook friends with my husband can see it I know, but if you click here it'll take you to it.
Anyway, I always think of holding Benjamin when I hear this song. Here it is:
I'm playing it for Benjamin and he is "singing" along... it's the sweetest thing!
Well I have something to tell you all. It's something I honestly didn't think I'd have to tell you for quite some time. In fact, Hubby and I decided a while back that we were going to wait before we took this next big step. Apparently though we need to learn to be flexible in our plans.
As of yesterday, Benjamin rides front-facing in his car seat. I really do feel sick every time I think of that, because I know how much safer it is for him to be rear-facing. I have been saying I would keep him rear-facing as long as possible - preferably up to 45 pounds. But recently every time we have gone to get Benjamin out of his carseat, he had his arms out of his straps. That is totally unsafe. And there really was no way we could stop him because we can't see around his seat, and no matter how tight we make it, he has figured out how to pull the clasp down enough to get his arms out.
Dangerous. And illegal?
So what other choice did I have? I figured I was just exchanging one safety issue for the next. Sigh. It was very hard for me to give the go ahead on that one. But there are other perks, such as being able to keep a better eye on him, and the air conditioner reaches him faster, which is really good since we have a black car and it is so hot!
Anyway, I feel so much better getting that off of my chest. I still feel really bad, and if I could, I would still have him rear-facing...
Well, we kept him rear-facing as long as we could, which was the original thought.
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Moving on! Today's 30 Days of Music category is:
day 06 - a song that reminds of you of somewhere
Mickey's Monkey - Mother's Finest
I know that one must be a surprising choice to most of you, so of course I will explain. This song reminds me of Home. Well, Mom and Dad's home. I remember as I was growing up, hearing this song early on Sunday mornings as Dad would play certain albums as we all got ready for church. This one has always stuck with me and I have always thought about Home when I hear it.
I am constantly reminded how blessed I am by having friends like you all! Thank you for all of your encouragement and kind words on my post yesterday. I really needed to get all of that out {although that's not even half of it, if you can imagine}. Yesterday was not a bad day, though I did have a few meltdowns, but that's okay. It's okay to have those days.
Thank you, all of my friends, for being so thoughtful and kind to me. I truly am blessed.
Today is a better day! We slept in til 9 today, and it still was not hot out when we went on our walk this morning! The weather has been so pleasant lately, and we have been really thankful for the break from the sweltering heat.
Yesterday Benjamin ended up getting a gigantic goose egg on his head from falling down the stairs head-first into the corner of the banister. We only have three steps on either side of our family room so we don't really think much of it. Any fall he takes is relatively short and not a big deal, but this time it was a big deal! Hubby was saying he bruised his eye but then I looked up and saw this SECOND HEAD growing out of his forehead, and I nearly passed out!! Of course he won't let us put ice on anything so it just swells up as big as it wants. I was very surprised that he didn't bust his head open, but I am thankful because that would have been a lot of blood, and I probably would have passed out for real.
Another thing Benjamin has been doing lately is fighting naps. He refuses to nap. He will sit in his crib and talk and yell but he will not for the life of him lay down and take a nap. Usually though in the afternoon we will force him to take a nap because really, an un-napped baby can sometimes get a little too cranky. This happened yesterday, and Benjamin had already had a rough day! I got him up from his nap around 6 and took him outside. He was still cranky. But I got a few pictures of him since I haven't really been taking any lately {and I know that's why you all come here in the first place ha!}
You can still see the tears under his eye from where he threw a fit when I put his shirt on him... Mr. Grumpy Diaper.
But he's cute when he's grumpy, don't you think? Of course, sometimes his attitude is really not cute and he gets in trouble for that. But really, don't you love his little self?
You're about to see one of the reasons the child has a new lump on his head every week. I'm going to start calling him Lumpy. It's appropriate.
It's because we let him do things like this. He loves to climb. He loves to have his own adventures. And we encourage him to learn and explore. Unfortunately with that comes a lot of accidents. Can you tell that we are very laid-back in our parenting? One thing we are not laid-back in is discipline though. I think Benjamin can confirm that one. ha!
Anyway, moving on...
today's 30 Days of Music category is:
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
This was a hard one to choose because there are so many that do remind me of someone. I finally decided on this one:
The Fox - Nicklecreek
It reminds me of two people actually. The story behind it explains both so I'll just tell you that.
Two MSOP Lectures ago we stayed with our friends Autumn & Matt and their baby Alethia. Autumn and I were going to a store and well Benjamin was not enjoying his carseat. Suddenly Autumn decided to play this particular song, and immediately Benjamin stopped crying. We thought, oh he wanted to hear music! But the next song came on and he started crying again! We played this one over, and he stopped!
And from then on, and I think even now {we haven't tried in a while} he will stop crying when he hears this song! So this song reminds me of my son, and it also reminds me of my Kindred Spirit, Autumn, whom I love and adore. I could go on and on about Autumn, but instead, I'll go ahead and give you the video.
