Ten Songs

Murder in the City by The Avett Brothers

A Closer Walk with Thee by the Avett Brothers

Little Steps by Rob Drabkin

Empty by Ray LaMontagne

Wedding Song by Matthew Brookshire

Simple as it Should Be by Tristan Prettyman

Duet by Rachael Yamagata and Ray LaMontagne

Mighty Leviathan of Old by Vandaveer

Sinning Hands by Iron and Wine

I Love the Rain the Most by Joe Purdy

I think of these things

Time--and how there's never enough

Politics--I worry, and I lean

Music-and it's beauty

Religion-what it means to me, what it should

Spirituality-how I can be moved

Art-paint and wonder

Love-all the people I love..The little ones and the big ones

Movies I want to watch again

Songs that I'll never hear though I would have loved

People I'll never see again-though we shared so much

What my next step should be

My endless to do list

Times I can't go back to, times I wish I'd seen, times I wish I hadn't

Humor

Happiness

Fashion

Movies that love me

Here lies a list of movies that make me happy. Some are actually great films. Some are not so, but are touching or witty or nostalgic. And, maybe, one brings about a perfect moment for me. And sometimes simply watching one of these films, alone, in quiet, with nothing on my to do list...I might exhale.

Without further ado and in no particular order....

Almost Famous

The Banger Sisters

The Big Lebowski

The Family Stone

Dazed and Confused

Juno

Riding in Cars with Boys

Grease 2

Raising Arizona

The Holiday

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Garden State
Scent of a Woman


Good night

Ten Songs I Love Right Now

Divide and Conquer by Vandaveer

Signs by The Avett Brothers

Trying to Live My Life Without You by Bob Seger

1901 by Birdy

We Are Young by Fun

Damaged by Plumb

Powerful Stuff by Sean Hayes

Trouble by Ray LaMontagne

Swept Away by The Avett Brothers

Naked as We Came by Iron and Wine

These are in no particular order. Just enjoying them equally..for the most part. The Avett Brothers are beautiful. I only discovered them within the last couple of years. I wish I could have enjoyed them all along.  Below is a video of another great Avett song. Enjoy.

Lent Season

Ash Wednesday is only two days away. I am very much looking forward to Lent this year. This will be my third year and I fear I did not give my all the previous two. I intend to grow in many ways this season although the path that I will take is not completely planned yet.

For those of you who have never taken part in lent, or never heard of it for that matter, I found this article helpful:
http://marshill.com/2011/03/09/why-bother-with-lent

So Much Noise

These walls hold a family of five. Not a quiet brood. I long for a moment of silence, a moment of being unplugged, disconnected from people and the world for just a few minutes. Decompression can soothe a soul.

So, for about six minutes today I sat in a hot bath all alone, closed my eyes, and took several long, deep breaths. It was not enough time to find clarity. Suddenly, the husband is playing with the dog, and the toddler is whining about something, and the baby, well, is just a baby!

I found myself feeling extremely guilty. Those little noises mean health, heartbeats, life. The life of my sweet family...

Far Away Places, Far Away Thoughts

Places I remember...
I didn't always capture the moment.
...other than in my mind.
My mind holds them well enough