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I slip on my headphones making sure the fit is just right. I don't want sounds escaping nor do I want any sounds to interfere with the sounds of my flight to nowhere. These moments don't present themselves as often as I would like so I hang on to them longer than I probably should. The music plays, its words, its tunes, the only sounds I hear. I close my eyes, let my mind go, and the here and now Continue Reading...
Merry Christmas! Thank you for all you have done, for all you do, for all you will do. Maybe you have seen this video, maybe you haven't. I have attached this touching tribute to our military and their families. Every parent should be so lucky to be greeted as seen throughout this video. Be the best version of you, be the person worthy of the hugs seen in the video. I wish all our personnel a Continue Reading...
I Was Born The Son Of A Preacher Man Today is my birthday and forty-four years ago today, I was born. I was born the son of a preacher man. Two days before the celebration of the greatest birthday of all time. I think I was due to be born on January 21, 1968, but I had other plans, I wanted to be here for Christmas. My parents were in Canada visiting my mom's family for a couple of weeks before I Continue Reading...
Silent Night. The most famous Christmas song of all-time. The lyrics of this song started as a poem written in the early 19th century by an Austrian priest. At the time the little village on the Salzach River was split with half going to Bavaria and half going to Austria in the same year the poem was written. Today the village on the border of Germany and Austria has around 5,500 residents nestled Continue Reading...
Away in a manger,No crib for His bedThe little Lord JesusLaid down His sweet head Maybe you have a baby, or maybe someone else's baby is the one, isn't there or wasn't there a baby you have been around that was just the cutest thing you ever saw. You looked upon this baby and thought what a sweet little baby. Look at those little toes and fingers. Look at that tiny nose and so on it goes. Imagine Continue Reading...
We are just 13 days from Christmas and here in New Hampshire the sun is shining, the grass glistens as the frost covered blades reflect the low morning sun. The temperature outside was 20 degrees when I came downstairs this morning. The air is crisp, it's clear, and all is still as the sun climbs to its short-lived perch in the late autumn sky. This time of the year the sun only gets so high in Continue Reading...
We are just 13 days from Christmas and here in New Hampshire the sun is shining, the grass glistens as the frost covered blades reflect the low morning sun. The temperature outside was 20 degrees when I came downstairs this morning. The air is crisp, it's clear, and all is still as the sun climbs to its short-lived perch in the late autumn sky. This time of the year the sun only gets so high in Continue Reading...
I know the Little Drummer Boy doesn't qualify as a Christmas hymn but I am including it in my series here. Based on the fact that several versions of this song appear in my YouTube Christmas Playlist, I am going to say this song is absolutely one of my favorites. I have included a couple of versions of the song in these links. It's the tune, the percussion, the words, the meanings behind it all Continue Reading...
Once again I received a simple email from my mother and it prompted a post to my blog. It seems that emails from mom have this tendency. I love it mom, don’t stop sending them and thanks for always reading what I write here. Anyhow, I watched and listened to this video several times on Friday when I first received it. The words are powerful. The meaning is clear. The added visual of video Continue Reading...
This post is for my brother Pete. It's about a simple, short song and it is one of my Christmas favorites. Old Toy Trains as sung by Roger Miller. When I hear this song it takes me back to my living room as a kid. The record player spins, Roger Miller's voice calms my Christmas excitement for a moment or two. Visions of what is wrapped underneath our perfectly lit tree fill my head. As I stare Continue Reading...