Music

 Picture this: It's 11:00 at night...and after a long day of work, kid's soccer practice, dinner and homework, you are officially done. You look down at yourself sprawled out on the couch in your torn and stained White Sox t-shirt, hot pink Elmo pajama pants....and mismatched socks. You have no makeup on, your hair is in a scrunchy and you haven't brushed your teeth since 6:30 this morning. You look over at your beloved and they are snoring louder than a freight train, with that nice little drool drip on the left side of their chin. They have an outfit on equally as exciting as yours....except their socks smell significantly worse. The living room looks like Fisher Price threw up in it, and the house still smells from the fish sticks you had for dinner. This my friend, is the perfect setting for romance.....right?! Well...suddenly you turn on the music channel on your TV...and the sweet smooth sounds of Marvin Gaye fill the living room..."I've been really tryin baby, Tryin to hold back this feeling for so long...". All of a sudden, you start remembering your early days with your spouse, back when it was adorable when they drooled and the mismatched socks were cute, they had the best smelling BO ever, and you couldn't wait to be in a lip-lock with them! How about this....you are working the two year old room for Sunday School and mass chaos has ensued. There are kids on tables, kids under tables, screaming kids, crying kids, kids beating other kids, kids coloring on chairs....it's official, you are in toddler hell. So what do you do??? Start singing! "Father Abraham, had many sons, many sons had father Abraham, and I am one of them...." all of a sudden the kids are singing and trying to move left foot ,right arm and nod their head...whew, you now have somewhat controlled chaos. Ever been at the end of your rope, and seeing no end in sight you are ready to throw in the towel.....until....you are driving down the road and an old hymn comes thru the radio and pricks your heart..."When peace like a river, attendeth my way...when sorrows like sea billows roll....whatever my lot thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul..." Music. I am thankful for music. It's funny how you can hear a song and it takes you back to a place....a time of laughter, or heartache, disaster, healing or any other range of emotion. Songs stand like markers in my mind of all my different life experiences....and remind me that the song in my heart, may change depending on what I'm going thru....but there is always a song in my heart. That song, whatever it is, will make my journey a little sweeter.