The Sound of Sunshine

Music is proof that God loves us.

~ My friend Stephanie

A few short weeks ago

my pal Stephanie 

shared this thought with

our yoga group as we

walked our dogs on a

local trail, sunshine on

our faces, sneaker-clad

feet crunching over leaves.

This quote floated to

the surface of my mind

today as I listened to my

son practicing his trumpet

for the here-before-you-

know-it Christmas band

concert at school.

Appreciating his renditions 

of Angels we Have Heard

on High or The Dance

of the Sugarplum Fairy

instantly put me in a

very festive mood.

{Yes, even hearing it

played by a second

year trumpet student!}

Which got me 

thinking about how

music serves as the

backdrop to our lives.

When I hear an old

song on the radio, it

instantly carries me

back to a time or a

place in my life.  I can

remember how old I

was and where I was

living.....Sometimes my

heart even aches if the

song is attached to a

former relationship or a 

chapter of my life

that has ended.

Just last week

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

came on the radio ~

the oldies station ~

and I was back in

my grama's kitchen,

watching her do a

little two-step.  She

adored that song!

Rain Drops Keep

Falling on My Head

always reminds me

of my little brother

and the short time

we shared the same

roof and the same lives.

My little brother, today!

Dan Fogelberg's

Longer takes me right

back to high school and a

certain sweet boy

who had captured my heart.

{I wonder if he remembers

me when he hears it, too?}

When my son was

small he was crazy for 

Love Shack by the

B-52s and while it

was new to him, it

ferried me through time

and I was once again 

a newlywed.

My son, back in his B-52 days.
Not usually this serious!

My kids have their own

songs intertwined in the 

 fiber of their blossoming 

lives.  My family enjoys music 
so much that if one of us says

 something that is similar to a

 song lyric, we will sing it!

Okay, we are silly.

With the advent of

i-tunes and You-Tube,

there are more avenues

than ever leading us to new

 musical talent.  I am introduced 
to many new voices as I visit

 your blogs.  I love that.

How I feel when I hear my favorite songs!

I have added a song

to this post that instantly
brightens my mood.

I think it is fitting

given the stormy nature

of my last post : )

Be sure to un-mute your

speakers and see what I mean!
{Update:  Click HERE to listen.}

What songs instantly

transport you back to

another time or place

in your life?

xx

Suzanne

PS:  Thank you for all

of your wonderful comments

It meant the world to

me that you understood.

You always do.


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all except family from flickr;
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