Day 8 (Oops - missed Day 7)

So today is Labor Day - I have to say I'm sorry that I missed yesterday. I had hoped to get to my blog last night but it got late and I forgot. You know how my mind is. LOL! I'm sitting here on the chaise lounge in the den, listening to my MP3 player. Your dad's sitting in his usual favorite spot in the house - the recliner - playing a game on his computer. I love lazy days like today. Our family just hanging out in the house, nowhere to be, nothing that has to be done. It's a comforting thing to have a place where you just exist, where you can just be you and no one expects you to be otherwise. I think that's what a home really is - the one place in the world where you know you can be exactly who you have always been and the people around you will always accept and love you for it. Thank God for this place - like Dorothy said, there's no place like home.

I'm listening to Nickelback right now - one of my favorite songs actually "Gotta Be Somebody". I love falling in love with a song like that one. I was just talking to your dad about that - how some musicians can make you believe everything they sing. Nickelback is like that - you can feel the heart in their songs. Rascal Flatts is another group that I absolutely love. Their songs are all like gold - I don't think they've had one song that I didn't like. It's almost like they pack emotions into their songs that automatically take you back to a place where you felt the same way. They put so much into their music - it's not just about the words, though that's important. It's also the heartache or love or emptiness you hear in their voices. Whatever the song calls for - it's there. I love music like that - that connection with the audience and what they've gone through. I'm sure you know exactly what I'm talking about - you girls have each already shown a love and understanding for music. I'm so glad to have shared that love with you, and I can't wait to see how it helps each of you, what it means to each of you. One thing you can always say about music - it'll always be there for you. When some boy's broken your heart, there will be a song to commiserate with you, then one to help you get past it and move on. There will be songs for everything you go through - I've found that to be the truth all of my life. I hope you find the same comfort from it that I have.

Song of the Day: "I'll Be There For You" by the Rembrandts