Musical Life

Not sure if I'm in the minority or if this is more common, but my life is so often accompanied by a soundtrack playing in the background of my heart and mind. ❤🎜🎝 For any major event, I probably have at least 10 songs that will transport me back to that time period. This old school Maroon 5 song came on while we were at Cheesecake Factory tonight, and it threw me right back to the heart of all the drama of 2007.  It was all I could do not to close my eyes and sing it right there in the restaurant.

"It is so easy to see dysfunction between you and me. We must free up these tired souls before the sadness kills us both... I've tried and tried to let you know, I love you but I'm letting go..." My gosh - sing it, Adam Levine!


I have a real desire to belt out the songs every time I see the Mamma Mia (Here We Go Again) trailer: 

"There's a FIRE within my soul! Just one look, and I can hear a bell ring. One more look and I forget everything!  Woah-oh!!" LOVE it!!
Brings back memories of seeing that first movie years ago with Sarah Bliss and seeing the Broadway play with JMM and Holly Dei!!  I know this movie is likely to be cheesy and ridiculous, but I don't care at all.  She's lost her Mom, and her Mom's friends show up to help her out, and I love that.  I'm already so excited for it because I love musicals! lol

There are so many songs where the lyrics speak right to my heart in a way that I can't begin to explain. This is one of them... do yourself a favor and listen to presh David Archuleta sing it. ❤


You ought to go north, somebody told us, 'cause the air is filled with gold dust and fortune falls like snowflakes in your hands. Now I don't recall who said it, but we'd lived so long on credit, so we headed out to find our promised land. Just poor Smoky Mountain farm folk with nothing more than high hopes, as we hitched our station wagon to a star. But our dreams all fell in on us 'cause there was no land of promise. It's a struggle keepin' sight of who you are. 

Oh, and these northern nights are dreary, and my southern heart is weary as I wonder how the old folks are back home. But I know that they all love me, and I know they're thinking of me. Smoky Mountain memories keep me strong. 

You know, I've been thinking a whole lot lately 'bout what's been and what awaits me. It takes all I've got to give what life demands. You'll go insane if you give in to it. Life's a mill, and I've been through it!  I'm just thankful I'm creative with my hands.  Oh, and these northern nights are dreary, and my southern eyes are teary as I wonder how the old folks are back home. But I'll keep leaning on my Jesus who loves and guides and leads us! Smoky Mountain memories keep me strong. 

I'll keep looking to the Father to keep our heads above the water, while Smoky Mountain memories keep me strong.

I'm also still loving The Greatest Showman soundtrack, and I recently downloaded this gem thanks to another movie preview. lol  


No major point to this post. But hooray for music and lyrics, for songs we can belt out in the car, for the songs that move us and become part of the soundtrack for our lives! 🎜🎝