Home Sweet Home

Song: Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland

Tonight was one of those nights where the house is clean. The yard is mowed, edged and partially watered. The bills are paid. Everyone is doing what they do before bed. Me-in my room writing. Carol- in her room probably playing solitaire. Tyrese and his friend- playing games. The dog isn’t licking me. Lamps glow throughout the house. My clean sheets are in the dryer. Peace. There’s nothing like it. It’s in these moments that despite the other chaos or upsets from the day, things appear in order and a peace engulfs. These moments seem so rare or perhaps I’m too busy and pass them up. I’m determined to have more.

Movie: Money Pit
Tom Hanks and Shelley Long play an engaged couple who purchase their dream home- a fixer upper. When construction begins in the house everything falls apart, including their relationship. They learn that making a home beautiful takes time and a lot of work, much like their relationship.

Buttercup

Song: Build Me Up Buttercup by the Foundations
Why is it that the unknown is so scary? We stammer or postpone what we know is the right thing to do out of fear. I am a believer that people come in your life for a reason. I was watching a tv show that paraphrased this so well. "Relationships are hard to come by because relationships begin with friendship first. And good friends are hard to find." First it was a nameless man who after a 3 month dating relationship encouraged me to write a blog for healing. Then it was several others. Followed by that one girl and then another guy. We truly have no idea the weight of our words-- how much they can encourage and influence or cut us down. While no person should give us our true value, they do attribute to this. It all stems from knowing who we are and who God created us to be. From this is what we build.

Movie: Princess Bride

Buttercup didn't know what she had until her dear sweet farm boy, Westley, left. While she vowed to wait for him, she felt after years of waiting for her true love to return and hearing of his death from the dread Pirate Roberts, she felt that she had no choice but to move on and marry the spineless prince. No matter how many times I see this movie, I fall in love again with the love story. Along with the many quotable "inconceivable" lines and awesome cast, this has to be in my Top 10 faves.