It's Like Heaven

Internet Friends, since I've recently been talking about music loves, I have to add this little side post.  Yet another facet you may not know about me.  I love me some Disney music.  If you are a kindred spirit of the Disney sort and have not yet discovered you can listen to streaming Disney park music on Live365, then I need to introduce you to the beauty that it is.  If you go to this Live365 station and close your eyes, it's almost like you're there.  If you sit at a bus station that is landscaped with cedar chips after a freshly fallen rain and inhale bus fumes, it's even better.  (Unfortunately, you will not understand that last statement unless you've been to Walt Disney World.  Either that or me and my family are just really quirky about the smells.)

Do you know what's playing right this very moment?  Space Mountain Entrance Area Music (big sigh)  Can you even stand it?  And I don't even ride Space Mountain because it's a coaster, and I don't do coasters.  But I could savor the music ALL. DAY. LONG.

Okay, it's back to work for me... work and Disney music, that is.

On Music

Dear Reader Sarah,

Thank you for visiting my blog yesterday and for asking such a great question -

What's your favorite song and why?  Do you remember where you heard it first or who it was written by?

That's also a tough question because I enjoy a variety of music genres, so to narrow myself down to one favorite song is next to impossible.  I have many that I'd name as favorites.  Of course, anyone who knows me very well, knows that I would quickly claim He Ain't Never Done Me Nothin' But Good as my all-time favorite.  It was written by Dottie Rambo and sung by The Isaacs.  The first reason I love it is because I enjoy Bluegrass, and it is a real doozy of a Bluegrass song.  Beyond that, I love the words to the song.  They speak of the goodness of God in the midst of suffering.  That's something I need to be reminded of all the time.

I enjoy other Christian musicians like Margaret Becker, Watermark, LordSong, Kristyn & Keith Getty, Chris Tomlin, Casting Crowns and Caedmon's Call.  What's currently in my CD player, though, is my newest favorite.  Sara Groves.  Her words really speak to me.  She says things that I think and feel.  She's real.  If I had to choose just one favorite from her collection, I just couldn't do it.  I love most of her CD Conversations and much from two of her other CD's Add To the Beauty and Past the Wishing.

I just have to add an extra personal note on this topic.  There are three particular singers who will always bring tears to my eyes. 

• John Denver - because I was raised on his music, he has the clearest and purest voice, and sunshine in my eyes always makes me cry
• James Taylor - because his voice is so smooth it could make you fall in love and put you to sleep, all at the same time
• Alison Krauss - because, oh my word, that woman sings like an angel

I've enjoyed talking about one of my favorite topics, so I appreciate that you asked the question, Sarah.

Sincerely ~ Liz

Any Questions?

Dear Readers,

As I will be trying to fill every day of April with entertaining posts in accordance with my NaBloPoMo challenge, I could definitely use some good material.  So maybe you all could help me out.  If you'd like to send me a question, I would be happy to write a letter in reply right here on the ol' blog.  Maybe there's something you've just been dying to know about me that I haven't yet divulged here.  Now would be a great time to ask. 

The easiest way is to just post a question in the comments area, and it will get emailed to me directly.  You can even remain anonymous, if you'd like, so ask away.

~Liz

About the Socks

Dear Friend (you know who you are),

Thank you for always respecting my love for the Mouse. Not everyone sympathizes with my longing for the Happiest Place on Earth. It really is a magical place. You just have to believe. Some only mock. I shudder to think of it.

But you have always nurtured my desire for all things Disney, and I appreciate that so much. Like today when you gave me these...

Nothing says I love you like a pair of Mickey socks.

Thanks,

Liz

Ten on Tuesday

Ten Things You'd Fix in Your Home (if you had the time and money)

1. Install a dishwasher
2. Expand our bedroom for more space
3. Put up a fence in the backyard for Dixie to run free
4. Remodel the kitchen with updated cabinets and countertops
5. Add a pantry
6. Buy new windows for better insulation in winter
7. Install new carpeting or hardwood flooring throughout
8. Change the color of the siding
9. Get a new refrigerator
10. Finish the basement.

I could hardly think of one more thing.  Honestly, I'm pretty content with our home.  It's small, but there's only two of us and it meets our needs.  Everything we have functions, so I can't complain.