Lynyrd Skynyrd - Remembering The Plane Crash 36 Years later

  


I can recall this night as if it had just happened. A friend and I were riding around listening to the radio, when the announcer broke in and said that a plane
carrying members of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Band had crashed in Gillsburg, MS. In disbelief, we
turned to each other not saying a word. As time passed, we heard of the horrific stories of the injuries,
and loss of life.

They played in Nashville, Tn., the summer of '76. So glad I got to see the original band members.
To this day, I am a huge fan of this band and have been to almost all of their Nashville concerts, although only one original band member ( Gary Rossington) is left.

There was only one person who could sing this song, Ronnie Van  Zant.

A lonely microphone stands alone, but we could hear you singing it on
your journey home.

Throwback Thursday

 

 

 Love, Laughter, Joy, and Togetherness

 Cherished moments in our life, not caring what day it was, not even the time, as long as we

were together was all that mattered.

 

 
 
                                                           
 
 
 

Daytona Beach 1982

 

                                                                     

                                                                                    

 

 

A song we always danced to.....

"Someone"

It  was on a  Friday night, late September, twenty-two years ago. The phone rang. It was
Vanderbilt  Hospital. "The Call" we had been hoping and praying for. A member of the Transplant Team saying, "we have a kidney, a perfect match,  you  have a certain time
period  in which you must arrive." In complete shock, but with an abundance amount of 
joy, our prayers had been answered.  My best friend was getting the "Gift of Life."

Although, a joyous occasion for our family, lest we not forget, it was a tragic, and trying time
for the family who had just lost a loved one. Passing on the "The Gift of Life" that others
might live. How do you thank someone who is grieving, and still in a state where realization
hasn't even began?

 All  pre-surgical testing is complete. The surgery is a go.
The moment the kidney was transplanted, it started working
immediately. My best friend was blessed beyond measure to continue a life without dialysis, with
hopes of a better quality of life. The result....that special "Someone" was part of his life for
Twenty Years!

My best friend, well, that was my husband, the love of my life!
As I'm writing this, with a heavy heart, my husband passed
from this life almost two years ago.


~Fly high my simple man~
                   ~My love still grows for you~






 
 

Cold Mountain

This  is  one  of  my  favorite  movies.  I  have  watched  it  twice  this  week.  The  characters,  music,  and  events  sum  up  to  ones "'Ain  True  Love".   "'Ain"  is  an  old  Scottish  word
meaning  "own". 


Cold Mountain is a sweeping tale set in the final days of the American Civil War. Jude Law stars as Inman, a young soldier who, despite an injury, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada (Nicole Kidman) awaits. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends Ruby (Renée Zellweger), who helps her keep up her late father's farm.   


Love it when
Ruby arrives.....

                                                     "Ruby With The Eyes That Sparkle"
                                     

                                                        
                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

 

 

 

"What we have lost will never be returned to us, the heart will not heal.

All we can do is make peace with the past and try to learn from it."

                                                          ~Ava Monroe 

                                                     

What’s For Lunch?

Thought I would make some turkey wraps. They are easy and go with my “diet”. 
                                               RECIPE:
Tortillas
Turkey
Salad mix
Cheddar cheese
Cucumbers
Onions
Tomatoes 
Reduced fat ranch dressing

Roll up, cut, and ENJOY!                                                                                                                 
                                

                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                   

Laughter.....the best medicine

          We cannot ever have enough laughter in our day. Bet you can't watch this just once!

Butterfly Blessings

Tiger Swallowtail - August 2013

I came across one of God’s small creatures today. Even though small in size, its beauty, grace and peacefulness it brought me was well above measure.

 

The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucas) is a strong flier with distinctive yellow and black striped markings on its wings and body (some females are brown or black, mimicking the poisonous pipevine swallowtail). This relatively common butterfly has a wingspan of 3.5-6.5 inches (9-16.5 cm). Southern subspecies are larger than the northern ones. These butterflies are called swallowtails because they have long "tails" on their hindwings which look a bit like the long, pointed tails of swallows (a type of bird).



It is always a good day to be grateful for all of life -                             
grateful for large blessings and small.
Especially to be grateful for the symbolic blessings -
the rainbows and butterflies that come into our lives
when we least expect and most need them.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie