Posts

Showing posts from May, 2014

The Music of Disney

Image
One of my favorite things about Disney parks is the music. I went to Disneyland as a young'n and then not again for many years; rediscovering my love for Disney parks on my honeymoon. As we entered the gates of Disneyland, I heard the music and immediately a smile spread across my face and I looked at my newly-pronounced husband and said "Oh my goodness! This is what I hear in my head every day! This is amazing!!" I constantly have a song in my mind, and generally it's from old musicals or Disney movies...both of which play while you are walking down Main Street, USA. It was fantastic. One of my first memories of entering the park after years of absence and it felt like...home. It was wonderful. Since that trip, I've been on a mission to find that music so I could play it when I needed the Disney magic/nostalgia. And I found it! Finally. It's only taken 7 years, but I finally found it! My husband came home from work the other night and I had the music playin

Thankful

Image
Thankful. This word just keeps coming to my mind today. I have SO much to be thankful for. I deserve nothing and yet God has given me so very much. Everything I have is a gift. I realize many people say things like "you deserve  it" when something good happens to someone. But, what do we actually  deserve? We deserve nothing, well, nothing good . Are we good people? Not good enough. You cannot be good enough. It is impossible. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23. It's just the way it is. And yet, God freely gives  us gifts. I am blessed beyond measure when I think of this realization. I am grateful. The biggest gift I have is salvation, next in line is my marriage. As a young teen, I was challenged to write a list of all the attributes I would want in my future spouse. After I wrote it, I stuck it in my Bible and would look at it every once in a while. There were the normal teen girl wants "sensitive, musical, etc." but then ther