Musical Hors d'oevers

 Brad Paisley concert had an incredible opener,
the hors d'oeuvers, if you will...

I truly Heart The Band Perry Right now, 

like A LOT Here is a concert pic,

And here is a song I really dig...Be sure to turn down my music player

Simplifying

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A Practical Application of Simplicity

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The other day I was overwhelmed, when I tell you, you will totally understand. I had a migraine and I was doing taxes. Need I say more? But then I had two playful teenagers making cupcakes (and a mess) in my kitchen and dog who would bark everytime they tried to wrestle and a special last minute request. Last minute I received a call asking me to feed two young missionaries. In my quest for simplicity, my first response was to say 'no' because, well, all of the above. But then I thought of Miguel leaving for a mission soon and I would hope that when he is in need of a meal someone will drop everything for him, because I love him and he is mine. And, these young boys are someone else's precious sons, if not a loving Heavenly Father's.

So I dropped the taxes, and despite the migraine, made dinner for these boys. And you know what? While they were there and we were talking and laughing and enjoying each other's company, my migraine went away. The cupcakes came in handy, too...

What I thought I needed to sacrifice in order to gain some simplicity, was the missionaries, when in reality it was putting everything else aside to serve. The taxes will keep for another day...Heavenly Father was teaching me a lesson on Simplicity. Thank you

Writer's Block

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I am so worried about coming down with writer's block.  What would I do if I couldn't come up with some kind of post with which to regale my audience.  I feel I have such the reputation to come up with something interesting and witty!  (Not really, that just sounded nice, didn't it?)  Every time I get some sort of idea, even if it is just a glimmer, I jot it down.  I use a handy dandy notebook or, if I am at the computer, I go ahead and start a partial post in blogger to save it as a draft.  I currently have  16 posts saved in draft mode. Who would have known that such a quiet reserved woman could have so much to say?  I surprise even myself. But, in all actuality that number has dwindled down from 30.  What am I going to do?

What do you do about writer's block?

Simplicity

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There's that word of the year again.