I carry you with me into the world,
into the smell of rain and
the words that dance between people;
and for me, it will always be this way,
walking in the light,
remembering being alive together.
{Living Memory~Story People}
into the smell of rain and
the words that dance between people;
and for me, it will always be this way,
walking in the light,
remembering being alive together.
{Living Memory~Story People}
you may have noticed that i've been loving story people quotes lately. not so much on some of the artwork though, i like the colors but most of them are a little too abstract for my taste.
so you're probably going to get to read a whole bunch of them in the days/weeks/months to come. i've got a list of some of my favorites, and i am discovering more all the time.
it's chemo day. i go in at noon and should probably be there 'til around 4:00ish. i'll update you on how that goes later.
in the meantime...below is another jackson browne song that has been playing over and over in my head for the past two years.
all my life i have literally craved the ocean despite the fact that for the majority of my almost 44 years have been spent landlocked in the midwest.
i was born in sanford, florida, across the street from a lake; raised partially in jacksonville which is on the atlantic ocean and has the st. john's river running through it; west plains (RIP preacher roe) and springfield are surrounded by lakes and rivers; and kc....well, there are some area lakes and the missouri river...so, they satisfy my craving somewhat.
i feel most at home and peaceful near any body of water, but especially the ocean.
...blurry polaroid...
1992
young, in love, and at the ocean
...and a few more stars for teren...
how ironic is it that i choose this particular divider
this morning before i went to chemo?
{cue twilight zone music}.
so you're probably going to get to read a whole bunch of them in the days/weeks/months to come. i've got a list of some of my favorites, and i am discovering more all the time.
it's chemo day. i go in at noon and should probably be there 'til around 4:00ish. i'll update you on how that goes later.
in the meantime...below is another jackson browne song that has been playing over and over in my head for the past two years.
all my life i have literally craved the ocean despite the fact that for the majority of my almost 44 years have been spent landlocked in the midwest.
i was born in sanford, florida, across the street from a lake; raised partially in jacksonville which is on the atlantic ocean and has the st. john's river running through it; west plains (RIP preacher roe) and springfield are surrounded by lakes and rivers; and kc....well, there are some area lakes and the missouri river...so, they satisfy my craving somewhat.
i feel most at home and peaceful near any body of water, but especially the ocean.
...blurry polaroid...1992
young, in love, and at the ocean
Oh people, look around you
The signs are everywhere
You've left it for somebody other than you
To be the one to care
You're lost inside your houses
There's no time to find you now
Your walls are burning and your towers are turning
I'm gonna leave you here and try to get down to the sea somehow
The road is filled with homeless souls
Every woman, child and man
Who have no idea where they will go
But they'll help you if they can
Now everyone must have some thought
That's going to pull them through somehow
While the fires are raging hotter and hotter
But the sisters of the sun are going to rock me on the water now
Rock me on the water
Sister will you soothe my fevered brow
Rock me on the water
I'll get down to the sea somehow
Oh people, look among you
It's there your hope must lie
There's a sea bird above you
Gliding in one place like Jesus in the sky
We all must do the best we can
And then hang on to that Gospel plow
When my life is over, I'm gonna stand before the Father
But the sisters of the sun are gonna rock me on the water now
Rock me on the water
Sister, will you soothe my fevered brow
Rock me on the water, maybe I'll remember
Maybe I'll remember how
Rock me on the water
The wind is with me now
So rock me on the water
I'll get down to the sea somehow
Rock Me on the Water - Jackson Browne
The signs are everywhere
You've left it for somebody other than you
To be the one to care
You're lost inside your houses
There's no time to find you now
Your walls are burning and your towers are turning
I'm gonna leave you here and try to get down to the sea somehow
The road is filled with homeless souls
Every woman, child and man
Who have no idea where they will go
But they'll help you if they can
Now everyone must have some thought
That's going to pull them through somehow
While the fires are raging hotter and hotter
But the sisters of the sun are going to rock me on the water now
Rock me on the water
Sister will you soothe my fevered brow
Rock me on the water
I'll get down to the sea somehow
Oh people, look among you
It's there your hope must lie
There's a sea bird above you
Gliding in one place like Jesus in the sky
We all must do the best we can
And then hang on to that Gospel plow
When my life is over, I'm gonna stand before the Father
But the sisters of the sun are gonna rock me on the water now
Rock me on the water
Sister, will you soothe my fevered brow
Rock me on the water, maybe I'll remember
Maybe I'll remember how
Rock me on the water
The wind is with me now
So rock me on the water
I'll get down to the sea somehow
Rock Me on the Water - Jackson Browne
chemo update: everything went well today w/chemo...very smooth. i was done by 3:15.
the best (and longest to tell) part is that i met a cool couple who sat across from me (he's the patient). we didn't talk a whole lot, but what we talked about was meaningful and has touched me.
i commented on a cool star keychain she had (if i find a picture, i'll post it), i asked her where she got it and then told her it was EXACTLY like a star i had seen a few weeks ago on the top of a wine stopper in cool little shop in brookside.
i always like to meet other star lovers cuz they're usually cool like me (ha!).
anyway, i asked her if she liked stars. i didn't get a chance to tell her that i LOVE them too because she said, 'no, but my daughter did' and then said she had two more of the keychains, showed me a star necklace, a star ring, and said that she's got all kinds of star stuff at home as a remembrance.
allow me to backtrack a little bit here: while she had gone to get her husband some food, he had told me in the course of our conversation that they had lost their daughter 3 years ago at age 19 in a tragic car accident. so i already knew the scoop from him, but not i didn't know about the 'star connection' until after she had returned with his mcdonald's.
she gave me their myspace page (i didn't give them my blog address), i looked them up and let me just say i have so much respect for them, for teren (that is their daughter's name), and for all of their friends.
i have so much admiration for the couple i met today not only for raising such a unique and beautiful daughter who touched so many in such a short amount of time, but also for turning their worst nightmare and heartbreak into something positive.
they and teren's friends started teren's s.t.a.r.s which is a service organization that "focuses on Support, Tolerance, Acceptance, Respect, and being Special." they perform service projects and fundraising activities to raise money for worthy charities around kc such as hope house, children's mercy, toy donations, food collections, duck derby, project warmth, etc.
in addition, they have an annual camp/float trip with all of her friends and family which sounds like a blast. how cool and heartbreaking at the same time that they will be watching these young adults go through all of the wonderful and awful life events that transport one into adulthood. for them teren will forever be on the brink of being their little girl and a woman.
and now cancer. and yet they were laughing, smiling and joking.
yep, it was a good chemo day. once i'm feeling better i'm making another trip to that cool little shop in brookside.
one more story people...for teren's mom & dad:
the best (and longest to tell) part is that i met a cool couple who sat across from me (he's the patient). we didn't talk a whole lot, but what we talked about was meaningful and has touched me.
i commented on a cool star keychain she had (if i find a picture, i'll post it), i asked her where she got it and then told her it was EXACTLY like a star i had seen a few weeks ago on the top of a wine stopper in cool little shop in brookside.
i always like to meet other star lovers cuz they're usually cool like me (ha!).
anyway, i asked her if she liked stars. i didn't get a chance to tell her that i LOVE them too because she said, 'no, but my daughter did' and then said she had two more of the keychains, showed me a star necklace, a star ring, and said that she's got all kinds of star stuff at home as a remembrance.
allow me to backtrack a little bit here: while she had gone to get her husband some food, he had told me in the course of our conversation that they had lost their daughter 3 years ago at age 19 in a tragic car accident. so i already knew the scoop from him, but not i didn't know about the 'star connection' until after she had returned with his mcdonald's.
she gave me their myspace page (i didn't give them my blog address), i looked them up and let me just say i have so much respect for them, for teren (that is their daughter's name), and for all of their friends.
i have so much admiration for the couple i met today not only for raising such a unique and beautiful daughter who touched so many in such a short amount of time, but also for turning their worst nightmare and heartbreak into something positive.
they and teren's friends started teren's s.t.a.r.s which is a service organization that "focuses on Support, Tolerance, Acceptance, Respect, and being Special." they perform service projects and fundraising activities to raise money for worthy charities around kc such as hope house, children's mercy, toy donations, food collections, duck derby, project warmth, etc.
in addition, they have an annual camp/float trip with all of her friends and family which sounds like a blast. how cool and heartbreaking at the same time that they will be watching these young adults go through all of the wonderful and awful life events that transport one into adulthood. for them teren will forever be on the brink of being their little girl and a woman.
and now cancer. and yet they were laughing, smiling and joking.
yep, it was a good chemo day. once i'm feeling better i'm making another trip to that cool little shop in brookside.
one more story people...for teren's mom & dad:
The first time her laughter unfurled its wings in the wind,
we knew that the world would never be the same.
{Her Laughter}
we knew that the world would never be the same.
{Her Laughter}
...and a few more stars for teren...
how ironic is it that i choose this particular divider
this morning before i went to chemo?
{cue twilight zone music}.
songs also for this post:
there we are - james taylor
from the heart of me - grateful dead
stars - simply red
beyond the blue - emmylou harris & patty griffin
there we are - james taylor
from the heart of me - grateful dead
stars - simply red
beyond the blue - emmylou harris & patty griffin
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