Music

Music has always been an important part of my life.  I grew up listening to all kinds of music, from folk and bluegrass to Top 40 pop.  My first concert was The Statler Brothers at the state fair, and I remember loving it!  Since then, I've seen many concerts, musicals, and performances.  My iTunes library has it all...classical and instrumental, rap and hip-hop, country and bluegrass...music for every mood.  I even have playlists for Brady, Henry, and my mom...music that reminds me of each of them.

Once in awhile, though, a song that I haven't heard in awhile, or have never really listened to, catches my ear.  That happened tonight.  I've been crafting most of today, trying to create a new bulletin board for the library.  (What else would a school librarian do the weekend before school starts?!)  And as I was working, I had my iTunes playing.  At one point, in between cutting and gluing, this song caught my attention...You're My Angel by Brooks & Dunn.  I honestly can't remember listening to it before.  I caught the phrase "you're my angel," and then listened to the rest of the song.  It was this verse that hit home:

Pick me up when I'm feeling down
When I stumble on shaky ground
Oh you're my answer when I can't tell
You're my angel

I was comforted by this song, and by these lyrics.  How lucky am I, to have so many angels watching out for me...when I'm feeling down, when I'm weary...lifting me up and carrying me when I can't seem to move myself forward.  To be honest, some days it doesn't feel so lucky, but tonight it did.  And I think that was all of my angels looking out for me.

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