Broken

Music speaks to me. It is a part of me. I don't know how to explain it. It's hard to. Different things speak to different people. Music has always spoken to me. God has used it to speak to me. He's used lyrics to let me know I'm not alone. He's given me lyrics to express my heart. He's helped me create music, and he's given me music. Music that makes me smile. Music that I cry with. Music that I have shared with my children.

If I'm happy, I want to listen to music. Sad? Music. Angry? Music. Tired? Music. Music even helps a migraine; often when nothing else will.

I have always been this way.

You'll hear me singing in the shower. In the car. In the grocery store. To my kids. With my kids.

It's in my heart.

Throughout this process, many songs have helped me or spoken to me. I'd like to share some of those songs with you.

"Broken" by Lifehouse is one of my favorites. Often, the words touch me and I don't think much of the video. With this song, however, the video spoke to me as much as the music.

If you don't get what I "got" in the video, I'd be happy to share it with you. I have a feeling, though, that many of you who listen and watch until the end will understand why I like the song and the video.

The words?  Wow. Just listen.

As if the title didn't say enough.

Another New, Old Post

As I previously explained, I'm releasing posts that I wrote some time ago but never posted. Given the nature of this blog, I am posting them as of the day I orginally wrote them. Way back when (September 19, 2008), I wrote one on timing.

Looking Back...is Hard

It's very hard, even now, to go back and read some of my words.

Very hard.

Like reliving the pain.

At the same time, though, it's also healing. It helps me see where we were...and where we are now.

I see where we have gone furthur than I expected...and where the pain is still there and very real...even today.

In some ways, we've come so far. In others, I feel like we took one step forward, and 20 back.

What's important, is that we're still going. Together.

I like to think that it's progress to realize that you don't know the end. Even the end of your marriage.

Don't get me wrong. I still believe that marriage is for life. What I now know, though, is that life happens. Things happen. Sin happens. And that can change everything.

In an instant.