09-08-07

A pretty cool wedding date, don't ya think? Most of you friends & family are aware that a certain twin of mine married a certain Texan back in September. Here's a pic of the bride and my other beautiful sis at The Bellagio in Vegas where the ceremony took place...R.

A Short Month

Hello, friends! February has been an extremely busy month for me -- "my..my...how the time has flown!"

The ALABAMA lyric, "I'm in a hurry to get things done...well, I rush and rush until life's no fun..." keeps popping into my head this month...between working, volunteering, etc., I've been feeling rushed lately.

On a lighter note, I'm reading "The Kite Runner," and the story took an unexpected turn the other day. I like being surprised when I read. I also love reading about other parts of the world. "They" say that at the end of your life "you're only as different as the people you've met, the places you've been and the books that you've read." I love the way that you can travel to other places just by reading books. Music is the same for me...like the song goes, "music is my aeroplane...it's my aeroplane." Music takes me away....

My question for you today is: can you hear your song? do you hear your lyric? do you hear your melody? are you playing it loud, or are you playing it soft? or are you humming the tune to yourself alone? My wish for all of you is to hear the music of your hearts and get in tune with the message of Lawrence of Arabia: live your dreams in the light of day!

Sunday singin' - the real #1 singer

Here's a song by my favorite Smithfield "picker"!...enjoy!...Ruth

Sunday singin' - singer #1

I didn't know that there were famous country music singers in Smithfield, but there are!....Ruth

Escargot and Vouvray

How is it that someone can love escargot and a glass of Vouvray but, at the same time, love a bar-b-que sandwich and sweet tea? I don't know...that's just me! I enjoyed the former this evening...

Of late, I've felt the sense that it's time to "make haste"...to do things that I've never done before and to travel to places that I've never before visited...my sense of late is "carpe diem." I recall reading an Oprah statement along the line of: "If I make it to heaven, when I get there, I want to high-five God and say, 'that Earth thing...been there!...done that!' "

Make haste my friends...reach for your dreams this year! And, remember: when it comes to "the American dream," no one is going to wrap it up for you with a bow!....R.

Happy Mardi Gras!

It's hard to believe to believe that the Lenten season is upon us. And, in that spirit, I'd like to share a bit of scripture from 2 Peter that I heard over the weekend:

"You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. "

I think this verse of scripture is beautiful.

Often we focus on landscapes instead of "inner scapes." I'm wishing that all of you keep His Light and your inner lights shining, no matter how dark the sky gets from time to time.

And, HAPPY BDAY to the fantastic mother of two from Kings Mountain, NC and who's now in Charlotte-town!....Ruth

Go Giants!

This year's Superbowl was fun for to watch (and not just because of the T.B. eye candy). I enjoyed seeing the underdogs win.

At least once a week, I utter a "Jessica Simpson"-like remark to a coworker or friend. It happened today while I was speaking to my friend, Scott, at work. Commenting on the SuperBowl, I uttered these words: "It was such a fun game to watch....and the weather was so good in Phoenix!" My friend replied: "Ruth, the game was played under a dome indoors." Enough said.

Well, gotta run! Here's hoping all of you enjoy a fabulous FAT TUESDAY tomorrow (I'll be looking for a pancake supper, so I can get my sweets in before Lent begins!).....Ruth