Character Above All

So excited for his new song!! 

Just listen.  I’ll try to post lyrics later cause I cant find any right now…

Its a happy song.  Let the happy in.  

Some old school Rascal Flatts today as I have my students on my mind.

But more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you’re out there getting where you’re getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

A serious slow jam today.  Like good honey in oatmeal.  With rasberries.  I figure it was a good way to get into the week.  

And I’ve been waiting all this life
In the company of one
And I know I am young
But I don’t want to be alone
If you could only just
Consider the two of us
And i know darling
I could be so good to you

Memory lane up in the headlights
it’s got me reminiscing on the good times
sittin turning off the real life, driving that truck
hittin easy street in mud tires

There is something to be said for working the land hard with your hands.  For bring a good family man.  For getting down on your knees at night and praying to the Lord to make you a better man.  

He just takes the tractor another round
And pulls the plow across the ground
And sends up another prayer
He says Lord I never complain I never ask why
But please don’t let my dream run dry
Underneath, Underneath this
Amarillo sky

You keep your heart above your head and you eyes wide open 
So this world can’t find a way to leave you cold 
And know you’re not the only ship out on the ocean 
Save your strength for things that you can change 
Forgive the ones you can’t 
You gotta let ‘em go 
Like a sweet sunset in Georgia let it go 
And like the fear that grabs ahold ya let it go 
Let it go 

This song might be a little of a cliche but today it is perfect and appropriate.

May angels lead you in. 

Finally, be at peace

Please keep a college’s family in your thoughts and prayers

Enjoy the day

 Character Above All

In Honor of all those who have given the ultimate sacrifice defending this great country.  

 have a letter here, written a long time ago, to a Mrs. Bixby in Boston. So bear with me. “Dear Madam: I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Yours very sincerely and respectfully, Abraham Lincoln.” 

Trust me Grandson, the war was in color.  

Chilled down version of ‘Hey Ya’ by the Blanks!!

Love you Ted.  I miss Scrubs 

There’s so much strife for the afterlife
And when you get it, it’s already gone
It’s circumstance that we blame on chance
And it’s chance that we take the blame on
Well life takes kicks and those politics
Watch the church, they’re voting out God 
We’ll keep our reason and love each season
Of change as we just roll along

In a night, I?ll see who I?ve become
Some fears remain and some I?ve overcome
Rest assured, I?m happier by far
Than years ago when I cursed out every star

Got my mind made up
And I’m coming back for you
I can hear your voice calling and I’ll be there soon

I can see you there
In the bedroom by the stairs
Oh, I’ve always been running but I don’t know where

And oh, and oh
It took twenty-five years but I finally see

Not the boy I was
In the car that you saw leave
But I’m still not the man that I thought I’d be

But when those trumpets sound
When the good Lord calls my name
Oh, I’m gonna be with you, oh I’m gonna be with you

And when the high wind blows everything
Like the lion attacking the spring
I love you more than I’ll ever let on
And that’s a fault of mine I’m working on
I’m working on
Take a walk downtown