The Prayer
I pray you'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go.
And help us to be wise in times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way
Lead us to the place, guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe
Well, maybe it's just me, but they make me weep. ...and the words, for me...right now, says it all. Such beautiful music.
I'm trying very hard to get kick-started into this new year with thoughts, ideas (which are thoughts with a little more energy, I guess) and plans to keep my little buniony toes moving forward. It's hard work I'll admit. Committing, as always, is the problem but it feels SO good to accomplish something. Not easy to do when one is adept at making excuses.
BlOG NEWS
I did manage to do a few things last year. I survived, for one...I thought that was a good one to start. The good news is that my Project 1000 (to rid myself of 1000 un-needed items) was successful. The bad news is that it didn't even make a dent :( ...so I'm launching a Project 500 to keep the momentum going. Hey - every little bit helps, that and instituting the buy one toss one rule (toss two is even better, but hey - baby steps). So, I've got that going for me.
Next up is my Progetto Italiano! Yep, I'm learning Italian - gotta keep the brain cells working. My daughter-in-love speaks the language (among others) and has offered to teach me but she's pretty hardcore so I think I need to get a small vocabulary base before I face her - we're on good terms so far.
In addition to all of that, work, the house falling down around my ears...etc, I'm trying to journal more. This consists mostly of letters to Apu, but it is relaxing, theraputic, and satisfying in a very personal way. I do find myself editing to some degree. You can't lose a spouse, watch your children go through every piece of paper in his desk and not learn a lesson or two. Yes, I'll be doing some paper shredding soon.
BUT - the big news is my new blog! I'll let it speak for itself because as, my son said - I did plenty of speaking in the first post. In my defense, I had to start with some background and I never pretended to be concise - in all fairness I am, after all, Italian (and Irish, but I am not learning Gaelic). Here is my new blog address a Lick and a Prayer. Please include your email address at the bottom of that blog page if you have the remotest interest in being notified of future posts, which I promise to keep shorter....most of the time. Oh, come on - how much can you write about a dog? Yeah...I know.
This is a shout out to the owner of Belle & Tinker. Thanks Jim for my new blog title - it's perfect! And thank you to my son for my banner - he makes it all seem so easy.
It's been challenging to learn a new blog-site and will be even more so moving back and forth between the two different formats, but again it's all about the gray matter. Thank you for going on this ride with me. You've helped me, especially this last year, more than you'll ever know. So here's to the months ahead. I know I'm guided with grace from above and whispers in the Devine ear by a newbie with an accent. That reminds me - tonight while I was in my kitchen I heard Baby, my African Grey parrot, say "SheeeeT" in a most unmistakable voice. I almost burst into tears....but I laughed instead. Miss you sweet man - and Baby does too.
Didn't know you spoke it..CERCHERÒ
Posted by: Patti's Grace Notes | January 31, 2012 at 07:51 PM
"Venite a festeggiare!"--Scrivere solo in italiano-per favore!
Posted by: Signore Mateo Capobianca | January 31, 2012 at 12:07 PM
P-E: Dio protegga anche voi. I will have to work very hard because my brain is old and doesn't want to remember anything. I love it tho- Ciao!
Posted by: Patti's Grace Notes | January 30, 2012 at 06:31 PM
Patti...it's not just you. They make me weep too...and so do you...in a good way.
A Big Hug.
Posted by: Jim | January 30, 2012 at 03:26 PM
Patti-Baby-Mi piace la canzone "Preghiera"! Dio vi protegga e vi benedica! I love the exciting news about learning Italian! I'll meet you in Venice next Summer to practice?--Be well--Enjoy-Pat-E PS: How -"divine" is the "talent" of that song sang?--by most anyone! So-beautiful...!
Posted by: Pat-E | January 30, 2012 at 11:06 AM