Last night Todd and I watched VH-1 Storytellers featuring (who else) The Dixie Chicks! Did I ever mention that I LOVE them? I can sing along word for word to just about every song they've ever done but there is one song called Silent House on the new album that I never felt a connection with. It has a distinct, erie kind of sound but it just never hooked me like the others.
Natalie Maines, the lead singer said it's a song about her grandmother who suffered from Alzehimers. Emily Robison(the banjo player) and Marti MacGuire(the fiddle player) are sisters. Their grandfather also had Alzheimers.
"And I will try to connect
All the pieces you left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
And I'll remember the years
When your mind was clear
How the laughter and life
Filled up this silent house."
I will never hear Silent House the same way again. Now, I find myself loving it.
It reminds me of a quote which I think can be attributed to Mr. Rogers? I'm paraphrasing here but it says something like: "If you know a person's story, it's impossible not to love them."
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I love that paraphrased quote so much I'm totally stealing it. From here on out, it was Carrie Wilson Link that said that. OK? Deal?
love. you.
I love that paraphrased quote so much I'm totally stealing it. From here on out, it was Carrie Wilson Link that said that. OK? Deal?
love. you.
I love that paraphrased quote so much I'm totally stealing it. From here on out, it was Carrie Wilson Link that said that. OK? Deal?
love. you.
The paraphrased quote from Mr. Roger's is right on.
Love your story, love you.
Hi Michelle,
I came across your blog when I was trawling through links from other blogs. I think it's great. You are so insightful. My eldest son James is on the spectrum and I have battled with the things you mentioned in your ?anti autism post. Am I trying to make him a different person, does he feel that he's not good enough the way he is. I still struggle with these things, accepting him as he is versus empowering him to become the best he can be. Thanks for your lovely blog, I will keep reading.
Sara
Close enough!
you like the Dixie Chicks?
really?
(heh heh)
I JUST watched that. Great minds.;)
:)
Awesome point that you have made. The words of that song are beautiful and I can see how it has me already saying hmmm, who are those chicks?
So, lesson learned - always go a little bit deeper and you may find jewels.
Awesome point that you have made. The words of that song are beautiful and I can see how it has me already saying hmmm, who are those chicks?
So, lesson learned - always go a little bit deeper and you may find jewels.
It's impossible to know your stories and not LOVE you, Michelle. Pretty sure that holds for the rest of the world, too.
The other day I was playing my new Dixie Chicks album. I only knew one song on it. I had played it from beginning to end a few times, just picking up the feel of it while I did some packing up of extra stuff around the house. We are trying to make room for my mother who is moving here in two weeks. Little by little the words to that song became more than just the background to my efforts. My ears perked up as I began to realize that she was singing about my feelings right at that moment. It was a strange moment of disbelief as I played it again, trying to confirm that she was indeed singing about someone, like my mother right now, with dementia. I was grateful in that moment, to be fortified a tiny bit in the face of what lies in front of me right now.
Sandra,
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
XO
Michelle
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