tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post1279174962705125845..comments2024-03-28T15:34:23.094-04:00Comments on From This Side of the Pond: Five Minutes of SingJoycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-20440559069395731732017-04-25T10:18:45.163-04:002017-04-25T10:18:45.163-04:00Hey, I'm your FMF neighbor from last week! So ...Hey, I'm your FMF neighbor from last week! So sorry it's taken me this long to stop by but we were on vacation and I barely had enough time to post Friday. I love these beautiful words. They were timely too as I just posted a picture of my sweet kids saying good bye to my hubby this morning as he leaves for work, and thinking about how I need to pause more often to take it all in. Thank you for these precious reminders! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789243636650121770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-11718563394281854792017-04-23T21:20:03.050-04:002017-04-23T21:20:03.050-04:00What a sweet, sweet post! Our daughter had a beaut...What a sweet, sweet post! Our daughter had a beautiful voice and until her last baby sang a lot. Her time is limited now but hopefully when he is a little older she can get back to what she dearly loves and is very good at. Happy new week!Lea @ CiCis Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252011706208068724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-21934727996964440692017-04-23T11:39:53.690-04:002017-04-23T11:39:53.690-04:00I have those moments too of what was there and isn...I have those moments too of what was there and isn't now. I'm glad to hear that she is still singing. Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-50654396502424143602017-04-21T23:22:26.240-04:002017-04-21T23:22:26.240-04:00such beautiful memories! I'm so glad I stoppe...such beautiful memories! I'm so glad I stopped by to read this today. Thank you!Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336729074703850201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-29429464894525298592017-04-21T21:08:22.611-04:002017-04-21T21:08:22.611-04:00SUCH beautiful words to describe what all of us em...SUCH beautiful words to describe what all of us empty nesters feel these days.<br />Thanks for making me write my own words to my story!!jmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455394380447484981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-86188138469785402122017-04-21T20:38:42.770-04:002017-04-21T20:38:42.770-04:00Beautifully written, as usual! I talked about my g...Beautifully written, as usual! I talked about my girls and singing, too but I went a different route. I tried for humor. It won't be up until tomorrow because I'm still tired from Wednesday and that sweet baby was here a full 8 hours today. I hear my bed. It's singing the goodnight song. Ha! Did you intend pun on the use of NOTE up there? I thought it was great. :)Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-23255817541618851232017-04-21T20:20:28.320-04:002017-04-21T20:20:28.320-04:00Singing brings such joyous memories to mind - dire...Singing brings such joyous memories to mind - directing the school choir, my son and daughter's singing voices, my sister's too. Mine. I love to sing. Prince and his singing and his songs. Gone too soon, and after a year still missed greatly.Breathing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482981001235740285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-30509520919911817192017-04-21T15:40:05.786-04:002017-04-21T15:40:05.786-04:00Ah heck...this actually made me cry, Joyce. Such a...Ah heck...this actually made me cry, Joyce. Such a beautiful reflection.Terri Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333024343069943295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-60479903410726371222017-04-21T14:06:05.274-04:002017-04-21T14:06:05.274-04:00I know I have said it a bajillion times but I soo ...I know I have said it a bajillion times but I soo relate to you. I have done the same things soo much. Dwell back on days gone by and realize that things came to an end without my even realizing it sometime. HOW many years did I listen to the "noises" coming from our backyard? The sound of the diving board, the splashing of the water, the calling of Marco Polo, and the SINGING? Oh how they loved (as teenagers mainly) to turn the music up and sing at the top of their lungs in that backyard. And hubby and I telling them to quiet it down so we could thing, but smiling at the same time. Forgot all about that until I read this. Yep, the pages of our lives keep turning and changing but some things will be forever there. Thank God!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836655708421528876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-87468817105701018292017-04-21T12:12:57.666-04:002017-04-21T12:12:57.666-04:00Sweet memories. My daughters didn't sing as m...Sweet memories. My daughters didn't sing as much, but they loved to dance. They always had music playing and were always dancing. I'll have to ask them if they still do.<br /><br />Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-79309850267705156342017-04-21T10:49:46.028-04:002017-04-21T10:49:46.028-04:00aahhh... yes those seasons go by and then we miss ...aahhh... yes those seasons go by and then we miss them. We are looking at this summer and marking that this might be the last year where we are all together. Our oldest will graduate from college next spring and our other 2 are in college now. We were commenting on how once you graduate from college summer breaks just don't seem to happen as much because careers and jobs don't all take summer breaks. I hope this summer won't be the last but for sure change is on the horizon and we try and live eyes wide open! Thanks for sharing! (Stopping by from FMF)Rachel Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264132190417554068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-19950691598815129962017-04-21T10:40:56.022-04:002017-04-21T10:40:56.022-04:00Ahhhh Jo. I loved this post. As I mentioned in my ...Ahhhh Jo. I loved this post. As I mentioned in my post, I just experienced a "last" with our youngest. The last one in elementary school. Attending the final concert of his elementary school chapter. So crazy to me that next year one will be in junior high and the other in high school. Those "lasts" do come quietly. <br /><br />I love hearing about how your daughter loves to sing. Singing is good for the soul.<br /><br />Have a beautiful weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-57082202886329719992017-04-21T10:33:56.065-04:002017-04-21T10:33:56.065-04:00Precious! I grew up with music in the home thanks...Precious! I grew up with music in the home thanks to my dad, had a voice scholarship to LSU, then married a church musician, so music and singing especially has been our life. Now, I can no longer sing and of course the kids are long gone, so I miss that so much. However, my littlest grand will be our singer. Thank you Lord! So enjoyed your Five Minutes today, Joyce and thank Daughter2 for sharing her gift with others in ministry.Elizabeth "Libby" Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145264016754286426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-65047762362971164452017-04-21T09:35:16.876-04:002017-04-21T09:35:16.876-04:00Beautiful words that brightened my Friday! My 13 ...Beautiful words that brightened my Friday! My 13 year old son still likes to hold my hand when we're walking, and I wonder all the time which time will be the last for that. Have a wonderful weekend.Tanya https://www.blogger.com/profile/15451171508299813896noreply@blogger.com