Songs and Smells

Have you ever smelled a scent that reminded you of something special, or just brought back a memory... good or bad? A song can be like that too. This week Gordie and I went to hear Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman in concert. We have enjoyed and been blessed by their music for over 25 years. At this concert, they sang alot of their old songs, and just hearing them again... brought back so many memories... old friends, our kids growing up, situations we have faced in our marriage, and I have to tell you... there were many times I fought the tears back. These songs did not conjure up bad memories, but touched at my heartstrings and took me back several years. When Michael sang the song Friends... I remembered Gordie and I sang this song at my graduation from MA school. I remembered our good friends Carl and Cheri Lee who moved to Montana, and dear old friends, Sherry Roscoe and Dick VanEngen who long ago were called to Heaven. I can see Dick and my dad chewing the fat and talking about the trucking and Shell Oil up in Heaven. We are so blessed to have this music in our lives.