Hi Mom!
Mood:  special
Topic: Family and Friends
They say when you smell flowers and there aren't any nearby, it's a deceased loved one come to visit. I've had that happen only once - after my mother died. Today I decided the same could apply to music. I posted a few weeks ago about how music can really take one back, but this wasn't quite like that. This wasn't because of something I was listening to. This was hearing music when there is no radio/stereo/person singing nearby. Just this morning I was thinking about how I could use a miracle in my life right about now, then this afternoon I was sitting here working away and this song popped into my head - in my mom's voice. I had to go on the internet to find the words:

I Love You Truly

I love you truly, truly dear,
life with its sorrow, life with its tear,
fades into dreams when I feel you are near,
for I love you truly,
truly dear!

A love 'tis something, to feel your kind hand,
Ah yes, 'tis something, by your side to stand,
gone is the sorrow, gone doubt and fear,
for you love me truly,
truly dear!


My mom and dad had it as one of the songs in their wedding ceremony. I remember how she used to sing it during our "concerts" while we drove 700 miles from WI to PA to visit my grandmother.

I think a loved one just came to visit.