Hi there! I was on a weekly roll there, posting stories and then…. hard stop. Sorry about that. I got stuck. To be honest, writing about old stories was getting a little, well… old. And not much has happened in the present that seems exciting enough to write about. My daily journals consist of a lot of mundane recaps and daily goals such as: laundry, groceries, nap, read, clean, etc. SUPER boring. But I still think about writing. All. The. Time. Because I am a writer. It’s who I am. I love writing. Always have. Probably always will. I just haven’t been writing anything here on the blog because I haven’t had anything I felt anyone would be interested in.
But awhile ago I stumbled on an old blog of mine (I’ve been blogging since 2003 on various platforms) and it was a lot of silly nonsense. I wrote because I enjoyed it, not because anyone was interested in it. And so I would love to get back to that. The not caring. Just writing because I enjoy it.
So I decided I want to share here a new genre of music I’ve come to love. Now, I have loved Bob Marley since I first heard him in high school, but that’s as far as I delved into reggae. However, this past summer my family and I took a cruise, stopping one day in Jamaica. Lounging in a pool of sapphire blue atop a lush green mountain overlooking the Caribbean Sea was extremely magical, but what I really fell in love with was the music. There was this energetic, positive, vibrant music blasting everywhere. And it makes my heart flutter when I hear it and I can’t help but sway and move to the rhythms. So several weeks back as I was trying to choose some music to get me through another session of folding laundry, I was reminded of Jamaica and searched for a reggae station. Y’all, it immediately brought me back to last summer and I couldn’t stop smiling. Or dancing! It makes housework so much more fun. Every one of you should try it. Really. Jot that down on your to do list. Then let me know what you think. I’ll wait…
Little M.S. Runner 
Dearest Mel, I wanted you to know that I read all of your blogs. Mainly because I “knew you when”. Well, we met you when you were in high school anyway and knew you as Mindy. I remember your graduation spotlight at the church, which we did every year for the graduation class. Katie and Bonnie were celebrated there, too. I remember when we first met Mike and how impressed Marls was with this nice young man! When we think of you it is with great fondness. You and I were both diagnosed at around the same time with MS. Your struggles have been much more challenging than mine and I have always prayed for you to keep your strength in and through your faith. You didn’t disappoint. I am proud of you. And by the way, I am tickled that you found your “groove” for doing laundry…I have always loved dancing around to music when I’m cleaning, although “I like that old time rock and roll”!
Sending this with the greatest fondness,
Nancy
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Nancy, thank you! You and Marls have always held a special place in my heart. I still remember sitting around that back room at the church studying Scripture with you both. Marls especially brought such an authentic and fresh perspective to everything and that stuck with me. I trust you both are still well. By the way, I also love to jam to “old time rock and roll” but that’s usually for when I’m vacuuming or working in the kitchen. Something my dad passed on to me 🙂
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