Part of the beauty of music is that regardless of the intended message of the artist, you can put your own spin on a song when it strikes a chord. You are free to find meaning where it may not have been intended or apply a phrase to your life or current situation.

She said I don’t mind if you don’t mind. I don’t shine if you don’t shine. Put your back on me. Put your back on me.

I don’t know what The Killers mean by these lyrics or even what the song is called – it’s all over the airwaves right now. To me it just means that what makes you happy, makes me happy and I’m here to support you.

Hey soul sister, I don’t want to miss a single thing you do tonight.

Hey Soul Sister -- Train. My girls love this song and to me it’s that I don’t want to miss out on anything that they are doing – what they are up to, school, activities, friends. Growing up is hard and I’m trying my best to be there for them.

I swear I recognize your breath. Memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.

Elderly Woman behind the Counter -- Pearl Jam. One of my all-time favorite songs by one of my all-time favorite bands. You can identify pieces of what happened but time softens most memories – good or bad. You get back into the drivers’ seat after an accident, you have another baby, you remember a great night celebrating completion of final exams and that one awful roommate eventually disappears from the memory.

The space between the tears we cry is the laughter that keeps us coming back for more. … The space between the bullets in the firefight are where I’ll be hiding waiting for you.

The Space Between -- Dave Matthews Band. No new meaning in this one, that’s marriage, baby.

I could go on and on. What lyric have you fashioned into a new meaning and made your own?

February - good riddance!

2010 has started out pretty busy around here - I started on a new post to the blog 20 days ago and got distracted.

I am amazed and quite thankful that February is nearly over. Spring is almost here, at least we're down to weeks away instead of months away. I tossed the half-dead poinsettias and splurged on a $3 pot of pretty purple crocuses and as small as they are they brighten up the kitchen table. They are in the perfect spot to get a little morning sun which must have done the trick - when I left the house this morning there was one bloom and tonight I came home to three! Hopefully, I can keep the plant alive until it's time to plant bulbs.