"Dream It Possible"

How well she remembered those first heady days of lessons. 

Finger exercises, scales, drills, those first simple melodies. 

She felt an echo of that rush of emotion that had come 

when she had learned that she had the

power to turn those printed notes into music.

More than twenty years had passed since that first day, 

that first lesson.

Unfinished Business

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 Dream it possible

Delacey

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“It felt wonderful. I felt wonderful. I wanted to step out on the stage, into

those lights. I wanted to play and have thousands of people listen. I

wanted. And it changed everything.”

“I’m glad for you.” He ran his hands up and down her arms before he

stepped back. “I am. I was worried.”

“It was glorious.” Hugging her arms, she spun away. “And in my heart

I know I never played better. There was such … freedom. I know I could

go back to all the stages, all the halls, and play like that again.”

Unfinished Business

Not-Your-Mama’s Tuna Casserole

“Because you don’t know what to do with a can of tuna?”

Unfinished Business

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Modern Tuna Casserole

Taste of Home

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“Wouldn’t I want to fix him a meal, something we could sit down to together, 

something we could talk over? Isn’t that something he would want? Expect?”

“Why don’t you ask him?”

“Damn it, Brady, don’t you see? I couldn’t make it work.”

“All I see is that you’re having trouble putting—” He leaned forward to

look at the disarray on the counter. “What is this?”

Her mouth moved into a pout. “It’s supposed to be a tuna casserole.”

“You’re having trouble putting a tuna casserole together.”

Unfinished Business

When Life imitates Art

"Look at them, Daddy. Aren't they wonderful?"

She walked to them, feeling the music. And when her father put her hand in Brady's, it was steady and sure.

"Kate." As her father had, Brody lifted her hand to his lips. "I'll make her happy," he said to Spence, then looked into Kate's eyes. "You make me happy."

"You look pretty." Forgetting himself Jack bounced in his new shoes. 

His voice carried through the church. "You look really pretty. Mom."

Her heart, already full, overflowed. 

She bent to him, kissed his cheek. "I love you, Jack. You're mine now," she told him, then straightened, met Brady's eyes. "And so are you."

She passed her bouquet to her sister, took Jack's hand in her free one.

And married them both.

Considering Kate

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Groom’s touching vows to bride’s daughter go viral

"Boutonniere-whitesuit" by David Ball - Own work. 

Licensed under CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

A wedding video is going viral, and not because of a cleverly choreographed bridal party dance or a flower girl throwing a tantrum. The part of the video that stole the show is the groom Brian Scott’s vows to his bride Whitney Kay’s young daughter, Brielle. 

He said, “I promise to always hold your hand and skip with you down the street and bring comfort to your life. I vow to make you say your prayers before you eat. I promise to read you stories at night, to always tuck you in real tight. I vow to show you how a man should treat a woman in my relationship with your mother. And above all else, I vow to protect you, care for you, and love you forever.”

Not surprisingly, there was not a dry eye in the house. 

YAHOO!