Today was a pretty typical day for me. I got up got ready and my daughter Becky took me to Physical Therapy and I then headed home for lunch and to read a bit.

See, life is not that tragic for me . I kinda have it made as the saying goes. I spoke to a couple of friends and reassured them that it is okay and we have got this thing 🙂

After that I did my prayer and reflective time here and my youngest daughter Rachael arrived with a new young boy that she is watching a bit this summer he was so cute and they went out back to play basketball and to swim. I sound like I live in a resort right ! Lol not ! But I do call it with my friends and family the Riley resort we always entertained and used our homes whether it was our apartment in Belmont 30 years ago or our first home in Wakefield 24 years ago we would have parties loaded with children families and friends. It was about making beautiful  up memories for ourselves and our children that is the way that we were raised we wanted our kids to have this too. 35 to 60 people was not at all unusual. And we were cooking and preparing much of the food. It was work but it was totally worth it.

After prayer today today I was feeling so at peace and I heard the line from an old song emerging. I went and googled it and then went to YouTube. I never listened to the words as a young child. I was safe, loved and worried about my ice cream .:)

well, today 40 plus years later I am 54 and have so much more life experience behind me. I understood the song today and the nature of the loving message behind it. Yes, there are many moments in my life I wish I could of stored away but each memory does not stand alone a lifetime has many connected memories that effect us emotionally and psychologically.i always say that it is my past that has anchored my life in this current season of my life.

For Me, my children, wife , family and friends coupled with my faith are what gives me joy in my day. Hope reigns supreme in my world. Anything is possible… Anything is attainable if only we desire and believe.Amen.

Here is the song that I mentioned.The best part to me is that thanks to God and Jesus Christ his oly son he has made the way for us to be together throuhout eternity.