I hope to get an address to send a care package to J. soon. I’ve bought him an Ipod to help him pass the time and I’ve had fun loading it with songs. I put together a playlist on the Ipod called "Because I Miss You" – a sort of letter to him in songs. Anyway, I thought I’d share some of that playlist here, as well as a few more songs dedicated to two other important people in my life: my beautiful Toddler E. and second love of my life, and my little sister L., who was just a teenager when she was hit and killed by a tired driver. I miss her every day.
Now if you’ll excuse me I have to go make a tote bag and cry…
Because I Miss Him: (links to music clips included)
- Home, Michael Buble – my new absolute favorite; J. must be thinking these lyrics every day
- What Can I Say, Brandi Carlile – I’m thinking these lyrics every day
- Not Alone, Patty Griffin
- Send Me On My Way, Rusted Root – this was our college favorite
- More Than Anyone, Gavin DeGraw
- When It Don’t Come Easy, Patty Griffin
- Crazy Love, Van Morrison
When I MIss Her:
- If You Want Me To, Ginny Owens – "I’m gonna walk through the valley if you want me to" – It’s how she lived her life
- I Will Be Free, Cindy Morgan – a favorite "heaven" song of mine as a kid and still is; I couldn’t have imagined it would become the anthem for thinking of my sister
- Immortality, Celine Dion – "We don’t say goodbye"
- Angel Flying To Close To the Ground, Willie Nelson
- Believe, Brooks & Dunn
- When I Get Where I’m Going, Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton
Thinking of My Little Girl:
- Baby Mine, Bette Midler – As a kid, I loved Dumbo just for this song
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Celine Dion
- Things We’ve Handed Down, Marc Cohn
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