Take Me Home: Walking on Sacred Ground in the Last Stage of Life

On September 12, , I had a dream that woke me up in the middle of the night . A voice, without form, said, “Write the story of your mother's life.” At the time, I.
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The Things We Call Home. Let those wings go to rust. Not hard to talk to, is she? Yeah, she makes it easy she looks like what you wanna hear I used to need that from you to make me feel like something special standing back stage with a guitar and a beer. Holding onto broken dishes, birthday candles and their wishes gathering dust on the window sill Flowers dying on the front porch faded as the dress you once wore hanging in the closet still.

Does your key unlock the door? Like it did all those years when your foot steps kissed this floor Do your fingers know the chords to every song you wrote here? Do you remember that oil man? Well it goes like this: Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to her kitchen chair She broke your throne and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah.

My Solace in Times of Challenge

But remember when I moved in you And the holy dove was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah. I just wanna make you smile. Cause I fell just like all the rest. I was too broke down to fly. Take a chance on me Daddy, this may be all we got. The night be black and the road may be long.

He Washed My Eyes With Tears

Your voice may crack and it all sounds wrong. Now taste those tears. It seems your luck has all been shot. No use asking why. But sooner or later we all have to try. Everything you ever tried to be was just a fantasy. All you ever needed was someone to tell you you were right.

Book: Take Me Home, Walking On Sacred Ground in the Last Stage of Life

And all you ever wanted was to put off some of your own light. There you are, singing Desperado in the car at night. There you are, with everybody looking up at you. I had a baby but the good lord took her. She was an angel but her wings were crooked. I guess he figured he could love her better than me.

Some girls marry and some girls wait. Some do better without that ball and chain…singing… Oh me, Oh my tell me it gets easier with time. With the way you drink and the brows you raise. You can bet they wonder how the bills get paid, when you dance all night and you sleep all day. Girl when you gonna settle down, and make your mama proud?

Oh no, not now. They say the good times go too fast. Edge of the Frame. And you make a scene, you get your picture in a magazine. Why you make a beggar out of your best friend.

Lyrics | Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters

Oh heaven knows, you love to dress me up in ribbons and bows. I go to get myself a coffee and everybody stares at me. They know you treat me awful mean. When the mailman brings the letters he tries to talk some sense to me. I tell myself over and over I should be getting out of here. So listen Honey and believe me, cause this is all I got to say… Anyone would have to be a fool to love you like I do. He was forty-six with the wife and the kids and the job with the suit and the tie. Oh but I, I wanna be your child again.

I wanna remember when everything was new. This is a welcoming song from Ghana, in West Africa. We sing it in a 2 or 3 part harmony, and it is quite joyful! This song is by Meredith Buck. It came to her during a wilderness quest, where she was guided to follow the beat of a drum, blind-folded and barefoot. As she was crossing the river, this song came to her. Listen, let your body be the guide, let the waters decide… Lose yourself in the meantime.

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Lay yourself down on the rocks now, let your body down in the river, listen for the drumming on the other side, lose yourself in the meantime. This is a call-and-response song by Josh Fox, a wonderful song-writer and song-leader from Asheville, North Carolina. We have been learning it together as we welcome the Winter Solstice. This is a great 3-part layer song, that is really fun to sing in a group. It is a great song for uplifting the spirit and opening the heart.

Learn to live your life with all your heart, and all your soul and all your mind, and love all humankind as you would do yourself. Learn to live your life, with all your heart, and all your soul and mind and love all humankind. Youtube video with recording of all 3 parts: This song is a gorgeous 3-part harmony and layer song, from Namibia. It is great to start with the harmonies, and then bring in the solo layer.

This song is a chant from the Hawaiian islands. This song is a great warm-up song, to play with different layers and harmonies. It is from South Africa, and is an honoring of the Great Mother in all her forms. This beautiful song is by Aimee Ringle and Aimee Kelley. The blind one within could suddenly see, the deaf one could suddenly hear, the terrified one could suddenly breathe.

My Inner Home grew and developed each time I turned within. I began to experiment with this inner space and found that often a sense of timelessness and a particular quality of stillness would come over me. A door seemed to open to another realm where everything felt more vibrant and I would become infused with gratitude and a sense of the sacred.

This atmosphere caused a vibrancy of mind that helped me think more objectively. I used this state of mind to work on difficult issues and interactions with Mom, to inform decisions regarding her care, and to work on dreams that had pertinent meaning. I became kinder and more open.