Raige Creations

source: Thoughts of Raige Some days, the days when I wake up less than chipper, when I haven't yet found my positive thinking and hope or a good day, I am thankful for the views from my kitchen. Out past the tree line, there is a mountain I can see most days. There are lots of trees and nature is evident all around us. It almost feels like we are out in the country, away from noise and developments and crowding.  But in reality, a main road is on the other side of the house, we can hear traffic. We are down the street from several housing developments, and we hear dogs barking day and night. Our closest neighbor is pretty close actually.  We are within walking distance to Main St, a small village street with restaurants and shops and even a local mechanic's garage.  Though we still have plans for our dream house, our perfect place, the means to do only what we love, this is good enough for now. For this is all we can do right now. We can only dream of a better...

May has been a busy month for us at the Raige residence. We went from Mother's day, to youngest son's birthday, then daughter's birthday. Mix in out of town visitors for half the month, things are crazy. Mother's Day was wonderful though, as I mentioned here , we went to see The Great Gatsby , which I loved. My daughter loved it too, we shared the excitement of waiting for the movie to come out by both reading the book, and then we went together to see it. For her birthday, which was last week, I am dedicating this Music Monday to her. My beautiful daughter, who I hope understands that she will always be beautiful, even when she is not young.  As she turns 17 this year, and getting ready to apply for colleges, she is about to embark on her adult life.  And a s she continues on her life journey, I hope she remembers who she is is not what she looks like, but how she tends to herself, how she treats others, and what is inside . She can always be young and beaut...