Forever, For Always, For Love...Remembering Luther

I just found out the one of my favorite R&B artist has passed away today. Just say his name, and all sorts of musical images come to mind. Luther..... Luther Vandross. He has to be my all-time favorite. His smooth voice and lyrical styling was pure genius. I have to admit, that I absolutely love his music. I don't think that there was a single song he released that I didn't like. Luther could sing anything, and it sounded good.... "Here and Now was our wedding song. Darryl sang it to me on our very first date, and it is such a special song to us. I don't think there ever will be a voice that can compare to his. There are a few who follow in the same vein, but they just aren't Luther. I have missed his voice ever since he fell ill, and I will continue to miss his voice now that he has passed on. Long live "The Power of Love".

Together Again, and On the Move...Again

Well, the family is now reunited after 4 months being apart from Darryl for work reasons. With his new position, comes new challenges. This is our 4th move in 5 years, all with the same company. Darryl's new job began in February, and he relocated without the rest of us. The kids and I stayed behind in order to finish school. We would move after school let out. So this past week has been an interesting one for us. The last day of school was June 23, and the movers were in the house packing it up that same day. We spent a couple nights at the Best Western in order to attend church on Sunday for the last time at Calvary Baptist. Everyone was teary eyed as we said our goodbyes. It has been a nice place to be for the past 5 years, but I am ready to leave the North Country. This transition has been without many issues, but as we wind this thing down, we come to find out that the new house is not quite ready yet. So, here we are all 5 of us staying in the builder's one-bedroom cottage. It's cozy, but a bit too small for us all. I feel like we're camping, since I don't have all my personal stuff. It's on a moving van somewere in NY state waiting for us to take delivery this Friday. I just hope the house is ready enough for us to get our belongings....