Overwhelemed, OLDERwhelmed and IllDUHwhelmed!

Feeling overwhelmed, OLDERwhelmed and illDUHwhelmed. Dark and quiet. Imagine that. But, I am confident God is still at work. Just thought I’d let you know we all get that way. And, especially, the older we get and when illness is upon us. Duh! We get dark and want to give up. With that I leave you with a fave scripture: In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. Isaiah 30:15. Signed, Quite Quaintly Quiet & Faintly Dark

Getting Dumped On Espressoly!

I got Espresso on my head! No. I didn’t make someone mad and they dumped their Espresso on me. Nope. But, I did pour Espresso on my head! Espresso hair color! PIMP LOL. I can’t have Espresso coffee anymore, but I can have the color. Yep back to my natural color. Espresso. It espresso’s the real me. Have a fun day! Don’t dump on anyone. Before you pour it out and espresso yourself? Take a moment and let it get from your head to your heart. Espresso it to God. Dump it out, pour it out, espresso it. Then pour some love out. But, no dumping on others. Keep your head. Make it any color you want. But, keep your head. On your shoulders. Not on your hips. No one likes getting dumped on. Except toilets. Oops! I’m espressoing myself and flushing. I mean blushing. Oh! And, yes. In my earlier days when I used to drink, someone hurt me real bad and was 2 timing and I found out. So, I dumped a pitcher on him in public. Then, I dumped HIM. Shocking. I could have handled it better, but back then? I didn’t know I could espresso any other way. Now? I know the Way. God. Go espresso yourself. And, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I am a few weeks behind.  Signed, She Don’t Dump & She Won’t

Aimlessly or Aim-morely Amore?

So, at this time of year, most everyone is running around. Me? Running around aimlessly?  Nah! I aims ta please, so I run around aim-morely, more or less. I aim more and I try to do it amorely. My aim? To be a gift. As He is to us. Hre’s more of my thoughts on giving of yourself. Giving up? Done it one million times (said like Dr. Evil in Austin Powers). But, now, giving “giving up” time to get comfortable? Never! (said like Arnold Swartzennegger in Terminator saying I’ll be back!) ‘tis the season of giving. Not giving up. You’ll shrivel up from giving up, but you will live it up when you give it up and give. Have a wonderful Christmas, guys. Here is our Christmas card and story and blazzy song to all of you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YISqJCcifl0 Have a week of uh…more…amore. Just thought I'd share that I write off the cuff and sometimes my cuffs have feelings and love and all that amore stuff stained on them. Right above my fingerless gloves... Signed, She Lives Where & When She Gives & She Claims Ta Aims Ta Please

Do"T" Calls!

Well, it was too cloudy for us to get any good shots of Orion this morn, so I thought I'd post my favorite photograph I shot last time home and a few fun edits of where I grew up in Pennsylvania. I love the peaceful beauty feel of it. And, just like me having to make do and post a diff photo, that's how we have to do in life, sometimes. Make do is what we do. And, since many call me "T"? "Do"-T calls. Duty calls. You know, I haven't been feeling my best the last couple days, but T is making do by trusting God for His peaceful beauty amongst my ugly. PIMP LOL. And, I'm not snowing you. Have a peaceful beauty of a weekend. Even amongst the uglay! Sing on! Signed, She Finds Beauty Amongst The Duty (and doodie)

My "Soar"ces

Cuz sometimes you just gotta wing it. You gotta get off the bench, get your bath and get rockin' before the moss starts growing on you. My "soar"ce of flight? My Source of Might. Have a soaring day. Signed, She Heard From A Bird Cuz She's Got Her "Soar"ces

Neck & Brick Walls!

Well, this month’s color on sale at the drugstore was chocolate cherry. So, chocolate cherry hair for a few weeks it is. Sometimes, you gotta stick your neck out! And, not just be another brick in the wall. PIMP LOL. And, speaking of sticking my neck out? We stuck ours out for our songs and albums. Have our Christmas song playing on the house player and our new song and vid up there and much more. And, the good thing? You don’t have to stick your neck out. Just your finger and click this: www.basicband.biz. And, you know how we all get those stiff necks and broke necks from worries? Well, our songs are filled with stories about broke lives. The diff? They’re fixed on Jesus. And, fixed by. Sticking our necks out gives us broad shoulders, but it never hurts to stick our heart out there, too. Love you guys. Have a colorful weekend. Signed, She’s Off The Wall For The Long Haul

The Door Of The Heart

Just had to share our newest blues tune and video. Have the studio version at our band site for a dollar as a single and on our newest digital album "back to the b.a.s.i.c.s of love". Hope you can stop by: www.basicband.biz Here is the YouTube link :The Door Of The Heart by the b.a.s.i.c. band Thanks much for taking a chance on our music and us. Much love, Sam and Tracy (the b.a.s.i.c. band)

STAY STOKED!

"STAY STOKED!" So, sometimes, you just gotta open up and let it all out. Right at the neck. Because all your anger and thoughts and truths and joy and hurts are getting mixed up and bottled necked! How? Open up and use it for good. Paint your whirled! Like I show in the photo. That fire pit acting as a bottle is letting the sky out. Painting a sky. Open up your bottle and let it out. Sometimes, life has its pits. And, you want to fire away! ‘stead? Get fired up! Use what was meant for mean or bad or just thoughtlessness to do something of value and love and good. Paint or dance or write a song or serve someone. Or, give something away. Sometimes, you just pray. Anything, just keep the fires burning. Don’t let the ashes have their way. God’s got our hearts. Our battles. BTW? We got this hand me down fire pit the other night. I never turn down a hand me down. Even if it’s on fire! Ha ha. PIMP LOL. Yep. Just got us a hand me down fire pit! As long as it's not a hand me down pit! PIMP LOL. Life won’t stay the pits as long as you stoke the fire. Keep the fires burning! Don’t let your heart and soul go down to ashes. Stay stoked! Keep your eyes on the fire, not the pit. Here’s a song just for that called “Nothin’ But Ashes”! On our new album. http://youtu.be/WtFjS4ifY3k Signed, www.basicband.biz