I'll Just Ride on the Backs of the Angels Each Night...

So I'm back from Florida. As tempting as it was to stay in the warm weather, I'm happy to be back home! I had a wonderful trip. It was very relaxing! I slept well and felt okay for the most part. It's always tough coming home and recovering from traveling. A few days after I came home, I saw my doctor to go over test results. She was concerned with a few things and wants me to put my dream of having a baby on hold for a few months. I know she's probably right, but it was still hard to hear. On top of that, she had me do a liver cleanse that pretty much knocked me out for a week. So it's been a down week for me both physically and emotionally. I'm too sleepy to write too much about it now, but I just wanted to share a song. 

"Poughkeepsie" by Over the Rhine is probably one of my favorite songs of all time. I remember being captivated the first time I heard it live at a college music festival. I was instantly an Over the Rhine fan.

Here are just some of the lyrics that really speak to me:

Then the skies, they fell open
and my eyes were opened
to a world of hope falling at my feet.
Now I've no more or less
than anyone else has,
what I have is a gift of life I can't repeat.

So I go up Poughkeepsie,
look out o'er the Hudson
and I cast my worries to the sky.
Now I still know sorrow,
but I can fly like the sparrow
'cause I ride on the backs of the angels tonight.


I know this isn't the best quality of video but I like what Karin has to say about the song. Over the Rhine is an amazing band to see live so hopefully you'll see why I was captivated.

While searching for this song on You Tube, I found a video of my friend, Allie Moss, singing the same song. Equally amazing voice in my opinion. Make sure you turn the volume up!