Come With Me: Weekend Joy, Past and Present

Hello everybody!

So what are your plans for the weekend?!?

I think I’m heading back to the 70s and 80s. I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube lately, and honestly. There’s too much garbage. Too much he said/she said. I want to have some fun!

I’ve been listening to that music all week. Life was so much simpler then.

When I was younger, we slept with the windows open. The cool breeze would soften those hot, humid summer nights…a summer breeze that made everything feel fine. Space heaters and the fireplace kept us warm in the winter. We’d run around outside playing tag all hours of the night. We lived life as if it was More Than a Feeling.

But enough about the past. We didn’t have a Crystal Ball to see all the things heading our way. Or we might have stayed there. Lol.

Now today? Times have changed so much, it’s hard to figure out which way is up. If you listen to the news or scroll through social media, it’s easy to feel lost. It’s like a Bridge Over Troubled Water.
Some days are diamonds, and some days are stones.
Some days, it might make me want to be All By Myself. I’m thinking of deserted island like Gilligan’s Island.

So this weekend, we’re going to live in the past and be in the present because time has long gone.

Come! Come with me! Let’s reminisce about the past while enjoying the moment.
Turn your music up high…high enough to shake the house off its piers!
Let’s Groove tonight.
Dancing in the Moonlight, just like we used to.
Don’t Stop thinking about tomorrow. But, don’t rush it either.
Come on! Come with me! Come Sail Away with me!

I’ll keep doing what I’ve been doing all week except the work. That part?
I’m leaving in the future on a jet plane.

Tonight, my husband and I are enjoying some beautiful music and debating whether to sip Peanut Butter Whisky or open a bottle of Moscato. I’ve been baking cookies in the evenings, and I’ve got several sets made. The house smells sweet, the music is flowing, and it’s shaping up to be a Lovely Day.

Saturday Morning to Evening: A Love Song in Motion

When I rise in the morning, I’ll be sure to thank…God Bless Saturday.
Then we might head out to spend a little Saturday in the Park, just to see what’s happening at the Destrehan 53rd Annual Fall Festival. I’m hoping for laughter, maybe a funnel cake, and a few friendly faces. I know O’Neill Apiary will be there.

Tonight already feels like Saturday in the Park music flowing, cookies cooling, and no rush to be anywhere.

By evening, I’ll slip away to the adoration chapel, letting the quiet settle in. Afterward, I’ll spend the rest of the night with Saturday Love songs playing softly in the background. And if the air is cool enough, I just might light a little fire and let the flames dance along with the music.

Somewhere between Dancing in the Moonlight and The Lion Sleeps Tonight, we will find our rhythm. A little wild, a little sleepy, and full of joy.

Sunday Morning: A Sacred Start

Sunday morning comes with a hush.
The music softens, the light shifts, and the world feels just a little more still.

I’ll rise early, not to rush, but to ready my heart.
There’s something about getting up for church that steadies me. It’s not just routine. It is rhythm. A quiet walk to the car, the hum of the heater, the hush before the first hymn.

Sometimes it’s Amazing Grace that meets me first. Reminding me that even in the noise, I am found.
Other times, I hear My Father’s Eyes in my spirit, and I remember what I’m called to reflect: kindness, mercy, and love.

After a weekend of music and memories, this is my reset.
A moment to say thank you. To listen. To be still and know.

And when I come home, I’ll carry that peace with me maybe with a warm cup of coffee, a leftover cookie, and a little Easy Like Sunday Morning playing in the background.

Wishing you a weekend that lingers into Monday, Monday.

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(If you caught the song titles tucked throughout this post, you’re already singing along. If not—go back and see how many you can find!