Where I'm From:

Where I’m from:

I am from the music that will fill my life forever.
From the church songs I learned as a kid,
to the music I teach to the children of the church today.
From the summer camps where I sang around the fire
 and the endless memories of singing  with my family.
I am from the school choirs and church choirs
and singing in the car with my mom,
the words of Johnny Cash filling the air.

I am from the dirt on our bare feet in the evenings of summer,
where football and foursquare and soccer took place.
 I’m from the hours of ghost in the graveyard and freeze tag
and evenings filled with catching fire flies. 
 I am from creaking in the river at High Banks
and spending evenings wading into the Olentangy. 

I am from trips to Austrailia and crusies to Bermuda
from family vacations to the beach and WFSI trips out west. 
I am from hiking and swimming and running 
From horse back riding,  rock climbing and skiing
with family and friends.


I am from the water of pools, rivers, ponds, oceans and streams.
The sitting at 10 hour swim meets to swim a 2 minute race
 from kayaking in West Virginia to swimming in the pond.
From surfing at Sunset Beach for hours on end. 
I am from coaches and teammates encouraging me to do my best.

I am from love that expands past family,
To friends and neighbors and strangers I meet.