The House That Built Me

I love,love this song!!! The House that Built me by Miranda Lambert! This song brings so much to mind. It takes me back to the days of my childhood and makes me reflect on my wonderful family! Sometimes when we look back at our childhood we seem to remember some of the things that we have tried to forget, but when I think back, I remember many good times! I can remember summers filled with sitting outside till all hours of the night while the parents and the aunts and uncles talked and talked about grown up stuff...and us kids would sit and try to hear all the grown-up talk and they would shoo us away to go play..oh looking back these were such good days. I remember summer vacations where my daddy would pack us in a car or camper with the windows rolled down and we would travel at night (because traffic was better) and I could sleep so good in that old car with the windows down. (Whatever happened to that?) I remember days and nights filled with family over and moma playing the piano and everybody singing good ole gospel songs. I remember going to church and learning about Jesus and singing from a hymn book...(which I miss...btw) All these care-free days that can never be replaced makes me sad that my own children did not grow up in the same way that I did with lots of extended family around all of the time...I know my Moma and Daddy would say that it was hard raising 4 kids because money was always tight...but one thing about it we never knew it...and looking back I can remember all the wonderful memories and be forever thankful for the HOUSE THAT BUILT ME!!!