Live from the Artists Den: Kid Rock - "Rock N Roll Jesus"

Are you smiling? Are you twinkling? Are you in transit? I hope you’re having a great day, my friend! Thank you for being my friend, keeping company & encouraging me as I continued today. I’m pretty active, but I didn’t know I could ache so much this morning, but I still put my feet on the floor. I have all bedrooms & closets completely emptied & cleaned, bathroom empty-cleaning in process, living room empty but will get final vacuum after I finish the almost finished kitchen & garage. Met the new leasees & my landlord is being really cool. I, of course, had you playing & the lessees got their 2 year old girl to dance. Did you catch my wink? I needed a break & wanted to talk with you. Ran into the brewmaster when I learned Winky’s was closed & he told me so was Stevi Café; he suggested I get a beer & I figured the new popcorn maker would suffice for now. Plus, I love popcorn. I realized, though, I left my power cord for already depleted battery at Q’s so I though 1 panty & move on for now so, while I had hoped 10, it’ll now be maybe around 4. I didn’t do brew or warmth last night; I just kept trudging stuff between houses. I can see the end & it feels…it feels super great! I have things to do & organize, but this piece of rockin’ on, as exhausted & stressed as I’ve been this week, feels awesome! Well, you get it…you wrote about it. You make me wonder how you could feel, create, & share with me your song to rock on. Did you have to do it? Is what I’ve just gone through, that you so poetically express, what you’ve had to do, too? Then how did you find the strength & courage to write Collide? You give me strength & courage to roll the dice, otherwise, after what I’ve just been through, no way, but I got closure, no anger, just closure. I guess my heart & soul are strong & I realize how they’ve always been. In my journey, I’ve now found a treasured friendship I thought was only in my dreams. Safe travels, my love. Smiles, kisses, hugs, high 5’s, laughter & winks!

Good night, my love, and rest well. Thank you for inspiring our Villagers tomorrow night. I smile thinking of them now and how they are all looking forward to seeing, hearing, and experiencing you live tomorrow night…what joy…I don’t think I’d be able to sleep a wink. Be good to yourself, sweetheart, and I’m praying for your safe travels…and lots and lots of fun! You are precious, Robert James Ritchie. Sweet Dreams, my Beloved, Sweet Dreams.

Thank you, my sweet, for being with me all day…you were the one constant which inspired me to keep going even when I didn’t think I could. I almost fell asleep driving back from Hami, but I made it and then continued on until now (10:10). Bubble gum helped me move my antiques over a few minutes ago and I had to shut the door so I could look at it fresh tomorrow. I have things to do before walk through at 10, but with fresh eyes and body, I will rock on. I will be up early tomorrow and after 10ish I am free!!! Yippee!!! Cold riding to the library and freezing sitting here, despite good clothing. I get to sleep in my new bedroom tonight and my pillows are calling my name…loudly. I hope you had a lovely day and are looking forward to your Aspen trip. Have lots of fun!!!

Around 4 this morning, He awoke me & I wanted to be prodigal about it, but then as I lay in my bed going through all I have to do today, I admitted He was wise to wake me when He did so I read our horoscopes & my devotional. My scope said I may not know exactly how to get from point A to point B, but don’t waste my breath saying I don’t know. Just get moving. So, that’s what I did…turned you on…listening to your CD that is & emptying all closets & most kitchen cupboards – setting things to go to Q’s on the table in the garage until he’s awake. Bubble gum took his friend to the hospital for respiratory things so he happened to come home shortly after I got up. We chatted, he was going to go sleep but unlocked his gate & garage so I already got a good upper body workout hauling stuff over, with more to come. I packed the car up with more to sell & headed to Winky’s to say hi & I’m hungry…yippee!! But, they were closed, however Cassie is so sweet, just like her mom & let me in early so I could talk to you, get coffee, & I’m getting breakfast to go so I can help set up the sale. One of the sale ladies offered her trailer & her husband :) to help me move the pianos today, so we’ll talk about it more at the sale. Car lender is picking me up around 2:20 (by which time I hope to shower) because we’re going to visit my roommate (today & tomorrow). Spoke with his eldest brother yesterday; I know they are frustrated by their brotherly things, but they don’t know him, not in these last 8 years. I still hope & pray for him…and I have faith. Well, my love, I gotta boogie. Clearing & cleaning the house today, hopefully with the walk through and if all goes well (and He says all is well), I may be off to the rodeo this evening. I hope, as I said before, your day is glorious and are looking forward to Aspen. I hope you have lots of fun! I’ll talk with you later!!! All my love…

I love you, my sweet. I love listening to you over and over again…it’s as if my soul is expressing itself fully, happily, freely…for the very first time in a long time, in a way only you bring out the full me. May your night be magical and your soul be happy. You have made mine so. My love, Sweet Dreams, my Beloved, Sweet Dreams.