Béibhinn

Tonight I'm singing along to the special mix I put on my mom's iPod Shuffle.  It's putting me more at ease than any other thoughts I've had or reassuring words other people have given me during the last few weeks.  And so fitting -- Mom's a singer girl.  She made me one too when she named me Bevin (Gaelic for "Mistress of Song," my middle name), then proceeded to surround me with harmony for all of my childhood.  Tomorrow she's going in for surgery to get rid of the cancer they found last month.  I'll have to be alert and provide a sense of calm for the family.  Tonight's music is helping me return to that good state where I can believe -- and feel -- that everything really is going to be ok.  I don't think I've sung this well in years.  I'm joined to the music tonight.