Comfort Blanket

Since I was in about eighth grade, I have had this comfort blanket that I like to use at night. I haven't used it consistently since I got married, but have always used it off and on, and recently rediscovered it. No, it's not some dingy piece of fabric that has been overwashed. In fact, it's not what you're probably thinking at all! It is a CD. It's "December," by George Winston, the brilliant pianist. Back when I used to be sick all the time in high school and I took medicine (prednisone) that made it hard to fall asleep, I listened to this to try and help me fall asleep. I listened to it every single night (but occasionally and rarely substituted it out for Sarah McLachlan). I had some hard times in high school, but I still think of it with fondness and wonderful memories. I am not one of those people who hated high school, or refers to it as the painful years, or anything negative like that. If I could go back for a year, I would...sickness and all. The good outweighed the bad. Maybe that's why when I found this cd a week or so ago, then put it on, a flood of contentment surrounded me. I felt like I was home. It feels so familiar and comforting, it's truly like a blanket of warmth wrapping itself around me and making me feel safe and okay. :)
To visit his website or hear all the songs on the CD, click HERE.



He writes his own songs, and also reinterprets old classics. I love his version of Carol of the Bells, and his interpretation of Pachelbel's Canon in C is amazing!!