Category: Musical Glory
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The Music of Shania
Today has been like the day after. As I spoke with my cousins last night I said it’s been an emotional day taking stock of the Church from when we left 6 years ago to yesterday. I knew some people had left in different phases, but the reality of it was forceful. Waking up to…
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Family Growing Together
Just as my Dad’s family was ingrained into a local congregation so was my Mom’s family. In fact there was an old building right beside the Church which was the one-room school house. My mom remembers when it was torn down and wishes they had done more to stop that from happening. Life happens though…
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Christian Music Crowns a Drag Queen
That title makes me sick and it should not be happening. However, that is their mission, the Left, to filter into every aspect of our lives. This means we have to be even more cautious with what we listen to with children around. Still how does this happen? We can’t allow ourselves to be doormats…
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Community
Who has been watching or observing the supposed controversy over Jason Aldean’s new song debuted in May? Most of regular America loves this song and the sense of American Small Town Communities. Today I personally witnessed my Community comforting and praying for me after I was afraid of not getting my writing done at all…
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The Tree Song
Growing up on the Alsman side there is one obviously large tree close to my Grandparents house. In my mind as a child and as an adult; that’s our Family Tree. Monday night as we sat outside under the span of its leaves from the branches talk emanated. We recently had some guys cut the…
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Play Time Files
Again there was a trail of pink items throughout the house with Selena’s sisters around. I didn’t remember that this phone actually had a Minnie impressionist talking when you answered the phone or tried to call out. It kept mesmerizing me that it did that and that it still worked every time one of the…
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Rocking in the Great Dane Picnic
Life is fast. I remember hearing about the date of the company family picnic, but was surprised to know Friday, that it was on Saturday. Like it just came out of nowhere. On top of that it was also my niece’s birthday and a party after the picnic. Once we arrived at the park in…
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If I could change my name, what would I change it to?-Writing Prompt
My name is very special to me. I am named after both of my Grandpa’s quite literally. I have Grandpa Freddy’s middle name, which Frederick Jewell was a composer of music namely marching band music. It took me years to realize how intriguing the story is about how Grandpa got his name and why he…
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Old Movies
When I was in the car listening to that dramatic song named, “One Night in Bangkok” the ideas were swirling in my head. One of the instant connections was the name. Bangkok, Thailand to Siam… “The King and I” and the modern version “Anna and The King”. Of course the older musical came first into…
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Musical Accountability
As I have been sharing the past couple of weeks; I have been seriously making music a priority again. My fingers are a bit nimbler due to typing, but the piano and the clarinet uses more finesse. Getting back into musical shape requires determination, practice, fun and accountability. Handel is my special book of challenging…
Jewells of Thought 