Tag: music
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A Musical Voice For Americans
Earlier this morning I caught one of the many patriotic songs of a beloved musician and hero. There are a top ten list of his songs that are theme songs for the military and Veterans as well as their families. These musical albums are priceless. His death was in March, but I still feel his…
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A Slow Down Day
Busy days are good to have, but I really needed this morning. Time to be alone and time to work at my comfortable speed. The Lord has given me so much to do I sometimes forget to rest. I love keeping busy with my hands one way or another it is a blessing to do…
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Words Cannot Do Justice…
Since Friday so many things have happened. A tidal wave almost completely knocked me off my feet that evening. Between the exhaustion of dealing with my ongoing allergies and trying to decipher some unique circumstances I have personally been dealing with and all these darn appointments… Friday I just couldn’t type my words, my thoughts…
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Mother’s Day Methodist Style
Have you had to deal with a relative as a caretaker? Sometimes its not always easy to find the right way to remedy a some situations. Fortunately in this case God put me and my parents at the Methodist Church to make sure this family event was not forgotten. This may even go as far…
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The New Greatest Generation of Americans
As I usually do I browse through the you-tube news clips first thing in the morning, mainly Fox. Today I watched Laura Ingraham with one guest and in my feed three more of his cohorts were on another show. So I watched both of them. I am not afraid to admit I was in tears…
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Eating In “Out Of The Ordinary” Restaurant
We walked for a good hour plus that afternoon so we needed a little rest. I had put together my new project, but I hadn’t started on it so while I began I this is where I caught up with my Fox news videos. It was a bit overwhelming to see the hatred in these…
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Basement Finds
Lately I have been working on some cross-stitch pieces not baby related. These will possibly need to be framed unless I can figure one more option out. Until then, though, framing them may be easier. Upon my graduation from college my parents gave me a mat cutter. I had to learn as I did each…
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When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? Writing Prompt
Music, music, music. I couldn’t think of anything else I wanted more. Singing and playing piano was what my parents did. Dad was the Music Leader at Church and Mom played the piano. I wanted to be just like both of them. God gave me the skill and talent to do so. It was my…
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Who I Am
Four years later… and her presence and laughter are so missed in our lives. Grandma Rosie is here in the right corner with her younger sisters and the surprise younger brother that her Mom was expecting while she was expecting my Mom, her second child, herself. Then on the opposite corner is my Great-Grandmother Jeannette…
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Creatively Blocked?
Do you ever feel creatively blocked, musically, artistically in whatever medium you work in? Sometimes it’s ironic how I can feel the piano keys better than I can writing during the same day. Or I can write up a storm, but I just don’t have the want to hold a needle that day. I find…
Jewells of Thought 