One evening last week, my voice student became MY teacher. It had been a busy day-but a good one! I began to play the song we were working on, and I noticed my student had fixed her gaze on the wall above the door. “What are you staring at?” I asked her, curiously. “The clock! […]
There once was a place where we’d go to take in a heavenly show but that marvelous sight has been blocked by the height of a building- causing me so much woe ;( For the last (almost) 16 years, my husband and I would drive into Charlottesville and park in a special spot to watch […]
This past Sunday, as I sat down at the keyboard on the stage at church, I noticed something on the keys. There was some kind of seed resting on middle C. A sunflower seed perhaps? The strange thing is- I NEVER eat on the stage at church, and don’t recall seeing anyone else eat either. […]
we’re in a time of “leaning”- all our excess stripped away we’re in a time of leaning on our Savior day by day This is a strange season we are in. Just a few short weeks ago I was excitedly planning Easter festivities at church, my girls were anticipating their spring concerts and trips with […]
How much does God love you? One of my fondest childhood memories is of my dad asking me and my sister if we knew how much he loved us. This much? – he would say as he open his arms a little bit. Thiiis much? He would open his arms a little bit wider. Thiiiiiiiiiis much! And […]
focusing on feelings leaves my heart reeling and my goal becomes a far distant dream but when I instead plan each step ahead the destination’s not as far as it seems I had an “aha” moment this morning. Yeah, that happens occasionally- but not as often as I’d like 🙂 I really wanted to […]
Isn’t it funny how some days don’t seem to start off on the right foot…and then by the end of the day, you look back and see how it was one of the very best days? I woke up one day with a feeling of dread. There were several things I had to do, and […]
I’m a little weird, I guess. Because I absolutely LOVE rainy days… and Mondays, too! Mondays are my favorites because I am usually at home alone- which means I can get so much done! The rest of the week is go-go for all of us. Between work, school, church, teaching music lessons, running the girls […]
in my head I plan ahead and hope that all works out until the dread when those best laid plans just don’t pan out It’s no secret that I get excited easily- and it doesn’t take much! But I am finding that being excited takes a great deal of energy. And if whatever I’m excited […]
the place where I can wear my hair up in a messy bun the place where doggies blissfully “happy dance” under the sun the place where I can look around and see love in a frame family pictures scattered ’round showing just how far we came I sort of feel like Dorthy in Oz- “there’s […]