Feb 28, 2024 | Faith, Happenings, My Life, On Writing
Sometimes when we aren’t expecting it, God blindsides us! For those who are aware of my first children’s book, A Tiny Christmas I wanted to let you know that book #2 is in process. I have had a lot of fun with Mama Mouse! This time she helps a little girl, Sarah, find...
Feb 18, 2024 | Composing Music, Happenings, My Life, On Writing
Years ago, like many children, I took piano lessons. Unfortunately, it was with an aunt who was a knuckle rapper if you weren’t positioned correctly. I laboriously learned “Fur Elise” for her recital. It was painstaking work but I did a passable job. Finally, I told...
Feb 11, 2024 | Happenings, My Life
It’s hard to believe that after all these years I’m still singing in a church choir! I’ve sung with Sweet Adelines, and the church I was in for 22 years had 120 or so in the choir. I didn’t do any solos there as I was too shy. But when I married in 1990 and we moved...
Feb 4, 2024 | Composing Music, Happenings, My Life
Some time ago I mentioned that my friend, Carolyn, who teaches piano, and myself, (who doesn’t read music and plunks out tunes one note at a time) spent 2 years putting together a fabulous Easter musical called Glorious: An Easter Musical. There were two “almost”...
Jan 28, 2024 | Happenings, My Life, On Writing
Why do we blog? To share some ideas? To advertise something? It’s fun, but unless you have 1,000 followers, is it worth the time spent? I love sharing with my readers and getting feedback, but I wonder who is reading my blog? Is there something they would like me to...
Jan 21, 2024 | Happenings, My Life
In a portion of my part of town, on Christmas Eve, many of the neighbors get together and place luminaries on their porches, sidewalks, and driveways. Houses are decorated, some spectacularly, and they have tables set up on one street to serve cookies, hot coffee, and...
Jan 14, 2024 | Happenings, My Life
Well, for the uninitiated, KOPS stands for Keeping Off Pounds Sensibly. That is the result of belonging to TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly. I’ve talked about TOPS before. It’s a weight loss group that depends on incentives to encourage weight loss rather than...
Jan 5, 2024 | Happenings, My Life
My least favorite holiday is Halloween. Our neighborhood is invaded by ghouls, ten foot skeletons, ghosts and even a guillotine. Halloween is in the 3 billion dollar bracket with spending: costumes for adults, children and their pets, a huge supply of candy to give...
Jan 1, 2024 | Composing Music, Happenings, My Life, New Releases, On Writing
Every year our church does a Christmas concert. For the past three years I’ve been blessed to still be able to sing in the choir. I’ve been singing all my life, but voices change over the years. As long as the Lord enables me, I’ll keep singing. Last year the music...
Jan 1, 2024 | Faith, Happenings, My Life, New Releases, Poetry
Dear Readers, I didn’t write about a mouse this year, but that turned into a darling children’s book thanks to a great publisher and illustrator! This year, since I can’t send you all Christmas cards, I’d like to share my Christmas poem for 2023. May the Lord bless...