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And now the Advent season officially begins with this, the first Sunday.   Let us prepare him room.    

This will be my third year of sharing music during an Advent season.  I started this effort in 2012, then followed up in 2014, and now am sharing music this season as well because it seems necessary to me.  Not sure if it's an effort to offer hope during a hard time or an effortContinue reading “Merry Christmas, Here’s to Many More”

I’m planning to share songs every day throughout Advent this year.  A grandson spending the night into the day and babysitting in the evening got in the way of a timely post the day after Thanksgiving.  Of course, I read about the shooting in Colorado and I’m devastated.  Still waiting for details to emerge, but heardContinue reading “Do They Know It’s Christmas”

Read this article and I can’t stop crying… tears of relief, it would seem.  After all that has been going on these past few weeks, I’m exhausted.  I read about Paris and Beirut and Brazil and… and… the list goes on and on.  It seems unstoppable, the chaos and the grief.  But then I readContinue reading “Unto Us a Child is Born”

I was winding down today at work, finishing paperwork, sorting, filing, getting ready to call it a week when I heard my phone beep.  A message!  I looked and my brother-in-law had messaged the family, “Terrorist shot up Paris.”  I quickly logged online and saw the headlines.  Paris was under attack, with as many asContinue reading “#PrayforParis”

Today is All Saints’ Day.  Tomorrow is All Souls’ Day.  Tomorrow also marks two months since my father passed away.  I will probably spend the day as I’ve done the last two months.  I will miss my dad and I will mourn his passing. I will also spend it celebrating life, a new life.  MyContinue reading “Dia de Muertos/Day of Life”

I love fall.  I really do.  I’ve written before about it being the best time for resolutions as opposed to the beginning of the year.  The change in the air, the cool, brisk mornings… sweater weather; it all combines to make for a lovely time of reflection.  But for this year. This year… the season startedContinue reading “Season of Grief – A Long December”

It’s been almost a year since I moved to southern California and what a year it has been!  Between the new job and five (count ‘em, five) theater productions, I’ve not had much time for anything else.  Not that I haven’t loved the time and the opportunities!  I’ve had a blast this past year.  And I’m excitedContinue reading “Time After Time”

Just discovered that I’ve never shared Dan Fogelberg in my projects.  Amending that on this last day of 2014.  I loved his music back in the day.  Miss him today.  Happy New Year!!  

Something to look forward to in 2015.