I’m a writer. It’s on my business card and everything. So I read books written by famous authors talking about writing. (Yes, nerd alert!) I recently read, This is the Story of a Happy Marriage” by Anne Pachett Pachett describes one book signing where she was approached by an overzealous woman insisting someone write her story…
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You Go
I debated for a while after I heard. The time. The gas money. The weeknight commitment. I vacillated. My favorite band of all time, Cool Hand Luke, was playing a small show in Tampa last week. I’ve talked about the importance of this band before. I was sharing my internal debate with a friend when…
Up From the Bed She Returns!
(Sung to the tune of “Up From the Grave He Arose”) Up from the bed she returns! With a mighty triumph o’er her germs! She returns a victor o’er post nasal drip, And she vows her health to never again slip! She returns! She returns! Hallelujiah, Kelly (is-no-longer-sick-and-feels-like-a-normal-person-again-thanks-to-soup-honey-and-Disney-movies) Returns! Thanks for all those who…
SUDA!
My brother is a rock star. I am his groupie. I traveled back home last weekend to watch him compete (and WIN!) a state wide marching competition. I also had the pleasure of hearing Wind Symphony perform a special Veteran’s Day concert. I was so impressed with the entire band. These are high school students,…
What Kind of Music Do You Listen to?
Don’t you hate that question? Me too. It’s like saying, “What have you ever eaten?” Or “What colors have you seen today?” It’s too broad, too overwhelming, too diverse to narrow down. I can’t give you a list of everything on my iPod, but I can tell you about the most meaningful music in my…
In Christ Alone
Music is powerful. It can bring me to tears — both wounded and joyful — with just a few measures of melody. That happened this morning. A big-time, official, recording artist, Kristian Stanfill, had a special link with my local church as his in-laws are members there. So he and his family were in attendance…
Tuba-riffic!
My brother is so cool. He’s fifteen. He’s 6’2″. He’s in that fun life stage somewhere in between playing with action figures and planning retirement. He loves music. The other day he commented to my mom, “I just feel happiest when I’m playing music.” He had the huge honor of being named first chair tuba…
The Christmas Scale
This is beautiful. Perhaps one day I will tell a story so profound. Merry Christmas! The Lord has come. May there be joy!
The Soundtrack of my Life
I wish my life had a soundtrack. It’s how you know something big is coming in a movie – the sappy, lovey-dovey music plays just before the first kiss. The tension slowly builds as the protagonist steels his nerves for battle – raising into a crescendo when the battle is won! I, on the other…