Beautiful music stirs my arms to goose bumps. Maybe that’s why I always feel cold. One of the most challenging things I’ve done with my musical talent is participating in an organ/piano duet from Handel’s “Messiah” while Dad directed the Draper 4th Ward choir. Dad committed mother and I to do it long before [...]
Water retention is an ongoing problem with me and I often take my rings and watch off, put my watch band through the rings, then shut the clasp and put them in my travel jewelry box for safe keeping. So I didn’t think anything of it when I was shopping and subconsciously ran my [...]
It is literally over the river and through the woods to this Grandmother’s house in Duval, Washington. I can just picture it from the viewpoint of sitting in a sleigh with a horse high stepping it to the jingling cascade of Christmas bells. Of course, I would be tucked beneath several layers of warm blankets, [...]
I doubt it has even crossed your mind to wonder what was wrong with the van … but you still get to hear “the rest of the story”. The van had a little doohickey that needed adjusted. The man called us and said we could either get a new part that would be around $200 [...]
Since today was a Costco day I went all out. Even though it takes me twice as long to get beautified … I went for it. No holds barred. I even pulled out the ceramic hair straightener … I mean we’re talking BEAUTIFIED with eyebrows and a touch of mascara … the whole schmole. We [...]
I’ve been hearing some of the words of the following poem in my mind today. It’s been one of my favorite poems since I was just a little girl. The other thing that has been in my mind is a picture of Albrecht Durer’s Praying Hands. Mother gave me a small copy of this the [...]
Monday, January 10, 2011 So today is my sixty-fourth birthday and Lynn has been singing this old Beatle’s song under his breath all day: The song was written by Paul McCartney of the Beatles when he was just sixteen years old and it apparently was inspired by his “lover”. I can’t imagine having a [...]
Treat yourself to a wonderful five minutes that will put chills up and down your spine from a flash mob event that took place in a food court at a large shopping mall. I don’t know where this powerful event took place, but oh how I wish I would have been there to hear this [...]
I just had to share this with you. It is absolutely priceless. I wish I could credit it more. I only know it’s entitled “Corinth Baptist Church”. I promise you that you will absolutely adore this little girl and thoroughly enjoy her re-telling of Jonah and the Whale. This little girl is obviously familiar with [...]
My friend, Melanie, posted this on Facebook and I liked it so much I wanted to share and save it here. I love Indian folklore and the wisdom found in stories like these The Wolves Inside You An elder Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, "A fight is [...]
