As a little girl, whenever I was feeling blue, my mom would say, encouragingly, “If you smile on the outside, it’ll make you feel better...

The text for the hymn, "It Is Well With My Soul" was written by Horatio Spafford. Though a prosperous lawyer, he fell on difficult times....

This week, Marty and I are happily vacationing in northern Wisconsin, graciously hosted by dear friends who have a house on an island on...

I think it’s time for a love story. My music offering today highlights two amazing composers who shared a deep love, yet never married....

It has been awhile since I posted anything, and it’s because there has been much weighing heavily on my heart that I have been at a loss...

Today Marty and I lost a dear young friend to cancer (only 51 years old), Ryan Anthony. I had posted a performance of him playing,...

This post comes from different facets of my soul, beaming brilliantly together like a rainbow prism from leaded glass. And they are all...

For one of my earliest posts, I chose two of Sam Barber’s songs, “Desire for Hermitage” and “Solitary Hotel,” which seemed to mirror our...

As I know you probably are, too, I am terribly troubled with what is happening across our country right now, and coupled with the...

As a student, I learned that to write a good story, a reporter must ask - and answer - the five questions in his or her piece: who, what,...

Since we are all staying in our houses, if we are fortunate enough to have one, I thought it would be fun to share two songs about...

Like all of you, I’m staying at home as much as possible. I make an effort to keep up with constantly changing details as the scientists...

Okay, I got another inspiration from the small screen… We’ve been watching “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” It’s a very unusual show. If...

A few nights ago, we found ourselves in our usual place in front of the tv, and decided to rent a movie instead of binge watch a show....

It would seem that during this time our friendships would fall by the wayside because we cannot see each other. But even though we have...

We have learned that there are some positive ripple effects to our staying at home, because of what we’re NOT doing. Besides not...

Even in the best of times, I struggle to achieve a balance in my life…balance between work and play, calories and activity, wake and...

When I was in grade school, I remember being assigned a short story called, “Necessity is the Mother of Invention.” As a kid, I thought...

Easter is the most important day in the Christian year. The week preceding Easter tells the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection....

The dictionary definition of “catharsis” is: The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions....