This has been my favorite so far even if the recording is a bit rough (Still working on my process). I wasn't sure what I was going to do until I picked up… Read more
Podcast #3 - When the Clock Stops
Oh, I had such trouble with this one. A good portion of it was written in the car between San Antonio and Houston to and from my last show of the year at… Read more
Podcast #2 - Zero Star Hotel
Well, now that I got my third week song turned in, I'm posting assignment #2 as promised. The prompt was "Zero Star Hotel" and I hated it. I had no idea what to… Read more
Podcast #1 - Feast of Lights
I was beginning to feel creatively blocked. Maybe a little uninspired. Ok, depressed. But mostly because my energy levels plummeted on my return from NY (which was amazing, by the way) and it… Read more
In response to violence in the world (blog)
In response to violence in the world, the most meaningful change we can make is in how we treat each other when in conflict.
Like so many, I had trouble sleeping last night. I was sorting through thoughts of yesterday's…
Read moreBlog: We don't know how or why
We rise.
We survive. We continue. We reinvent ourselves. We're reborn. Some unseen force pulls us from the past into the present. We're alive. We have hope for the future. We believe. We rise.
Lunatic Moon
There’s a whole and…
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Why I hated Sheryl Crow (blog)
Competition.
The word used to literally make me throw up. I swam competitively in high school. Well, not that competitively. I could never stomach the pressure of having to win. I hated the way it made me feel and the…
Read moreOn what you do and don't believe
I want to share something extremely personal. It's a quote from my mother.
A little background: My mother has a double masters in pastoral theology and social work. She has a heart for service to the community. She has friends…
Read moreValentine Shmalentine: Be Love
He was a martyr. One of many that we don't celebrate on this day. That's all I know about St. Valentine. But, not all I know about love.
It doesn't really bother me that this has become some sort of…
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