Music
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Farewell to a classic
Several weeks ago, on my birthday, Marian McPartland died. I’m not a jazz expert, and I listened to Piano Jazz only occasionally. But I always enjoyed hearing her discussions with other musicians. She…
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Advent
Amy has me thinking about Advent, and realizing that I haven’t planned a thing. But as I reflect, there are some things we will do that fall into the category of automatic —…
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Something Old, Something New
Welcome to my living room! Please have a seat and let me play you a song on our new piano. It’s been a six-month process, but we’ve resolved the problem that surfaced when…
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Musical Musing
A few weeks ago, our piano tuner told me kindly that our piano needed some work. He broke the news like a surgeon reporting a brain tumor. He understands that pianos have value…
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The Messiah
Last year, I wrote a post about the reasons I love Handel’s Messiah. It’s one of the posts that was lost when I switched hosts. But again I’m thinking of this sublime weaving…
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Powerpoint worship
When we visited Kentucky last week, we attended the Free Methodist church I belonged to when I lived there. The worship consisted of a mixture of hymns and choruses. The hymns were in…
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Before the Throne
Lately I’ve been struggling with discouragement as a mother. My girls are wonderful, such gifted and beautiful little girls. They (like my husband) challenge me to come out of myself and engage more…
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