Category Archives: what the song means to me
when angsty love songs apply to other stuff
In spite of my own tendency to make fun of emo/basket-weaving songs, I do love a good ditty full of romantic angst. However, being that I’m in a happy marriage, …
A new song
Disclaimer: KK’s music trumps ALL. Probably needless to say, all I have listened to for the past four years is southern gospel music, little kid music, and old standby music …
What changed everything
Sometimes there is a wonderful little note of serendipity in my life. This week, as I struggled to write an article with a looming deadline, I was asked to speak …
Muppets & memories
I don’t really remember the Muppet Movie so much, but when I was in junior high choir, we sang a medley of songs from the soundtrack. One of them, even …
Marked by music
^That there is one of the coolest pictures I will ever be in. I have, by way of lifestyle and weirdness, met a good handful of musical icons in the …
C’mon Christians – Get EXCITED!
“All I did was confess, and Jesus did the rest… thank God I’ve been released and made brand new… What you see is not a perfect person… What you see …
happier & higher (that should catch your attention)
“…a constant commerical for happiness.” That’s me. My friend Renee says it, and she knows. She has known me for (ahem) 27 years, through innocent, shameful, wonderful pieces of my …
You’ll Make It Through
Though I don’t always admit it to him when he is leaving dirty diapers on our dresser or giving Miranda a time out (I know she needs them, but they …
“I’m calling for you…”
(Yes, there is a funny conclusion to the ‘clothes left at home story.’ But it’s not for today.) When Rod was singing Sunday morning, I realized something. One of the …
short bursts of mayhem
