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Love Songs
Not everyone is going to understand this post … but those of us who have gone through the loss of a long-term partner, it is all too real. You never know when the ache returns. Sometimes it is shortly...
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I Did It!
Some people will read this and shrug, “So.” Other will read this, purse their face into a perplexed look, perhaps scratch their head and comment, “Why?” But those who know me will smile and simply say,...
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Ces Soirèes-La
Ces Soirèes-La. Or more appropriately Ces Après-midi-La. I spent yesterday afternoon with 1,699 other souls at a sold out performance at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, ME. While waiting in the lobby,...
View ArticleFive Minute Friday — Silence
Happy Five Minute Friday. Five Minute Friday is a discipline where independent writers join together to transform thoughts on a specific prompt word from their minds through their fingers onto the...
View ArticleFive Minute Friday — Turn
On a drab, dismal Friday — one of the reasons I waited until Saturday — it was refreshing to plug into the Thursday night Twitter Party for Kate’s word for the week — TURN! Just thinking about it...
View ArticleFive Minute Friday — Include
You know the drill. I’ll post this Five Minute Friday contribution, link at Kate’s place on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com and scan through the incredible work of my fellow writers. As I...
View ArticleIf We’re Honest
Just sharing some words from the pulpit in Maine this morning. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. It’s Father’s Day,...
View ArticleFive Minute Friday — Woman
Happy Saturday! Time for my Five Minute Friday contribution. Check out the amazing five minutes takes at Kate’s place on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com by our special community of...
View ArticleFive Minute Friday – Rain
Happy Five Minute Saturday {Friday}! The post is {as is usually my norm} a day late, but the rules remain the same. Ponder the weekly prompt. Nothing too pithy, just honest as the words flow from the...
View ArticleListen to the Beat
Remember that scene from 1980 film The Jazz Singer {one of my most favorite films}? You know the scene, where Jess starts battling with the estrangement from his father while preparing for his big...
View ArticleThe Pied Piper
Did you ever have one of those songs just take up residence in your mind? Have I got a story for you. I was reminded of it this morning when I was power-napping after an early rise to take my grandkids...
View ArticleLet’s Pray for the Children
I had to take my two granddaughters to meet up with their father for a doctor’s appointment this morning. The elder, 14, commandeered the radio, but couldn’t decide what she wanted to listen to. Not a...
View ArticleFive Minute Friday — Still
It took me about three seconds to determine the direction I would take for this week’s Five Minute Friday. The prompt is STILL and I was immediately drawn to Psalm 46:10 — Be still and know that I am...
View ArticleIt’s All About the Bass
I live a very routine life. I may not perform tasks at the same time, but it’s generally in the same sequence. Quiet time. Make coffee. Check my glucose and blood pressure. Make breakfast. Take my...
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Adieu Maine … For Now
It’s just about time to wrap up my latest respite in Maine. I accomplished most of what I wanted — nothing and not much. Seriously, I did accomplish just about everything I intended to accomplish. And...
View ArticleFive Minute Friday — Alive
Surprise! It’s Friday and I’m venturing into my Five Minute Friday mode. Like I said, Surprise {okay, that was last week’s prompt word … a little carryover}. This week’s prompt courtesy of Kate Motaung...
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The Chatterbox Drive-in
One of my greatest pleasures is listening to Internet radio while on the road. The broadcasts could be from anywhere, putting a spin on the records being spinned, One of my Internet finds was Doc...
View ArticleThe Power of Music
There’s power in music. We all know it. The rhythm, the melody, the musical accompaniment and even the lyrics blend together to evoke an emotion in the listener. It could be up-tempo, relaxing,...
View ArticleFive Minute Friday — Want
I’m back for another Five Minute Friday rambling on, as has become my custom, Saturday. Five Minute Friday is a discipline where independent writers join together at Kate Motaung’s site — Heading Home...
View ArticleRoar
I have to admit, I was never much of a Katy Perry fan. She’s pretty and talented, but her breakthrough into the contemporary music scene was marred — for me — by her song selection. I Kissed a Girl got...
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