The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

I grew up listening to my dad’s favorite musicians, the Melody Four. In his beautiful tenor voice, he sang along with every song, on every record. One that I loved…
Read moreI grew up listening to my dad’s favorite musicians, the Melody Four. In his beautiful tenor voice, he sang along with every song, on every record. One that I loved…
Read moreFrom this afternoon, a couple of tunes with a four-year-old who likes to sing these songs, whether at church, at home, or riding in the van. The long tradition continues!…
Read moreLast night was one of those serendipitous evenings when timing falls into place and it’s just clearly God blessing the whole evening. Because I was sick this week and not…
Read moreI really can’t add anything to Mom’s account of our afternoon of bliss on Sunday at the Phoenix Chorale’s Celtic Concert, featuring original compositions and arrangements of traditional Irish music…
Read moreSunday afternoon we had the privilege of attending The Crawford Studios Annual Recital. Vocal students of Karen Hendricks Crawford, and accompanied by Ann Nagell (piano), and Tony Masiello (clarinet), performed…
Read moreIt’s been a bit raucous around here this evening — that is, it seemed so when I arrived home around 8:30 with Megan and Mother, having spent the first part…
Read moreIn honor of my dad today on the anniversary of his passing from this life to the next, some music that he loved. These were the sounds that filled my…
Read moreWhat a struggle it is to catch up when I’ve been absent…. You’d think I’d learn! Again, I’ll give you the bullet list: First, my confession: I’ve been struggling health-wise…
Read more[hr color=”dark-gray” width=”100%” border_width=”2px” ] Paul and Laurent at the dining room table, looking through some of his old coin collection. [hr color=”dark-gray” width=”100%” border_width=”2px” ] This is a…
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