Lift Your Voice
It’s Thursday and my voice is still all jacked up. Shoot. Last weekend was spent with me yelling, screaming and shouting during both of my sons’ football games. C’mon, what’s a girl to do when her cute 16-year-old scores the only touchdown? Or, when her 21-year-old flat lays out a running […]
Let Freedom Ring
With butterflies in my stomach, this weekend marked the first time I “officially” led worship at my new job. (That feels weird to say because when I’m choosing the songs to sing, gathering vocalists to sing with, and leading worship it doesn’t feel like “work” . . . course, it’s early yet . . […]
God Bless THIS Child
So last night I got to sing one of the most beloved Jazz songs ever, God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday. It was a blast, it was beautiful, I sounded great and it was (crap) imperfect.
Here goes: First, let me start by explaining why I got to sing in the first place. My pastor, […]
Noticed
I did it. I gave my notice Thursday. I gave my notice . . .
Let me explain. I don’t know how many of you My Goodness Magaziners remember, but I started this job through a temp agency around 7 months ago. It began as a two-month assignment and parlayed into today. Once my original project […]
What to Write . . . What to Write
So, I’ve been sitting in front of this laptop for around 20 minutes pondering what I should write about. For 20 minutes I’ve been reviewing my day yesterday, thinking about what is ahead for today, recalling recent conversations, and remembering immediate plans, all with the intention of trying to find some blog worthy fodder with […]
Finding Happy Pt. II
This past weekend is a complete blur for me. On Thursday, Dave LeMieux and House of Soul flew to California for a live recording . . . and that’s exactly what we did for four days, non-stop.
We played, sang, rehearsed, worshiped, and recorded, only stopping for the occasional meal every now and again . . […]
The Early Bird . . . yeah, yeah, yeah!
It happened like this. I went to bed, early, to get up, again, to go to the gym. Sweet. Discipline, intention . . . all that. So, I’m sleeping, in a deep sleep even, when an alarm of sorts rang out. And kept ringing. My husband begins to stir. The dogs begin to stir. My […]
The Season of Things
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8:
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to […]
Mountain Top Experience
Last night my church met for its Maundy Thursday service commemorating the crucifixion of Christ. As this was my first time participating in this annual ceremony, I was surprised at its beauty, it solemnity, and my emotional response to it. I had the honor of singing a song which I had only learned […]