Who remembers this one? This was my very first official blog post from March 3, 2016! My prayer is that it reaches and blesses even more people this week as it did over 2 years ago! Title: Here We Go Again... One day in February of 2015 I picked up the phone to call my place of employment to inform them that I needed to fly home for a funeral. My grandfather had passed away. My family and I booked flights, packed up, and headed home to be with loved ones. Thirty days later, I picked up the Continue Reading
What Is Written
My daughter’s piano teacher made it clear to me that memorizing and reciting mnemonic phrases for musical notes is not the same as playing the music correctly. My daughter knows “every good boy does fine” and “grizzly bears don’t fear anything.” These two phrases have helped her learn the notes. But as her music gets more complicated she must improve her ability to play those notes correctly; on demand; no matter the order in which they appear on the page; no matter the tempo; no matter the Continue Reading
The Really Heavy Doors
My girls are so excited about our upcoming trip to Washington, D.C. As a matter of fact, since the day they found out about the trip they have not stopped talking about it and asking questions. The latest conversation about the trip was quite interesting. Olivia says, “Mommy, we are going to be able to see the White House, but we are not going inside because the doors are really heavy!” “The doors are really heavy? What do you mean?” I looked at my husband hoping to gain some insight but he was Continue Reading