The Sweetest Spot
I’m giving a friend a break from conducting the church choir during Lent & Easter. This choir is much like every choir I have conducted in my life. They are wonderfully enthusiastic, committed to being there, like to laugh and …
The Assyrian Monks Sold Olive Bread
Saturday morning ritual- up before the sun and head down to the farmers market. First let’s discuss this daylight savings time nonsense. I will just take the position right now that I hate it and refuse to set my watch …
Getting Up Gracefully
It’s Lent- the Christian season of preparation before Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday and continues for 40 days prior to Easter (Sundays are not included in the count). Lent is a time when many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a …
Never, Ever Give Up- You Can Do It!
I watch my students struggle and stress and strain to learn a new idea or skill. Some will accomplish it- others will throw up their hands and cry, complain, get angry with me and finally quit. The ones that make …
Of white lines and yellow bumps…
I’m not sure if it gets foggy where you are. That kind of low-hanging, dense, you-can’t see-across-the-street, kind of fog. But here in the central valley of California it can really come down after a few days of rain and …