A Birthday Wish and a Prayer for the Tornado Victims

Sally Jean, my dear sister, a very happy birthday to you.  I love you–you are a treausre and a gift, and our time together is precious to me.  Thanks for being you. Frankly, I just expected to write a happy birthday post for my Sis–I wasn’t expecting...

Me and Montana Silversmiths

You know those big, shiny buckles cowboys covet so–the ones the winners receive every December at the National Finals Rodeo–and at many other rodeos as well?  Well, they’re made by my friends at Montana Silversmiths. Through my friend (and...

Open the eyes of my heart…

That’s my prayer today.  (It’s also the track that is playing at the moment, from a CD called “Beautiful Worship”.  Yesterday, I rocked to Aretha Franklin belting out gospel songs.)  I will definitely order the new Alan Jackson CD,...

Finding the music

Me and music–what a love story.  Ours is a complicated relationship, fraught with drama and pathos.  You see, music touches me in some very deep places and sometimes I don’t want to be touched in those places, because they’re just too tender, too...

Mother’s Day, a mammogram, and beeswax in my hair….

I had an absolutely fantastic time on Mother’s Day–Brother Jerry picked me up here at the house, and we drove north to fetch our Mom.  My daughter, Wendy, and her fiance, Jeremy, met us at the Onion, one of our favorite restaurants.  Mom and I were both...

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