I remember when I was growing up, my parents wanted to buy a bigger van. I was the oldest of 9 or 10 at the time, and my parents seriously considered buying a bus! I was so relieved when they […]
This week I started looking for choir Easter music that we could sing. I pulled out my version of “I Stand All Amazed”. I really like it. Is that bad to say? I’m excited to do that one again. I’ve […]
I thought I’d take a little nap this afternoon with my little baby before all the kids got home from school. I woke up to my oldest daughter, who had just come home from school saying, “Mom you might want […]
Today our choir sang a song for our Ward Conference called “Peace”. It was a beautiful arrangement of “Be Still My Soul” and “Where can I turn for peace”. I downloaded it from www.soundsmithmusic.com. I added the link to my […]
Life has been busy! In addition to my calling as Ward Choir director, I’ve also been given the assignment to run a “Pursuit of Excellence” program for our ward’s Relief Society. It’s a program encouraging the sisters to set goals […]
I love goals, they have helped me to learn many new skills and accomplish tasks I may have never tried before. Usually I set a goal because of a deadline (music that has to be completed by a certain day), […]
As I look forward to a new decade, for a moment I thought I would look back and reminisce about the last 10 years. Ten years ago (in the year 2000): I had 3 children and I was expecting my […]