Joy is Contagious (and yes, you can choose it)
This week I took my 17-year-old daughter Chloe on a 3-day senior/birthday trip to Mobile. She knew about the trip, but not the destination until minutes before we hopped on the Megabus in Atlanta Wednesday morning. The biggest surprise was tickets to see the Avett...
A New Normal
Today begins a new normal for our family as my husband starts his new job; I feel like I sent off a child to a new school. He left home at 6 a.m. so Atlanta traffic could not making him late on Day 1. Bryan not only lost his job of 17 years on April 3, but also the...
My 10th Blogiversary & June’s Desktop Calendar!
Today is my blog’s anniversary and not just any anniversary, but the 10th! Thank you for being here, whether it’s your first visit or your hundredth. Ten years ago when I first clicked publish, I never imagined all the blessings that would follow: online...
Redefining the Sacred Harp
My children and I attend an annual singing school in muggy June at a wooded campground in Alabama. We’re familiar with terms like solfège; can follow our line in four part harmony; and know whether to seat ourselves among the sopranos, altos, tenors, or basses....
