Make Your Own Kind of Music Blog

We have a grandson! He was born on this past Saturday afternoon and he and his mother are home and the whole family is doing very well! We get to see them this coming Saturday and we can hardly stand it! Before I became a grandmother, two years ago, I never knew how wonderful being a grandparent could be. When we got the news our daughter was expecting we were thrilled of course, but I wasn’t sure when I got old enough to be a grandmother. Grandmothers are old and frumpy, right? That’s what I thought anyway… As we were …
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I hope you are all having a wonderful Valentine’s Day! It is a beautiful day outside except for the very cold temperatures. My husband, Philip, and I – just like everyone else in Indiana – have gotten our groceries and are preparing for significant snow accumulation later today. As I have been finishing up some response emails to many of my contacts, I see this sweet desk decoration that Philip gave me many years ago. I am reminded that the only way I can even attempt to Make My Own Kind of Music is because I have been given the …
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I hope that you have had a wonderful Monday! Is it snowing where you are? Just a few minutes of distraction- Many years ago I had the opportunity to present a professional TedTalk – type talk. It was quite the experience and I believe I was the only singer presenting.. I stood up and sang part of my presentation. Later I was told by the organizers that I was the only one who had ever sung part of their talk. There is so much about that talk that I could share but, tonight I want to let you know that …
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It’s Sunday! I find Sundays to be a great day for me. After taking in our virtual church service, I take minimal time to clean up from the week that has passed and prepare for the week ahead. I want to hit the ground running on Monday mornings. My husband and I schedule a chunk of Sunday to spend together with no work or even discussion of work. We both work out of the house and most days are packed full of Zoom calls. So very little time is spent together during the week. Week day evenings and Saturdays are …
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