JESUS IS HUMAN. JESUS IS GOD. (edited for theological accuracy!) It was important for me to learn that Jesus was fully human in every way, even though he is also the Son of God. Jesus hungered. He grew weary after a long dusty walk or a difficult day. He prayed, yes he talked to…
Tag: music
Kitty Versus Wolf
Kitty Versus Wolf I have beautiful friend, she sings like an angel. And when she sings people’s hearts heal. Please take a listen. And 10% of all CD sales will go to Poverty Stops Here, an organization that is confronting extreme poverty through investments in clean water, sanitation, and economic opportunities in Nigeria. And the ever…
gratitude
Though I haven’t read her book One Thousand Gifts, I do read Ann Voskamp’s blog. She so poignantly questions our incapacity to be amazed and grateful. “Why do I spend so much time struggling to see it? Do I need to see the world, visit the exquisite, before I face eternity? Or isn’t it here?…
in this, and the next life (a poem)
Unholy. Like unrequited first love, my heart discovers your incantations and magic last night. It seems this story has been written a thousand times. A girl watches, listens, dreams. She is silent, unmoved at the start and almost determined not to feel. And then she is profoundly shaken, breathless. Listening as if never having heard…
Hope for Haiti
I thoroughly enjoyed watching a Hope For Haiti Now fundraiser the other night. This collaboration between Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Bono jumped out at me. I loved it because it was innovative, interesting and original. Am I being redundant? I loved it. Taylor Swift was also incredible. Just don’t want to forget Haiti. I heard a…
Tom’s Music on Primetime CBS show
My lovely husband. I am so proud of him. Although his ‘day job’ is wonderful and he’s an amazing leader of his organization, I know that his passion is his music which does in his off hours. Last year he completed his 2nd album, ironically titled Everything Takes Forever, a five year project?! It’s a…
Music Makes Kids Smart
The policies of George W. have forced many cuts to local school budgets over the last eight years. One cut we have felt is that 4th graders at our elementary school can no longer learn a string instrument until 5th and they may cut the Strings Program all together. Emma is in fifth. Since third…
