In 2018 I focused on the love, good health, and opportunities already present in my life. I bought less, and mended more. I created, pondered, and paused to admire life’s precious moments. [...]
This song had a huge influence on me wanting to learn acoustic guitar. It’s easily on my top five favorite songs of all time. Over the years, I’ve listened to it on [...]
Stevie Nicks wrote the lyrics for Landslide in response to being dropped from her record label back in the early 70s. The song shares her frustration of briefly tasting success, feeling it [...]
I attended a few Baptist services when I was in my early 20s. Throughout the service, everyone joyfully stood hands raised, shouting “Amen,” and singing “Hallelujah!” It was the most fun I [...]
“Let Her Cry” by Hootie and the Blowfish was the first song I learned to play on acoustic guitar. No matter how rusty I allow my playing skills to get, it’s a [...]
The lyrics to “Kiss This,” by Aaron Tippin always get my imagination flowing. It doesn’t matter how many times I hear the song, each time I envision a feisty woman relentlessly tearing [...]
I had a friend in college who would binge watch classic romance movies. Her enthusiasm for the genre inspired me to a watch a few. At the time, the plots moved too [...]
When my kids were little, I listened almost exclusively to country music. At the time, I was traveling 50+ miles to work, so Connecticut’s Country 92.5 got a lot of radio play. [...]
I’ve got another great audio book recommendation from Amazon’s Audible collection that I couldn’t be more enthusiastic about. Some of you may remember a news story back in 2013 about a guy [...]
