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Category Archives: Music
Marine Corps Reserve ‘Toys for Tots’ Christmas Magic
The spirit of Christmas put a warm arm around me and suddenly I believed. This year, the Veteran’s Club in our community coordinated a drive for donations of new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Reserve ‘Toys for Tots’ program. … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Christmas, Inspiration, Music, Photo Essay, photography
Tagged Marines, Santa Claus, Toys for Tots
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Autumn Pampas Grass Magic
Summer green has been replaced with Autumn’s sunlit leaves sparkling gold and red colors evoking visions of magic everywhere. Like the changing leaves at the end of October, Halloween celebrations give us the opportunity to boldly imagine and create new … Continue reading
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At midnight, 2015 faded away as a freshly pressed new year chimed in and took its place. Hard to believe it’s 2016! Unfortunately, during 2015, we all saw a sharp rise in terrorism, violence, and fear in our world. Although … Continue reading
Posted in Music, New Year, Singing
Tagged cancer, faith, family, fear, God Bless America, peace
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Voice—The Sound of a Soul
Things have gone horribly wrong. I suppose this happens to everyone at some point in life (and sometimes more than once or twice), but knowing that doesn’t make these bad times any easier. Blindsided by a layoff with no advance … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Christmas, Music
Tagged daughter, layoff, lung cancer, Memory, singing, voice
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Singing Darkness into Light
Between watching the depressing nightly news and worrying about the “suspicious nodule” that I apparently have on my right lung, I could not sleep at all last night. To pass the time, I decided to search for a piano recording … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Music, photography, Singing, Technology
Tagged depression, Insomnia, songs
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Before I Forget 