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Tag Archives: Music
A Delightful Surprise
My phone seems to have a mind of its own of late, and the other evening I saw that it had auto-dialed the bugler who played Taps in 2021 at my husband’s burial. I quickly hung up the phone. But … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Heaven, Life in these times
Tagged Blessings, Death, Friendship, Music, Veterans
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Ill Suited for the Task
In second grade, I started taking piano lessons with my aunt, my Dad’s older sister. It wasn’t negotiable. My three brothers had done this as well. I was a mediocre student at best, my aunt had little interest in allowing … Continue reading
Thoughts on 1517 and 2020
On October thirty-first, 1517, Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the Castle Church’s door at Wittenberg, Germany, to voice his concern and objection to some of the church’s practices. He chose the day because the faithful would be attending church … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Family, Heaven, Life in these times, Love, Marriage, Mental Health
Tagged Death, Faith, God, Grief, Heaven, Liturgy, Love, Marriage, Music, Reformation, Worship
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The Intersection of How We Speak and Wanting a Seat in the Pew…
The post that follows is one of my earliest — and something that bears repeating. Especially now — in 2020! This last Sunday my husband and I accepted an invitation from friends to attend church with them. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Life in these times
Tagged Blessings, Changing hearts, Christian witness, Clergy, Divorce, Faith, Music, Sin, Worship
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Nothing Prepared Me For This
I had a wonderful evening last night with my brother and sister-in-law. They had invited me to join them for dinner. The food was delicious, the view from their patio lovely, the evening weather beautiful, the company perfect. After loitering … Continue reading
Tears in Church
All of my adult life, I have had trouble with crying. When you cry in front of people who do not know you well, it is often alarming to them, and an embarrassment to you. I am writing this on … Continue reading
Live Life and Love
Imagine that your spouse or someone dear to you has died, and you worry whether that person knew you loved them. My Dad told me that he knew several people who were eaten up by that worry after someone had … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Love, Marriage
Tagged Blessings, Children, Death, Friendship, God, Love, Marriage, Memories, Music, Our choices, Picnic, Prayer
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Theological Sorrow
As I have written before, because of sickness, we are homebound these days, and we have updated our funeral plans and our obituaries. Not because we are at death’s door, but because we want to make such plans precisely when … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Family, Friendship, Heaven
Tagged Clergy, Death, Friendship, Funeral, Illness, Liturgy, Memories, Music, Worship
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Living Life
My Dad used to tell me stories about several people he knew who, while grieving the loss of their spouse, were worried that they hadn’t told them recently, or often enough, how much they loved them. My Dad and Mom … Continue reading
Celebrating A Particular Birthday
Long ago, when I was young, in a public high school in Ohio, a remarkable teacher taught his classes a wide range of vocal music. At one point, we learned Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Cantata: “To Us a Child is … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Heaven
Tagged Celebrate, Christmas, Forgiveness, God, Music, Thanksgiving
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