Tag Archives: singing

Joaquin Phoenix.. . .Rapper?

Recently, Academy Award nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix kissed acting goodbye, saying he was leaving to pursue a career in music. Or, did he? When I first read that Joaquin was not going to act anymore, I was saddened. I’ve loved his performance in many movies, but knowing a little about his family background, I wasn’t surprised. In case you didn’t know, Joaquin and his siblings (River, Rain, Liberty, and Summer) were brought up in a less than traditional atmosphere. Their parents, John and Arlyn, were members of the religion Children of God. The Phoenix children spent most of their childhood … Continue reading →

Challenge for 2009

Yesterday at church we had some of the members of the Huskisson Scripture Union beach mission team come to join us for the day. What a great service! The first song our music team sang, ‘People Just Like Us,’ made me think of my daughter over the other side of the world but doing exactly the same as what we were doing, worshipping Jesus. As the song says, ‘All Over the World people just like us are following Jesus, we’re worshipping Jesus.’ At about that time our daughter was giving her testimony in a service thousands of miles away. That … Continue reading →

When You Love Someone -Part 2

I’m back, continuing to tell you about our together day. While Mick and I were listening to the radio yesterday in the early evening, a caller rang in to pass on her Christmas message. She wanted to say Merry Christmas to her husband and said she ‘after 43 years married she loved him exactly as she did when she first met him.’ Later a man rang in. He’d been engaged 13 years. No, that’s not mistyped -13 years before he married his obviously patient woman. They’ve now been married 30 years. Then later a woman rang to say Merry Christmas … Continue reading →

Dr. Pepper Makes Good on Its Chinese Democracy Promise

It’s not that everyone hasn’t has faith that Guns N’ Roses leader Axl Rose would eventually produce his long promised Chinese Democracy album. Well, okay, maybe it was. Axl, the lone survivor of the original Guns N’ Roses band, has been working on Chinese Democracy since 1994. You read that right – he’s been working on this album for thirteen years. Since then, the band has gone through many different lineups, with Axl remaining the only constant. The whole Chinese Democracy thing has become a bit of joke in the rock world if not the entire world. Proof positive came … Continue reading →

Exercise and Music

What kind of music do you listen to while you workout? A new study says the type of tunes that play on your iPod as you run (or participate in other cardio exercise) influences your physical endurance. The new research, which is set to appear in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, is part of a 20-year study highlighting motivational qualities of music in sport and exercise. The findings illustrate the benefits associated with exercising in time to music. In one part of the study 30 participants exercised on a treadmill while listening to songs by pop stars such … Continue reading →

What to Choose: A Cliched Wedding Song or an Offbeat One?

Tuesday proved to be a bonanza idea-receiving day for me. Not only did Jade send me the link to the Dear Abby letter from the distraught widower, but a rep from SPIN.com contacted me, too. He wanted to let me know about an article on their site called “Marriage Anyone? Top 5 Coolest Wedding Songs” by Abigail Everdell. He thought it might make for either interesting conversation or spark readers to reminisce about the song they played at their wedding. I think it might do a little of both. Cliched Songs How many of you played Peter Gabriel’s “In Your … Continue reading →

Is It Too Early?

Somethings are just too embarrassing to admit. Okay, so most of us have been there before. We’ve waited and wondered if it was the right time, or if we should just wait for a few more weeks. But some things happen even when you don’t expect them too. I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised at it happening. After all, everything around me seems to be screaming out to me that it is the right time now. Every time I go into a store, for example, I feel as though I am surrounded with Christmas decorations, trees, and even music. … Continue reading →

What Makes a Good Friend?

How special it is to have good friends. Last night, we’d come home from a great night, having dinner at our friends’ house, chatting, laughing and playing a game of Word Rummikub. The evening was basically just enjoying each other’s company. Oh, I forgot singing. My friend and I have the knack of being able to find a song that fits any conversation or situation. That produces its own hilarity. I’d always thought before it was a peculiar trait of our family.I love this quote on Nicole’s blog ‘A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and … Continue reading →

Dreams and Desires Fulfilled

My talk on Saturday started off with my childhood dreams. At varying times in my life I wanted to be a wife and mother, a writer, a singer, a teacher and a missionary. Now anyone who knows me knows I’d be the world’s worst in a missionary situation. I am literally terrified of anything that creeps or crawls and much prefer my own home than being away. Over the years those childhood dreams had been pushed aside. I’d forgotten about them mostly. But God hadn’t. When I look back at those desires I had as a child of being a … Continue reading →

Dancing with Your Dog: Music and Costume Ideas

Ever since I interviewed Beth Terrell and she introduced me to the world of puppy dancing, I find myself thinking about music and costume ideas. I swear, once we get Murph’s paw healed, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if I enroll us in a puppy dancing class. There are so many opportunities to get creative! Music Ideas Beth may have been the catalyst that got me started thinking about dancing with my dog, but the Greatest American Dog’s Dancing with the Dogs episode was the one that got me thinking about the music. In that episode, the contestants had … Continue reading →