So you want to play music, but learning an instrument seems like an insurmountable task? Well I’ve got good news for you! There are instruments out there that are fun, easy, and require no training! Just an ear, fingers, and some spare time…yes, really! With the multitude of online instructional videos we can learn to …
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Christian wife, mother, grandma "Ugma", musician (keyboards, ukuleles), pet owner (dogs, parrots), enjoying life near the purlicue of the mitten, Bay City, MI.
Musical March – March 25, 2025 Edition
Monday Memories – March 24, 2025 Edition
Picture Day! March 24 2025 Edition
Some birds in the yard (a house finch, and a flock of red-winged blackbirds) For some reason, Maisie decided to move her “house” out from under the bird cage table, and into the room next to where I sit hahaha! Waking up to see my gurl’s face next to me in the morning…and disturbing His …
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Musical March – March 24, 2025 Edition
Well. My plan for today was to list the Top 10 Songs for each decade of the last 100 years. But I found a site that had already done that. So in the spirit of laziness, here it is:Top Ten Songs Throughout the 20th Century Another cool thing about this page is that each decade’s …
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Supernal Sunday – March 23 2025 Edition
Want to try an exercise in futility? Try finding ANYTHING in the Bible that tells us deception is a good thing! Pretty much everything I could find about God’s truths on the topic are below… This command keeps coming to mind as I researched today’s topic (not necessarily for today, but for my own life …
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Musical March – March 23, 2025 Edition
And so I offer just a few of the sites I have enjoyed perusing here; they’re much too late for me, but maybe helpful to someone! https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/what-should-a-music-director-know https://hello.discoverworship.com/ultimate-guide-to-maximizing-music-ministry https://www.ashleydanyew.com/posts/2016/my-favorite-online-resources-for-church-musicians
GUEST POST from Don – Affectation
AFFECTATION Recently I have given significant thought to affectation. All of my life I have understood it and refused to be emotionally swayed by it. (It is very emotionally based, by the way). Growing up going to church there was the “preacher voice” and the “prayer voice.”Then in school there was the “teacher voice.”At the doctor’s office, …
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Musical March – March 22, 2025 Edition
A cappella music…is quite possibly my all-time favorite musical sound…though I have many favorites actually, all piling on top of each and elbowing the others for THE top spot…but I digress… From the time I was very young I had always dreamed of having a decent singing voice but studied piano diligently until I was …
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