Singing Along the Journey

There are moments when we face a seemingly little choice, but how we choose can change the whole course of our lives.  Funny thing, we don’t always see those moments when we face them.  Luckily, yesterday, I did. Right now, I’m on the train between Granada and Madrid on the final leg of my journey [...]

Last year, I declared a moritorium on two things:  taking classes and travelling to sing.  And it served me well…I needed to sit and listen.  From that decision to basically stand still, a lot of good things came…I heard more clearly the call of God in my life, I was baptized, I was licensed, I [...]

A funny thing happens to me when I’m travelling like I am this summer…I forget that I am travelling.  Yes, I start to think that this is my life (which it is, actually) and I start to think that, well, I live here.  I seek out the signs of settlement — grocery stores, places to [...]

I love to visit museums when I travel. The ones that I love most, however, are the quirky little museums that are off the beaten path.  I’ve enjoyed many of them in my travels:  the Musée de Dame aux Camelias, somewhere in the Normandy countryside of France (where I saw the personal items of the [...]

I just had breakfast in a lovely courtyard, next to a running fountain, with a cool breeze blowing, here at my hotel in Seville, the Vincci la Rabida.  Breakfast is my favorite part of vacation, in so many ways. And my favorite meal in general. I don’t know about you, but I can still here [...]

Yes, I have arrived.  Greetings from Madrid. My trip itself was, gratefully, uneventful.  Interesting seat mate that made the first part of the journey less than comfortable, but that is flying in the modern world for most of us.  The biggest problem I have at the moment is where to have dinner and, oh yes, the [...]

Last night, my beagle Gracie went to her first “yappie hour” with the DC Beagle Meetup Group. For those of you who don’t do the doggie ciruit, a “yappie hour” is really a happy hour, just for dogs AND people.  There are biscuits, AND hors d’oeuvres, and bowls of water all around. These events are [...]

Today is the first day of a long holiday weekend.  This particular weekend, that of the 4th of July, is a particular challenge for those of us who call Capitol Hill in the Nation’s Capital our home all year long. I learned long ago that it is best to provision up and stay in the [...]

Back to more serious topics…music as mission and just what music to sing, at least, for me to sing. When I was in Berlin in 2008, I happened to be there for the 70th remembrance (anniversary seems just not the rightword here) of Kristellnacht.  The city was full of concerts, prayer services, and politicians, all [...]

One of the most interesting things that I have learned from Pastor Amy’s 30 Day Blogging Challenge is that, well you just can’t really plan ahead. You see, I thought that I would get up this morning and write a cheery little piece about all the planning and bustle about my upcoming trip to Spain.  But, [...]