Tag: Western North Carolina

  • This Life I Have Been Given

    There’s a song that has been coming back to me from long ago. It’s one my mom played on the piano and then my sister and I would take turns singing the verses. The title of the song is, “This Life” and it’s by Evie Tournquist. She was a contemporary gospel singer popular in the…

  • Spring and coming alive from winter.

    Spring and coming alive from winter.

    It’s that time of the year that brings joy to our hearts. Though we joke about the schizophrenic weather, we are really happy to see sprigs of green coming up through the muck and mire of winter. After the gray, wet, snowy blandness of winter colors, I especially want color. I want sunshine and flowers.…

  • Catching Up with Life – Practicing Faith

    Catching Up with Life – Practicing Faith

    ‘When the powers of nature are the focus of your awareness and your thoughts, you come near to spirit, near to the source of all life. This is why most people love to walk in the woods or by the sea: they come close to the original source, and it is healing just to be…

  • Introducing Photographer, Pat Thomas of PhotoPhetish

    Introducing Photographer, Pat Thomas of PhotoPhetish

    The muses have been busy in my life. In addition to music, I’ve been busy writing. There are sketches too, but nothing I’m willing to share. For a while, it was overwhelming how fast things were coming to me. Trying to keep up with the creative flow while also trying to promote my new novel…

  • My Own Kind of Pride Celebration – Juneteenth 2018

    My Own Kind of Pride Celebration – Juneteenth 2018

    Though this year has been challenging in many ways, it has also been good. I’m having my own kind of pride celebration now. I’ve been blessed to have accomplished a lot of my life goals. After finishing my third book, I have been thinking about the next creative project. Do I start on book two…