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I taught piano lessons to a cow today. She did well.

In 2018, I wrote this song to deal with the trauma I have been holding onto as a victim of childhood sexual abuse. In 2020, I flew to Nashville, made an “official music video,” and have been sharing my story ever since. So many women have told me that they have gone through similar experiences. […]

That moment when a few of your singers can’t show up to rehearsal (due to unforseen circumstances) so you put a mic in front of your face and do your best to sing the parts of three people. The last time I really did any singing into a microphone was for the song “Redeemed” which […]

Here is another lyric video for one of the songs I recorded in Nashville back in June. If you want to know the backstory to this song, you can read about it here.

You know how I went to Nashville recently to record three songs and came home with six? Here is the official lyric video for the first one: “Unique.” Enjoy!

I am planning another concert and tonight was our first rehearsal. (The last time I put on a concert was May of 2022, so it was time.) I am so grateful for this group. They are spending hours practicing music for little old me. How blessed am I? This concert will be at 7:00 p.m. […]

On our way into town to celebrate “Nothing Compares” coming out today, the husband interrupted my beautiful singing along to the above (hee hee) to say, “So, when your songs make it big, will you buy me a truck like that one in front of us?” I replied, “Thou shalt not covet.”

To celebrate “Nothing Compares” coming out today, the husband and I: A. Found a ninebark at Orchard’s Nursery for 30% off. B. Had dinner at Coconut Kenny’s. I see we really stuck to our guns about not going out to eat anymore to celebrate all these songs coming out.We ate the whole pizza. C. Got […]

Back on June 7, the producer in Nashville introduced me to two of his musically talented friends and the four of us wrote a song together. We recorded it that same night, since I was hopping on an airplane to come home the next day and I wanted to be in on the action from […]

My uncle from Indiana called me yesterday. “Hey, Marie, your Aunt Geri and I are really enjoying your music, but you know which one is my favorite? Livin’ Outside the Box. I listen to it over and over. Why haven’t you reached out to Miranda Lambert to have her sing it? It would be such […]