Life Is Good

Well, it’s been a while, but I thought I would try making the Christmas nougat, which turned into the birthday nougat, which turned into the I-should-probably-not-be-making-this nougat. Most people like to eat their sugary snacks in secret, but noooo, I gotta blog about what a little piggy I am. I mean, heck, this Christmas nougat […]

Sunday, the 19th, was my last time in the warehouse where my husband and I have gone to church for the past…I don’t even know how many years. The very first day I visited this new church, I met this wonderful lady named Tammie who, within minutes, dragged me over to this goofy guy named […]

I think I’m done celebrating my birthday month. Why a whole month? Because life is a precious gift, indeed. Did lunch with the bestie; had praise-team practice on the actual day, so took a bunch of selfies (with the Snapchat filter) and caught a glimpse of what I will look like when I’m really old […]

It’s been ten years since we remodeled our kitchen. (That space used to be four little rooms. ) I love our house. It’s Christmas tomorrow and we don’t have a single present beneath our tree, because we don’t need a thing.

This picture from two years ago showed up in my Facebook memories. It looks like I was on it that year. This December? So far, I have the tree out (only because my son and daughter-in-law put it up for me on Saturday) and half-decorated, no village yet, a few snowmen, and that’s about it. My […]

Happy Thanksgiving to us. We’ve been partying for several days because that’s just how we roll around here.

I’ve mentioned before that the last time I did a concert was in May of 2022. Tonight, this group of people got together and we sang and played for a solid hour and a half. I wasn’t nervous at all—even when I stood up to give my testimony—and I’m sure I didn’t smile much ha […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]