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I wrote this song with three talented young whipper-snappers from Nashville on June 5 and I gotta say, it’s a catchy one. To listen to it, click here.

I’m not sure why I put eye makeup on this morning. I went to the eye doctor and got instructions on how to put contacts in. I rubbed all my mascara and eyeliner off within five minutes. Yes, you read that right. At the age of 57, this old lady got contacts. Why now, you […]

“Ma’am, step away from the ice cream.”

What did I do today to celebrate my song “Hold On” coming out today? A. Taught a piano lesson at 9 o’clock this morning. B. Ate lunch at Ixtapa with a friend. C. Went to Flower World with the same friend and bought a ‘Blushing Bride’ hydrangea. D. Ate way too many fries at Red […]

When the producer was here in Washington helping me set up my home recording studio several months ago, I asked him if we could write another praise song that could be used for church like “Forever Changed” that we wrote together back in February 2021. As you know, I did my first-ever solo trip to […]

After going to Anthony’s for a delicious dinner with Ken to celebrate the release of “I Am Broken,” we went down the street to the grocery store to find some dessert. After changing my mind 17 times on what to get—my goodness, I’m going to gain 10 pounds from all the celebrating I’ve been doing—I […]

How did I celebrate today’s release of my song “I Am Broken”? I got up at 6:30 and worked out in the yard, toured some display gardens from Washington State University with my camera-shy friend, bought a ‘Pistachio’ hydrangea (because after killing five of them, maybe the sixth time is the charm), went to a […]

The song that started it all. I wrote it in 2018, premiered it at Bethany Covenant Church on April 27, 2019, recorded it in Nashville on September 22, 2020, and shot the “official music video” for it two days later at SoundCheck Nashville. What a wild ride. I wanted to do an acoustic version of […]

My song “Got My Life Back” was released today on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, YouTube, and a whole bunch of other platforms. You know what that means. Here is how the husband and I celebrated: A. Looked at freezers at Judd & Black because ours is tanking…the trouble started while we were in Yellowstone. B. […]

Back on July 12, I was telling you about the young man who was struggling with life. You can read that story here. The song that I wrote about that conversation I had with him (plus some of my past trauma thrown in for good measure) is now available on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, and all […]