Sunday Soundtrack: Time Stand Still

I’ve been a Rush fan for decades now, and when this lovely version of their 1987 song “Time Stand Still” crossed my timeline, I went down a Canadian prog rock rabbit hole. But it was so worth it! Here, the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” does the honors as a tribute to Rush’s lyricist, Neal Peart, one of the greatest rock drummers of all time, who...
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Sunday Soundtrack: Higher Ground

I adore nearly every version of this Stevie Wonder classic, but this one by Playing for Change has been on repeat lately. PFC is a group dedicated to inspiring the world through “the common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people.” Keep reaching—and...
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Sunday Soundtrack: Hunnybee

One benefit to having college-age children who enjoy music is that they’re always sending you recommendations of new songs to try. Here’s one Frack introduced me to, something they play on Sundays to set the mood for the coming week....
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Be a Camellia

Last month, my oldest friend Kathryn said goodbye to her mother. It was a hard goodbye after weeks of hospitals, frustration, and medical shortcomings, and Kathryn and her father will be dealing with the raw scar of pain for a very long time. Andrea Hickman White was an honest to goodness force of nature. She was married for more than fifty years to her high school sweetheart, Ken. She loved her...
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RWA National: Art Journaling 101

My very first workshop of this year’s conference was one presented by my dear friends Katherine Garbera and Nancy Robards Thompson and moderated by yours truly. Both of them have been using art journaling as a creative pathway, and this interactive workshop (glitter glue was involved) gave the participants an opportunity to create an art journal page. You don’t have to be a fabulous...
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