If you read my Ageless Style post last week, then you already know two things about my musical taste: We were not allowed to listen to secular music My first Walkman was a game changer My mom and stepfather are both preachers, so we grew up in a conservative household where we were not allowed…
Coffee Talk: Trailers, Women, and Kitsch
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A Girl and Her Guitar
Last week, Miss 15 begged me to take her to the store because she’d been saving her babysitting money to buy something very special… An acoustic guitar, which she’s teaching herself to play. Do you remember what you spent your first earnings on?
Can You Listen to Music and Write? #NaBloPoMo
I’m a dancer. Not to be mistaken for a person who has rhythm or fancy moves, mind you. But I’m a dancer. Every time I hear music, my feet start tapping, my shoulders start shaking and it’s all over but the hopping on the stage. Of course, I’d never dance on a stage. Imagine me…
Day 16: Songs that Make Me Want to Cry
I actually have two songs that can bring me to tears at the drop of a hat: Troubles of this World and Here I am to Worship. Troubles of this World, sung by Mahalia Jackson during the funeral scene in my favorite movie, Imitation of Life. It was also my father’s favorite song and was…
Day 1: My Favorite Songs (I Can’t Pick Just One)
I love music, unfortunately, I’m not very musically inclined. Well, except when I’m in the car ~ then I turn up the radio and totally rock out to some of my favorite songs. Sometimes, if I’m really “feeling it” I’ll pull over on the side of the road and try to force the kids to…
All About Me in 30 Days
I know I’ve said this before but I heart memes. I know not everyone likes them but I do because they give me the chance to learn something new about people or discover new bloggers, twitterers (woo, is that a word?), etc., so I participate in them whenever I can or whenever I see one…