Miscellaneous

My church has a daily devotional that is led by volunteers. Jeanne has been making these recordings for quite some time. Last month she reached out to me as she was going on a cruise and was hoping I could substitute for her for one week. In typical Mary fashion I said yes with very …

At the 11:15 service on Sunday, the RUMC choir will sing the lovely piece, Kyle Pederson’s A New Jerusalem Arise, which is based on scripture from Isaiah and Revelation. The piece is absolutely beautiful. I’m so moved by the piece I’ve pulled the lyrics below and found a pretty recording here (because it is as …

I’ve been trying to ‘up’ my prayer game after reading ‘Learn to Pray in 28 days’ in an Ad Hoc book club. It wasn’t my favorite book, but I did gain some good ideas on how to pray/pray better. And of course like anything in life, practice makes perfect. So I’m trying to practice praying. …

Sunday night I drove down to Macon Georgia to see Taylor Dayne perform at the Grand Opera House. Taylor (Can I call her the OG Taylor?) has an amazing voice. She performed for a full two hours, belting out all her hits and really engaging with the audience. The concert was fun and of course …