Mary’s musings

Music is such an influence on my life – whether I’m listening from my seat in the theater, listening (and likely singing) in my car, singing on stage or singing in the choir, music has a way of speaking to me (and I hope through me to others). I’ve even been known to sing while …

One of the blessings and curses of living by yourself is there is a great deal of time for self-reflection…and for stupid games on your iPad. Both activities are by choice, so I do get pretty mad at myself when I find myself doing either for long stretches of time. Self-reflection in and of itself …

Yesterday I attended/sang at a funeral/celebration of life for Paul Beecham. Paul was a truly good person. Years ago, he and Sara, his wife, welcomed me into the RUMC choir and were always very kind and friendly. The RUMC chapel was FULL of family and friends who were touched by them. Four of his grandchildren …

Yesterday I had a friend email me. She concluded her email with ‘I missed you yesterday.’ That one sentence touched my heart deeply. It was a simple act of kindness – she was letting me that I matter to her. I needed to read that/hear that. Today’s post is short and sweet – it is …