This has been a week of emotional ups and downs for me. I still remember that about a year ago I struggled with the beginning of a long period of depression that I am no longer swallowed by. I was talking about this with a friend this weekend, saying that I am noticing that my […]
read on: Joy is another way to say the dancing of the heart. →Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I have been moved tremendously by grace this year. This has been a year I would not want to repeat, but one for which I am sure I will look back on as a year I grew tremendously. This was a year that I struggled with depression, […]
read on: Beautiful Grace →This entire month I have been seriously moved by my experiences drumming and painting in the presence of God. I am preparing for a show in January at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and am somewhat stressed about this as I always am preparing for a show. I am also quite interested in the way these shows […]
read on: God, What Are You Up To? →Tonight as I write I have realized that my heart is in a new place. I am changing, and I think it is for the better. I brought drums to church again today. Whereas before people needed to be called up to play along with the worship team, this time, all the footed drums were […]
read on: My Heart is Changed →I was asked by a friend to bring drums to church again on Sunday to play during worship. I told her some of the stories that I had about bringing drums to worship. She told me that I was being a blessing to others by continuing to bring these instruments every few weeks. It is […]
read on: Blessing Others →       Today I had something happen to me that I just felt I needed to write down. Maybe I am writing this down more for me than for anyone (I have no idea if people even read this blog) … … and I know this has been a blog […]
read on: Conviction →Every Thursday I lead a drum circle in the hospital where I work. Participating in this form of guided spontaneous music-making is probably as theraputic for me as it is for my patients. How often do you get to pound something for joy? To take the tension of life and transform it into a dancable […]
read on: Happiness is a Drum →