October 27-30, A Weekend of Creative Discovery with Amy Grant, The Ritz Carlton Reynolds Plantation, Lake Oconee, GA
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The Dream of Meeting Chad Everett
It’s no surprise I’m a big fan of The Moth Radio Hour, and last weekend they aired a story by filmmaker Arthur Bradford that left me laughing and crying as I sat in my car in the hardware store’s parking lot. Bradford tells the story of how he spent summers working with disabled kids and decided to film them interviewing people, which the kids thoroughly enjoyed and made for great film. He decides to take several of them across country, interviewing people along the way. You can listen to the story here. (Scroll down the page if you want to hear just Bradford’s story but FYI, the other two stories from that episode are fantastic as well.) In the midst of all the bad news we are surrounded with today, your faith in humanity will be restored. [Read more…] about The Dream of Meeting Chad Everett
Quote of the Week for December 1
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” — Maya Angelou
On Daddy and Country Music
My father weighs heavy on my heart this time of year. He would have turned 85 years old this week, except he died suddenly the day after Thanksgiving in 1997 at the tender age of 68. And last week, as I stood in Nashville’s Johnny Cash Museum attending a creative conference, I thought how much Daddy would love to be there. Daddy loved country music. The voices of Merle Haggard, Charlie Pride, and Eddy Arnold filled Daddy’s car (the chorus of Arnold’s “Singing His Cattle Call” will forever be etched in my memory) and I can remember Daddy’s worn out 8-track tape of Willie Nelson’s “Red Headed Stranger,” which he played over and over singing “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain.”
Quote of the Week for November 18
“Laughter is carbonated holiness.” — Anne Lamott