2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. 3 What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. (Luke 12:2-3.)

I have a very inquisitive nature – always have, always will – and have a difficult time trusting people. I rely on my inner-knowing to discern fact from fiction. That inner-knowing…..

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When my sister was in high school, she was smitten with one of my brother’s musician friends – a phlebotomist by day and an Elvis impersonator by night. He was obsessed with the King and dressed like him, walked like him, talked liked him and sang his little heart out like him. Christa (my sister) swooned every time he called her “little darlin’, and he was a source of unlimited entertainment at our backyard picnics during the summer months. When…..

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When I was a child, I can remember the excitement of opening the paper windows of our family’s cardboard Advent calendar. I recall one season where the anticipation was so overwhelming that I opened the entire calendar in one day because I was so eager to see the Baby Jesus. Advent is upon us once again, and each Sunday I am reminded of the themes of hope, love, joy and peace. I love decorating our home for the Christmas holiday……

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For nearly fifty years of my life, my family’s Thanksgiving feast was always celebrated at my grandmother’s home. She prepared every aspect of the meal and all her scrumptious food was made from scratch. I can remember her sending my mom and me on an expedition to find the perfect pumpkin in September so that she would be able to make her pumpkin pies – the absolute best I ever tasted. She would awaken at 4am on Thanksgiving Day to…..

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Mirror of the Soul is a reference to the precious metal silver because of its extraordinary reflective ability.  A silver musical instrument reflects a person’s heart or soul through sound. I am drawn to the purity of sound of a silver instrument, which I have used for decades to heal my body, mind and spirit. The chemical symbol for silver on the periodic table is Ag – a symbol that is derived from the Latin, argentum, which means white light…..

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As a musician, time and timing have been integral parts of my life for well over 40 years, and when I earned my degrees and embarked on the professional world, a series of disappointments forced me to contemplate my role as a musician and my  place in the big picture of life. I began seeking answers to profound questions, which included, “Why am I here?” and “How may I serve?” It was during that time that I was introduced to…..

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Everything happens in Divine perfect time. In all of the years in which I have been a student of personal development, I have read those words a million times. When the time is right, you will find the perfect job. When the time is right, you will find the perfect mate. When the time is right, everything will work out for your best and highest good. I have always been a late bloomer. I was twenty years old when I…..

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I have always been driven to achieve and have always competed only with myself in pursuit of musical and academic excellence. Although achieving my goals was always the icing on the sweetest cake imaginable, the journey toward an elusive greatness was what satisfied and fulfilled me the most. One of the greatest professional accomplishments of my life, at least in recent history, was becoming an author. My love of writing was born in graduate school, where I was required to…..

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I have been a baseball lover since I was a small child. Each year, my dad arranged for my brother and me to go on bus trips with him to at least three different ballgames. We would board a tour bus with other baseball aficionados and visit Shea Stadium, the Vet or Yankees Stadium. The bus ride was as entertaining as the ballgame because doughnuts would be passed around to each person, attendees would sing songs from song sheets and…..

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One of the benefits of being isolated from the world is that I have had ample time to reflect on many things. I am an introvert by nature, although I do consider myself to be a “people person,” whenever my husband and I get the opportunity to socialize. Both of us, however, find peace in the comfort of our own home. Oftentimes, “going out” for us, even in good times, is a lengthy walk along a trail in our community……

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