Last January, I decided to pull a card from one of my angel decks and meditate on the message. It was one of the most magical, mystical, and miraculous moments I've experienced. 

I gave myself to writing whatever came through…

People often ask me about my songwriting process. Mostly, they want to know if I wait for my muse to speak up before I start writing. Most often, the answer is a resounding no, though she always shows up in…

The Urge to Fly 

The mountains called and we packed it up 

The Airstream, the bikes and two scruffy pups 

Texas can boil without us for awhile 

I've got Some Colorado candy and a goofy smile 

Those mountains loom a…

I will never again be as young as I am right now! Fifty-five years. 55... Two 5s. Wow!! 

It's a lovely number. It's a beautiful thing to live to be 55. I'm grateful. I am happy. I try hard not…

Years ago, I was talking to my older brother, Jimmy, on the phone. He was laughing and told me a story about how he had walked out to his car in a parking lot one day and discovered that his…

My weird, mostly accidental, magical, and wonderfully winding path toward music started with a birthday challenge almost 5 years ago. That simple, self-imposed challenge that included taking voice lessons from Merrily Garrett, has changed my world - my trajectory! It brought beautiful people into my life and sparked a deep passion for songwriting, which, by the way, wasn't even on my list! Time disappears when I write and sing;  the act of creating something out of  nothing, always fills me with wonder and an overpowering feeling of gratitude. It’s as if I’ve just had a miracle come through me. Those moments connect me to everything, to all that is. I love that place. Music was the best birthday gift I have ever given to myself. Now it's an everyday gift, and it keeps on giving!

So, last year, I decided to treat myself to another birthday challenge! I had a full year that will end at the end of August, to achieve a few things!! I hoped to look back and see a year full of scary, beautiful,

By far, the most difficult component of songwriting, recording, and releasing, for me,  is the promotional aspect. I find it excruciating, but also weirdly fascinating. I'm definitely a natural-born promoter and love to shine a light on creatives and their art... except when it's me and mine. There's got to be some interesting psychology buried in there, but I know I'm not the only one who struggles with this aspect of their art, no matter the medium. So, here I am, reluctantly doing the thing and announcing that I dropped a couple of singles recently. It's not that I'm not completely thrilled, I am psyched!! I'm just a bit shy to say so. Also, it feels weird to say, "check it out!! Look what I made! Ain't it swell?" Weird or not,

 1/29/18 

Who knew, when this journey began, that I'd be at a video shoot for one of my songs? I sure didn't ever expect to be doing that, but it felt right to release this song with the hopes of compelling people to vote and to remind us all what an amazing and unique country we live in.

2/27/2019 

I recently found an article about music and Alzheimer's. If you're like me, you don't need science to prove its power, and yet that very science and study of the effects of music on the brain is weirdly comforting. The headline reads,