My Visit with “High School Musical: The Ice Tour” Cast
Saturday, May 24th, 2008Disney’s High School Musical: The Ice Tour is in town this week and on Thursday three of the cast members were at the local Children’s museum. With the help of Sharpay, our Mia Maid consultant and the biggest High School Musical fan I know, I managed to have a very interesting chat with them.
Sandy Rucker, […]
Introducing “Music Makers”
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008During the past several years I have been involved with a program known in our area as “Music Makers.” Music Makers is a musical workshop for preschool age children. It teaches music appreciation, basic rhythum and timing skills, musical terms, as well as aiding overall development. It also provides a fun environment […]
The Power of God’s Music
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI was welcomed to the United States of America with a ceremony on the White House Lawn. (I don’t follow the news in general that closely nor the movements of the Pope specifically.) The first I heard about the ceremony was on the Rush Limbaugh radio show. I had […]
Just 10 Minutes of Peace
Thursday, April 10th, 2008In the Sunday Afternoon session of the most recent General Conference, Elder Ballard spoke to young mothers. The very first bit of advice that he gave to help mothers enjoy their families more was this:
First, recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid […]
A New Calling, A New Challenge
Monday, March 24th, 2008This Sunday I was called to be the Relief Society Chorister. The problem is that I don’t know very much about music. Oh I know how to lead some of the songs and I’m not afraid to fake it if I have to. But I’m usually better at following the piano than setting the time […]
Send a Soldier a Song: A Creative Service Project
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008Several years ago our former home teacher returned from serving with the Army in Iraq. The first testimony meeting after his return he mentioned that church meetings with the military had many of the same elements as the meetings at home–except for female voices. Even when females joined the congregation, their voices were […]
