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Category: music

  • Step into the Light onto New Holy Ground

    Sean and I have been at odds with one another over some lingering divorce issues. Suffice to say that divorce is never, ever easy, even if you have legal professionals like jennifer croker sorting out all the tedious financial matters – there’s still the emotions to deal with. Two lives…

  • Monday Reflections: All of Life is Holy Ground by Craig Taubman

    Recently, we went to an outdoor music festival at the Los Gatos Jewish Community Center. We’re always on the lookout for interesting events that offer music because Zoom loves it so much. We happened to get there in time to hear Craig Taubman, an artist out of LA and who…

  • Zoom Friday: Weekend Fun, Lemons and a Music Festival

    This last weekend, we had time at home for a lot of family fun. Saturday afternoon was lazy. We hung out in the dining room and backyard, and picked our first lemon from our dwarf Ponderosa tree. For some reason, there wasn’t a lot of juice in the lemon, but…

  • When The World Gets In Your Way

    Today was a wonderful day spent with Zoom. I get Saturdays with him all by myself, since his dad has an unusual schedule. It’s neat for Zoom because he gets a special day on Thursdays with Dad, and then another day alone with just Mom on Saturday. Sunday is our…

  • Taize in Spanish by Earl Rivard

    At one of our retreats in April, we had Earl J. Rivard join us. He’s an amazing musician with a gorgeous voice. Here’s just a little clip of one of the songs he sang. It’s a Taize piece in Spanish: Earl Rivard, Taize from Paula on Vimeo.

  • A Date with Guy Fieri and Cowboy Mouth

    Last Thursday, Sean and I headed into the City (SF) to see Cowboy Mouth. They’re a great band from New Orleans, and they really put on an amazing show. One of the most incredible things about them is that their lead singer, Fred LeBlanc, is also the drummer. Nuts, I…

  • Friday Music: The Kennolyn Song

    After introducing you to my experience at summer camp, and my recent journey to the memorial for Aunt Marion of Kennolyn Camp, I thought I’d make my Friday Music this week one of a similarly sentimental nature. Kennolyn was the camp that I attended as a kid, and then later…

  • Friday Music: ‘The Maker’ by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds

    I happened upon this song over Pandora, and was immediately taken by it. The words are delicious. The melody is gorgeous. It’s a cover, too (you all know how I love the covers). I’d love for you to take a listen. And, once you have, let’s talk about the theology…

  • Friday Music: Friday I’m in Love

    Ah, The Cure. My first memories of the band go back as far as when I was fourteen or so. My friend Margie and I would listen to the singles album (Standing on a Beach) again and again, and we knew all the words by heart. “Friday I’m in Love”…