Actually they are Graham Cracker, but they were fun to make, though sometimes frustrating:
Christmas Extravaganza 2017, Part 2
Today's clips start with A piano rendition of O Holy Night by our church Organist and accompanist, John Livingston: Next we have this clip of an animated singing of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer: The final clip for today is JC Tappert singing "Don't Save it all for Christmas": The rest of the clips … Continue reading Christmas Extravaganza 2017, Part 2
Christmas Extravaganza 2017
One of the fun things from years past at Avondale United Methodist Church has been the Christmas Music Extravaganza. Open to all, it has always been a place for people who normally don't get a chance to perform in church to perform, and for those who do to perform pieces they wouldn't normally perform as … Continue reading Christmas Extravaganza 2017
Out of the cold…
Well, today hasn't been productive, unless you count taking a sick day from work to get feelling better, and spending a few hours trying to get the heat working again in the house as the temperature outside drops to single digits productive. But hopefully I will be back to real content posts by tomorrow...
Merry Christmas!
Monday is usually the fitness post of the week. But with the calm of the White Christmas outside, I thought this video post on the holiday would be much more appreciated. This is myself and the Music Director of Avondale United Methodist Church Taylor Tracy singing O Holy Night during the Christmas Eve Service.
The Best Party Ever
Last Sunday was the Sunday School Pageant at Avondale United Methodist Church. It is a very cute production. Today's post is the filmed copy of the pageant, with the warm-up number by the Avondale Men's Trio doing Do You Hear What I Hear? Trio: Pageant:
Choose to be angry
( Note: All the date references in the below post are done present tense; i.e. from the frame of when they were originally written, and not when I finally published them. This article was drafted in bits and spurts, so no date reference can be deemed to help one figure out the exact day or … Continue reading Choose to be angry
A Blast of the Past #128: Halloween
Back in 2009, after attending and participating in the Avondale Trunk or Treat the Sunday before, we then took the kids around to every other church and organizations' Trunk or Treat, or Mall Trunk or Treating options, etc. Here are some pictures from that:
Communication: Understanding or Power
(Note: Those reading this post will hopefully note that it reflects an attitude generally in opposition to my normal one. Not that I think it untrue, or not worth saying, but that it is difficult and painful to paint in these colors for very long. Nor do I think it constructive to do it for … Continue reading Communication: Understanding or Power
#255: Blessed Assurance
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood. CHORUS This is my story, this is my song, Praising my … Continue reading #255: Blessed Assurance