Tag: Bon Jovi
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Never Meant to Be a Rock Star
As I adventure into drumming again, I contemplate what life at almost fifty would look like had that little girl never given up on a dream. Could I have made it as a rock star? Doubtful. Two memories vie for top billing as excuses for my dream deferred: ONE: After an argument with my sister,…
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Living for the Done
While listening to a past episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, Glennon Doyle summed up quite succinctly what it is like for me to live with anxiety: living for the done. Never looking forward to a thing outside of my routine (and even dreading some things within my routine) and always looking forward to the moment…
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What I Learned from My Cat
My cat has always enjoyed the freedom of coming and going as she pleases. Although she spends a fair amount of time snuggled in the comfort of the indoors, she prefers spending most of her waking hours outside – even if it is just to sit in the sun. Every once in a while, something…
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From One Dork to Another
Last night, instead of witnessing the devastating loss of my beloved Houston Astros, a friend and I enjoyed a night of worship with Casting Crowns, one of my favorite bands – second only to Bon Jovi. Casting Crowns is the only other band I will make an effort to go see anytime they are in…
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My Left Hook
When not even Bon Jovi can calm my nerves, it is time to dig a little deeper into my why . . . Three hours into my shift (as a hospital chaplain), two of my long-term patients died, one had an unexpected brain bleed (and would soon die), and another finally got discharged home two…
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Music Therapy
Many Christians think worship must include a particular brand of music, and although I do love old Gospel Hymns as well as current Christian artists (my favorite being Casting Crowns), I have found worship, comfort, and healing in secular music as well. (I can feel the gasps from naysayers as I type these blasphemous words.…
TRA.Perspective 