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Singer Songwriter + Kids’ Imagination =

All Kinds Of Music For Kids

What do you think of when I use phrases like “painting green skies and orange crushes”…or…”yellow donkeys, purple poodles, or even a blue hippo“?

Kids, right? Well, I do anyway.

I’ve always enjoyed the looks on kids’ faces when I challenge their perception of reality. You start talking about green skies, and their heads turn sideways, and they give you that “wha?” look. Then you get even more of those funny looks when they try to defend the sky as being blue and you give them excellent “scientific research” that proves it’s now green.

Over the years I’ve written scores of songs, short stories, and blog posts with the full intention of sparking the imagination of kids…and having my own imagination sparked by their responses. It’s always been some of the most satisfying writing I’ve done…because the smile of a kid is priceless, timeless, and a gift from God.

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P.S. The little girl blowing bubbles is by archanN

Wow…I’ve been working on a bunch of praise and worship songs…about 24 of them I think.

I just did a pre-release to a few chosen friends and family, and the first volume has been received with some very nice compliments. Now, I realize friends and family are always (almost always) supportive, so the raves for my music I get from them won’t necessarily win me a Grammy. But their opinions matter, and I believe if my music really stinks, they’ll tell me. And I’m not a thin-skinned “artiste”. I’m just a singer songwriter, a guy from Colorado, who wants to sing about God, life, hope, and love.

Anyway…I just wanted to let you know I’ll make the CD available here on my website very soon. And if it gets good response, I may add it to iTunes, etc.

Then, I’ll finish up the Volume 2 CD and start again. Be sure and hit that “Join Now” button over there on the left if you’d like to know (before the rest of the public) when it’s ready.

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to all of you ladies who “took one for the team” as you…

withstood the months of labor

withstood the pains of childbirth

fed your babies when they cried at 3 a.m.

fixed “boo boos”

kissed away pain

hugged away frowns

cooked breakfasts, made lunches, and prepared dinners

washed clothes even after laundry was all done

taught truth, hope, and love…and readin’, writin’, and ‘rithmetic

fought tangled hair, torn pants, and missing shoestrings

remembered birthdays with just the right proportion of chocolate icing to vanilla ice cream

listened to stories of triumph, tragedy, and utter despair (mostly from teenage girls)

made or bought costumes for every goofy event imaginable

went to plays, sporting events, and music presentations…cheering for that one child who was obviously the natural born talent

brought the “something borrowed” or “something blue” to the bride-to-be just at the right time

danced the mother/son dance with the groom who had been her dragonslayer only “weeks ago” it seems

made special homemade desserts for the kids and grandkids when they came over for Thanksgiving

brought an elegant grace to the process of aging

made us believe there’s a forever, a God who loves us, and a knowledge that we’ll have eternity in paradise