So lift your voice with timbrel and lyre

These are my favorites, The Oh Hellos. Austin. Birmingham. Atlanta. Asheville . Floydfest. Nashville. Louisville. Indianapolis. St. Louis. Memphis. Bellevue CO. Four Corners Folk Festival. Boulder. Lockn Festival. La Jolla. Santa Ana. San Luis Obispo. LA. Fresno. Seattle. Eugene. Portland. George Fox University. Reno. Sacramento. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. Oklahoma City. Walrus Audio. Columbia. Kansas City. Des Moines. Omaha. Daytrotter. Minneapolis. Green Bay. Madison. Chicago….

Created to do good things

Trust me. This is a guy you want to get to know (if you’re one of the few people in the world yet to become his new best friend). Terrell Powell (or Terry if you’ve known him since elementary school) is a terrific, prolific artist based in Austin but often found at art shows across the nation.  I had fun catching up with him…

The life of the party

Care to guess why this lovely lady is smiling so radiantly? Because she’s the Birthday Girl, that’s why!  And if you’ll promise not to accuse me of fibbing, I’ll tell you what milestone birthday she’s celebrating on this very day. 90!   As long as I’ve known Pinky, she’s had this beautiful hair color, but once it was bright red.  I’ve heard stories about…

You’re gonna need sunglasses for this one

I hope you love yellow because you’re about to be blinded by it!  SOOOO much light and hope and love and joy are going to pour out of your screen and into your heart. This past Sunday, a thoroughly amazing flood of support swept through the Brazoria County Fairgrounds auditorium as hundreds (thousands?!) showed up to share their time, talents and treasure with Demi’s…

Let your light shine

Some people make a difference just by coming into the room, like sunlight or a sweet breeze streaming through a window.  It seems Demi Lynn Smith made that sort of difference wherever she went, and she only needed three years to change every person who crossed her path. Demi was born with a rare chromosonal disorder and passed away suddenly this past December.  Her…

The race marked out for us

Some very special kids enjoyed a celebration in their honor this past Saturday morning.   The 34th annual BACH Roll ‘n Stroll brought together VIPs from all around Brazoria County: BACH ECI staff and volunteers …   puppeteers …   and a friendly cow with questionable spelling skills.   Roll ‘n Stroll teams took their positions …   … and the Danbury High School…

Sunrise Alleluia

Is every sunrise this breathtakingly gorgeous? I wouldn’t know because I typically sleep right through them.  Today I was up, though.  I was with my Friends at Surfside Beach, remembering that the tomb is empty and giving thanks for the great love of the Father. Taking photos had not been part of the plan so my camera was left at home.  Who knew THIS…

One Wonderfully Made Day

Each day tells a new story in the book that is your life.  Some of the stories are joyous, some are bittersweet, and some are comfortingly uneventful. Do you keep mental snapshots of those days?  Would you like to also have photographs that document your stories? One Wonderfully Made Day is a different kind of portrait session – one that aims to observe and…

Possibly the sweetest Valentine’s Day gift you could give

Showtime

13 people on stage. 1600+ people who’d come to Denver’s Ogden Theatre to hear them sing. And sing they did! They sang … … they stomped … … they hollered … … they drummed … … they strummed … … they harmonized … … they danced … … they pounded … … and they thoroughly outdid themselves. I think you’ll need video to really…