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{23 Days of Gratitude} Day 16 – My Husband
For my husband Zach's 30th birthday, I wrote a list of "30 things I love about you" and framed it. He did the same for me a few months later, and now both framed lists hang in our master bathroom. I like to reread them every once in a while, and each time I do, I'm...
{23 Days of Gratitude} Day 15 – AMTA National Conference
Every November for the last 8 years, I’ve spent a few days with 1,000+ other music therapists learning, presenting and exhibiting my work. I’ve met countless therapists from all over the country, and built friendships with many of them through my conference...
{23 Days of Gratitude} Day 14 – Kids Who Love Music
Maybe it's genetics, or maybe it's just good luck...but either way, I am incredibly grateful that both of my kids love music as much as I do. Before they were born, I had fantasies of teaching them all my songs and listening to them sing along with me, and that is...
{23 Days of Gratitude} Day 13 – Monday Mornings
It's my reset button, a fresh start. Monday morning is an opportunity to begin again, after what has most likely been an exhausting weekend. Once the kids are out the door, their messes have been picked up, and I have my coffee in hand, I'm ready to start my week. I...
{23 Days of Gratitude} Day 12 – My Office
It's a Sunday morning, and I'm listening to my children and husband playing below me in the playroom as I happily type away in my upstairs office. We take turns carving out small chunks of time to get things done on the weekends, while the other hangs out with the...
Thanksgiving Song Roundup!
It's that time again! Thanksgiving songs just might be my favorite out of all the holidays, so I am excited to share with you the songs from my collection that are perfect for this season. There are many tunes I've written and collected over the years, but these are...
{23 Days of Gratitude} Day 11 – My Education
I was much too young and oblivious to fully understand and appreciate the value of my education as I was receiving it. Of course, I knew that college was expensive (especially a private out-of-state one), but I took for granted to an extent the fact that my parents...
{23 Days of Gratitude} Day 10 – Fall Foliage
This may seem like a silly thing to be grateful for, but I feel it every time I drive or walk down a tree-lined street this time of year. Although there are plenty of downsides to living in the Midwest, the beauty of fall is NOT one of them. Ever since September, I've...
{23 Days of Gratitude} Day 9 – Podcasts
Thanks to my friend and fellow music therapist Kimberly Sena Moore, I learned about podcasts long before they were cool (way back in 2009). I became a podcaster long before most people even knew what a podcast was, and have been doing it pretty much ever since. Along...