music
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The Gift of Teens
Our youngest turns 18 in three months. Our homeschooling career is drawing to a close, and this last year is just as bittersweet as all the other “last years” with our older kids. He is down to two subjects (Anatomy… Continue reading
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In the Bleak Mid-Winter, Gustav Holst
In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him Nor earth… Continue reading
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Weekend Recap / Brain Dump 22 September 2019
Sunday afternoon. Bong’s ironing clothes for our Prague/Vienna trip :D, Paco just got home from being with SSP folks, Nino’s waiting for Yena to wake up so they can play Lego Star Wars. Migi’s coming home tonight from DC (visiting… Continue reading
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St. Lorenzo Ruiz Coloring Page
Happy Feast Day!! Here’s a coloring page for you: Or download stlorenzoruiz. Read more about St. Lorenzo Ruiz here. ETA 9/29/26: I just found a rock-opera about him. Here’s the first song: Continue reading
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Scripture, Beauty, Art, Chesterton: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Today’s reading was a bit WOW for me, I’m kinda left speechless, so I’m limiting my “response reflection” to music and art. Here’s where I “journeyed” today…. some of my favorite Scripture verses. I thought it would be interesting to… Continue reading
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O Spirit, All-Embracing
Love this song. Thaxted tune by Gustav Holst. Lyrics by Delores Dufner. Every time we sing this melody in Church we keep telling ourselves to find a good recording, and then forget, so I’m putting this here as a reminder. Continue reading
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Free Sheet Music, “Sight Reading” Pages, Sight Reading Practice Online
So I’m trying to be a better piano teacher this year. To that end, I was searching for free printable music sheets that we can use for sight reading, since what I’ve been doing is hand-printing sight reading sheets myself.… Continue reading
