Can…not…resist…Must…do…Resistance…Is…Futile…
5 things I was doing five years ago:
Trying to get used to the idea that my son had moved away from home
Working on an analoy cover for church
Trying to get used to the idea that I was actually a grandmother
Anticipating a new daughter-in-law (the less said about that, the better)
Having my kitchen redone, which was [...]
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Mimi’s Meme
Posted in Music, My Life in Christ, Needlework, Orthodox Christianity, Personal, domestic domovaya, family, home on July 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Reflections on Jordanville
Posted in Falling Apart at the Seams, Health and Its Absurdities, Music, spiritual warfare on July 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
As of tomorrow evening, I will have been back a week from my annual effort to polish my meager musical talents. This year, I was especially eager to focus on a slightly different aspect of Orthodox worship: the Church Slavonic language that was especially formulated for worshipping God, in the Slavic tradition. As the instructor [...]
The Concert
Posted in Church Life, Music, spiritual warfare on November 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of my all-time favorites — and today, an answer to prayer.
*****
When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that her child was missing. Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. To her horror, the mother saw [...]
Jordanville Recap
Posted in Church Life, Music, Orthodox Christianity, spiritual warfare on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have been awake since midnight, and up since 2:30. It’s now 4:12 am. I am convinced that the blogosphere was invented by little old ladies with insomnia, and it got hijacked by everyone else.
Jordanville. It was strange this year. I do think that the sense of strangeness stemmed from the loss of [...]
Off to J-ville
Posted in Church Life, Music, Orthodox Christianity on July 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Boy, it has been awhile since I last posted.
Tomorrow I leave for Jordanville, NY, which many of you who read this know is the site of the Summer School of Liturgical Music. I get some interesting reactions when I tell people I’m attending a school for choir directors; I guess the “heathen-jellies” (evangelicals) have so [...]
A Couple of Links
Posted in Music on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Now, since the real Memorial Day isn’t till Friday, here are a couple of links to honor the members of our Armed Forces. It annoys me mightily that I can’t find the Marine Hymn sung, but there it is — if anyone knows of a youtube video where it’s sung reverently, please let me [...]
“Greetings! I Am the Priest!”
Posted in Church Life, Music on April 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I hope I don’t wear out “Father Count’s” welcome on this blog, but last night’s experience was a first for me, and I told him I was going to plaster it all over the internet. (He grinned and said, “Uh-oh.”)
Last night, our parish choir was singing the Hymn of Kassiane. Now, this choir [...]
Making a Holy Noise (the heck with “Joyful”)
Posted in Music, Orthodox Christianity on March 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Since “making a joyful noise unto the Lord” is usually the excuse given for truly dreadful church music, I’ve changed it to “making a holy noise.” If you’re going to “sing unto the Lord,” it had better be holy. Beautiful is even better. Cacophony is OUT.
This post is occasioned by Fearless Leader’s comments over on [...]
