Tag Archives: music arrangements

MY SONG UNSUNG-PART 2

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Judy

I love telling my story through pictures and words. In my wildest dreams, I never imagined I would be singing and playing my guitar again – let alone creating recordings in a home studio.
Thank you for allowing me to share my passion and joy with you! Continue reading →

A LONG TIME AGO, I FELT HOPELESS

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Judy

I believe everyone has his or her own lonely path to follow with grief. I consider it to be a lifelong journey that led me somewhere else; never back to the place I was in before it happened. I used to mourn that, but now I accept it. Continue reading →

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EVERY SEASON – PART 3

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Judy

Yesterday was Jason’s birthday. He only lived five years, but he remains forever in my heart. Continue reading →

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EVERY SEASON – PART 2

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Judy

When I wrote “Every Season” in 2011, it helped me to express my lingering sadness. My line of “my sadness will always be” is still true for me. Saying that I’ve “healed” from deep grief doesn’t mean I am not sad remembering the child I loved who died. Continue reading →

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IT’S NOT FOREVER – PART 3

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Judy

To be honest, I did not expect to write a “Part 3” about this song. But just last week, I received an amazing message that I really wanted to share with this story. Continue reading →

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IT’S NOT FOREVER – PART 2

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Judy

Who is carrying me? I have many interpretations for those words. A long time ago I was certain I would grieve forever. I’m not sure how I found my way out of Hell; I must have been carried. Continue reading →

IT’S NOT FOREVER – PART 1

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Judy

When my child died, I buried him and part of me died, too. I wanted to crawl into his coffin to be with him. The years that buried me are over now because I found a way to dig myself out. And when I did, I realized that Jason had never left me. Continue reading →

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WHEN LIFE HOLDS PAIN

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Judy

I lit a candle to remember my mother on the anniversary of her death one year ago. Continue reading →

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YOU UPLIFT, YOU ARE MY GIFT

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Judy

Feel my hug always. You will live on for me in my songs. I especially feel you in “Never Gone Away.” I want to see your smile so that it will be frozen in my mind and embedded in my heart. Continue reading →

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MY SOUL I WOULD RESTORE – PART 1

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Judy

My trip to Yosemite in the winter was fantastic and during the day the sun was shining and warm. I would be meeting Sandra Callahan in Yosemite. How amazing it was that I was taking a trip I never expected in order to meet a fellow blogger! Continue reading →