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I’VE ALWAYS CARED-PART 1

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Judy

The “musical of my youth” has included many song stories. I composed a few more songs leading up to my very last song. That would be the song I played at my wedding. After that, I stopped playing for thirty years.
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JUST A TUNE TO TELL YOU – PART 1

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Judy

I have written a lot about my close friendship with Cheryl. Cheryl was very close with me during the time that I was intensely writing many of my songs. She inspired me on at five songs. This song would be the song that was clearly the one I most considered a special gift to her. Although she is gone, she lives on in my song. When I sing this song, I am not thinking of her – I am actually thinking of how my life has changed and how I feel love again. A lot of that credit goes to someone named Connie.
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THE FUTURE WAS SCARY

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Judy

I’ve decided the future is simply unknown, and will be revealed to me. That whole process isn’t scary anymore; it is what makes my life meaningful. I have too much energy for my present life, and none to waste about what might happen in the future.
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MORE THAN YOU KNOW – PART 1

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Judy

After Jason died, I went back and rewrote the lyrics to change the meaning of the song for me. It was no accident that I wrote . . . “when the warmth of you did leave.” However, the loss of warmth can be about something other than death. I am keenly aware that I want my songs to be relatable to many people. Currently, there is still one line in the song that is not true for me. I say: “How could I have guessed that our time would be my best?” That simply isn’t true. Right now if the best time in my life.
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