Category: Reflections

Funny you should ask... another good question that I seem to be getting a lot lately... The answer is, I'm not sure. I am the first musician they've ever had stay through the winter, so no one is quite sure. I do know that one possibility that I'm trying to work out is for me… Continue reading So, what does the musician do in the winter, exactly?

Funny you should ask... I seem to be getting this question a lot... 😉 Here's what I've figured out so far: 1) Arrange music for all services each week -- 2 services a day, 13 a week that require music 1a) that means accompanying hymns myself and / or get someone to fill in for… Continue reading So what does the musician do, exactly?

So you realize just how isolated island life can be when the power goes out... The winds have been very strong -- 60-70 miles an hour (and fairly sustained... no wonder there are few / no trees) and they have been from the south. South winds are a problem because they mean that the ferries… Continue reading Winds of change on a small island

Lots has happened this summer... and lots is yet to happen. I got a job in Scotland with the Iona Community, an ecumenical Christian community focusing on teaching and living Celtic Christianity. My job is to be the musician on the island, and so to provide music for 11 worships a week, to teach the… Continue reading Update long in coming

Christ is Risen! He is Risen, Indeed! My favorite Emily Dickinson poem was used in church this morning, and I include it here as my "thing to ponder on Easter Sunday": Tell all the truth but tell it slant, Success in circuit lies, Too bright for our infirm delight The truth's superb surprise; As lightning… Continue reading Three random posts

Part one -- top five reasons I run: 1) To keep in shape -- my weight doesn't always go down, but I love the way my body looks and feels when I'm doing well with running. 2) To de-stress -- nothing like pounding the pavement and running until my heart hurts and I am too… Continue reading Running