http://kristinamusic.com/journal Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today, something my dad wrote to me in an e-mail reminded me of the end of Adrian Plass’ poem “Creed”. ...and yet I know that long ago you made a fairy tale for me About the day when you would take your sword and battle through the thicket of the things I have become. Your ... http://kristinamusic.com/journal/?p=64 We teach our kids hymns. Well, sort of. We listen to them and sing them and the kids pick up on them. Our 5 year old and 4 year old boys know all four verses of Holy, Holy, Holy (I guess it helps that I recorded it), ... http://kristinamusic.com/journal/?p=63 For some reason, whenever I go to the beach I read Buechner. I don’t know why. First it was The Alphabet of Grace, then The Sacred Journey and recently I finished Now and Then while sitting on the beach in Puerto Vallarta. I came upon a page ... http://kristinamusic.com/journal/?p=62 I have this friend. For the sake of privacy, I’ll call her Katie Cool, because she is indeed cool. She said something to me several weeks ago that stopped me in my tracks, and I’ve been ruminating on it ever since. We were at a toddler pool ... http://kristinamusic.com/journal/?p=59 There was a catchy little tune on the radio a little while back called Something Beautiful. There’s a line in the song that I really like that goes, “when we laugh so hard we cry”. I started trying to remember when the last time that happened… and I ... http://kristinamusic.com/journal/?p=61 read the subject line of an e-mail I recently received. I have known Amy for a while, but only from a distance, and mostly through her kids. I was even invited to the weddings of both her son and her daughter, but that was by default, because ... http://kristinamusic.com/journal/?p=57 Thanks to everyone who came out to the concert on Sunday night. It was a lot of fun! I haven’t performed in a concert hall like that, well, in a while. The Cohan Center in San Luis Obispo is absolutely gorgeous, and the acoustics are nothing short ... http://kristinamusic.com/journal/?p=55 Back in the fall of 2004, this e-zine contacted me and did a review to promote Bare My Soul. This month, I’m their Cover Girl! Ruth, from In the Times has been a gem. She has a heart of gold and a sincere desire to minister to tween, teen and young adult girls ... http://kristinamusic.com/journal/?p=54 White eyelet… barefoot in the grass… mysterious… clean house… anything sparkly… Zwieback and Borscht… childlike… organized photo albums… babies… dessert… counselor… Henri Nouwen… barefoot in the sand… care packages… gypsy… parties… COFFEE… birdies and eagles… white shirts… worship music… Napoleon Torte… great hostess… eclectic taste… scarves… home movies… proper… artsy ... http://kristinamusic.com/journal/?p=52 Check it out! www.brigittestraub.com or go to her myspace page: www.myspace.com/brigittestraub http://kristinamusic.com/journal/?p=49