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You know how some married people, when asked, “How did you know he/she was the right one?” answer, “I just knew”? What does that MEAN?  What are they (you?) referring to?  And should single people be holding for it – whatever it is? Or is it just a completely bogus statement, fabricated to placate the…

I arrived home last night to 2 dead flies on my bedroom carpet, and one crawling on the wall above my closet. I killed it with my bible study book. Then, I discovered 4 more humongous, buzzy black flies in my bathroom. I shut them in there in hopes that when I woke up in…

Last week, while the EP listening party was happening here on the blog, and I was steadily posting a new track each day, there was a lot happening in my life.  Like, A LOT a lot. My mom was diagnosed with cancer – soft tissue sarcoma.  The doctors removed a mass from her hip socket;…

I have to say, it’s scary to take little pieces of my heart and toss them out into the big bad world. But you have been a most gracious audience! Thank you so much for listening to my songs this week – and thanks a million for buying the AP EP. Your support is helping…

I am blogging through the weekend, because I started this thing, and I am not a quitter – except for when it comes to dieting. And Type From Home. “First You Cry” This world is totally screwed up. It’s a place where men leave their wives, where husbands and fathers have to be taken off…

It’s Friday (happy Friday, by the way – congratulations on making it through another week).  Typically, I do not blog on the weekends – but we still have two more tracks to go.  So be sure to check in tomorrow and Sunday for the inside scoop on the final tracks! “Starting Today” In the fall…

And… we have arrived at the title track. “Wish That I Was” Sometimes, we write what we have experienced. Sometimes, we write what we have observed. And sometimes, there is no difference. This was the first song that we recorded, way back in February, and I feel like it acted as a sonic compass for…

“Could’ve Sworn It Was You” This was the very last song that we recorded – we finished it just about a month ago.  And when I listen to the project as a whole, I think that this song is my favorite; Josh’s got it pretty perfect.  Probably because I told him that I wanted it…

Thanks to all of y’all, Nashville is officially out of padded envelopes.  I took the first wave of orders to the post office today, and I am so grateful for your support!  I’ll probably be saying this a lot, but it won’t ever be enough: thank you for helping me to do something that I…

Welcome to EP release week here on the old blog!  For each of the next 7 days, I’m going to tell you a little something about a song from the project.  It’s like VH1’s “Behind the Music,” but without the heroin. So feel free to listen each day – and then, if you feel so…