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Lucy learns a pretty great way to play the piano
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Lucy learns a pretty great way to play the piano

ByShawni April 27, 2023May 1, 2023

Vision loss makes it really difficult to play the piano. My sister taught Lucy a great way to start playing piano by ear.

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Lucy’s big Christmas concert weekend
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Lucy’s big Christmas concert weekend

ByShawni December 29, 2022May 1, 2023

Oh there is so much I want to write about. How is it possible that Christmas was only a few days ago?? But since I am wrapped up with my…

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cinematic pop and the beauty of the human voice
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cinematic pop and the beauty of the human voice

ByShawni December 13, 2022May 1, 2023

Our favorite singer (McKenna Breinholt, who also happens to be one of Elle’s best friends from high school), sang hear heart out at a concert right after Thanksgiving. It was…

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April little things
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April little things

ByShawni June 13, 2022April 5, 2023

Let’s go back to April. It started out with General Conference for our church…a weekend I adore, mixed in with a brunch with neighbors, a mission report from Grace for…

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unity under a sky full of stars
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unity under a sky full of stars

ByShawni May 27, 2022May 1, 2023

Graduation came and went. Phew! I have so much to say about that (of course, as always), but for now let’s just talk about Coldplay:) In between moving Grace up…

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a persistent (and awesome) way of learning the piano
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a persistent (and awesome) way of learning the piano

ByShawni May 18, 2022May 1, 2023

I think it’s so true that people who can’t see can “feel” more. Lucy can feel music so beautifully. She can’t see sheet music these days. So I think I’ve…

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hundreds of voices singing their hearts out
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hundreds of voices singing their hearts out

ByShawni April 27, 2022May 1, 2023

Last weekend, in the midst of all the Nationals and prom hoopla, Lucy had her own big things going on. I promise we don’t always have things to get dramatically…

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some timely events that led to the purchase of a cello
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some timely events that led to the purchase of a cello

ByShawni February 11, 2022May 2, 2023

As I was leaving my cello lesson a few weeks ago I asked my teacher for advice about buying/renting cellos. You see, my friend’s daughter I have been borrowing my…

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Lucy’s concert and carrying our own, unique lights
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Lucy’s concert and carrying our own, unique lights

ByShawni December 6, 2021May 2, 2023

Tomorrow hopefully I’ll get to post about Elle and Carson’s sealing at the temple (loved it so much). But for today let’s talk about Lighting the World (in continuation from…

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