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Lucy’s Very Last MCO Concert – The Beginning of the “Lasts”
Real Life

Lucy’s Very Last MCO Concert – The Beginning of the “Lasts”

ByShawni May 5, 2025May 8, 2025

Recently I saw this quote on Instagram that said “In motherhood we are raising the one thing we can’t live without to be able to live without us.” And it…

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How to “Hear the Angels’ Voices” at Christmastime…
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How to “Hear the Angels’ Voices” at Christmastime…

ByShawni December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

…Go to an MCO Concert. Or, if you want to be more formal, a Millennial Choirs and Orchestras concert. Yow. This girl has put in some serious work this month,…

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Our Favorite American Idol Contestant
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Our Favorite American Idol Contestant

ByShawni March 19, 2024March 20, 2024

I know I’ve talked a lot about our friend McKenna before. Elle’s friend who has a golden voice and who’s music we feel every time we listen to her. Most…

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How Lucy is keeping her parents “cultured”
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How Lucy is keeping her parents “cultured”

ByShawni February 20, 2024February 20, 2024

I love that really the only thing Lucy asked for for Christmas was tickets to go to the symphony. Well, that and sharpie markers (ha!) but the symphony was her…

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Lucy and her new piano teacher sitting at the piano
Real Life

how a little taste of hope can sometimes be scary

ByShawni January 30, 2024January 30, 2024

If you’ve been here long enough, you may remember some of Lucy’s piano journey with dwindling eyesight. And I’m here to talk about how a little taste of hope can…

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A slew of young cellists…and me
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A slew of young cellists…and me

ByShawni December 19, 2023December 19, 2023

A couple weeks ago I joined up with all my fellow cellists (most of whom were a couple feet shorter than me) for our Christmas cello recital. At first I…

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Lucy and her biggest fans after her concert
Faith | Holidays

“Fall on your knees, Oh hear the angel voices” – Lucy’s concert

ByShawni December 12, 2023December 13, 2023

I don’t know that I will ever hear “O Holy Night” in the same way again after Lucy’s MCO Christmas concert. The words “Fall on your knees, Oh hear the…

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Learning to play the piano by ear
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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
Real Life

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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