Oh, dear, it’s been a while. Food is coming so soon, I promise! The problem now is that I have SO MANY dishes to blog about, my brain is wishing I wrote down the recipes…but, have no fear, I will remember them!

Here are a few dittys to listen to if you feel so inclined…

TUNES page

It’s here on the site all of the time, but I added a few to listen to. They are old, so be warned, and they are rough! But they are also fun, I think. 🙂

Songwriting is such a funny thing for me. I have the ability to write songs, but it takes so much out of me. Matt (my husband) is the opposite in style and method of songwriting. He usually starts with a melody and adds lyrics. I am naturally a narrative type (in preaching, writing essays, relationships, projects, life and in songwriting), so it’s a cold day in Hades when I start with a melody and not with a line or verse of lyrics first. Matt churns out songs like crazy, and he’s done that for years and years. I am lucky if I write 4 songs in 1 year. I come up with lots of little ideas, but the actual songs usually come from about a year of pondering or living through whatever it is I’m writing about. I have to laugh instead of get frustrated.

As with anything worthwhile, it is a lovely craft that not one person can fully put their finger on. You have to give up a certain amount of control with writing a song, while simultaneously giving out a lot of emotion and vulnerability within the process. I am, by no means, saying that this particular set of songs on the Tunes page represents years of pondering and gut-wrenching thought, but I tend to simplify depth in my songs.

Did you know of the Laurel clutch? I certainly did not. But it is adorable and comes in a variety of hues, including tangerine. Love it. Would love it more if I received royalties for the use of my name. 🙂

And with that, Happy Wednesday. I will be on a very early flight tomorrow morning to see one of my favorite people in the world (Kendra) marry an incredible guy. And it will be a joyous occasion.

-Laurel