Mar 11, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Courage Personified: Viktor Frankel’s iconic book of survival reminds us of the power of both courage and hope Last week was one of those weeks where you feel like you’re hanging on just by sheer force of will. Unintentionally (though it could have perhaps...Feb 25, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Hard things (Kimberly Barber, February 2022) This week has been full of Hard Things. There’s a war in Ukraine. The country is divided over the Emergencies Act, the so-called Freedom Convoy, COVID mandates and so much else. My kids have been struggling with...Jan 28, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Jana and Juan, Vancouver Island, October 2021 Too personal? I don’t know. I don’t care! My eldest daughter is getting married tomorrow, January 29, to the Love of her Life, the most lovely JUAN (pictured above). This is extremely exciting and wonderful...Jan 7, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Throwback 2020 (Kimberly Barber, March 2020) I considered not posting this week, because I’ve just about had it with this COVID business. Remember 2020? I do. I remember how isolated I felt, how hopeless it all seemed, how we were all trying to buoy one another...Dec 31, 2021 | Singing and Self Blog
Is anybody else ready to call “Cut!” on 2021? I know I am. Although quite a bit better than 2020 on several levels (the summer was epic!), the year is truly going out with a whimper and not a bang. As I write, I am lying in my sickbed in the dead of...