As a writer and songwriter it is rare that I find myself at an utter loss of words. Today is one of those days. Today I am attending the funeral of someone who was incredibly special to me for the last fifteen years. Jake Ryan Crandall was my brother and an amazing friend. He fought through a lot of demons (we all have) sometimes he won and sometimes he lost but he never quit. He was the first to listen to anyone who needed an open ear for as long as they needed it. He had a

There is something magical to me about the outside. During the day we have sunshine, flowers, trees, grass so much inspiration. And at night we have the moon and stars which have always fascinated me. I’m one of the blessed ones in so many ways. But one of the main ones is that I have never grown up. That doesn’t mean I’m not responsible however, I work, I have to make sure things are taken care of, cleaned, that people are fed, animals tended to and so on. What I mean by I h

My favorite thing to do in the morning is to open the windows just as the sun is coming up. The view is beautiful and the air is crisp and cool. It’s like starting the day with a deep breath that clears out all the junk as you release it. It’s funny, I remember a time when I lived in a house where opening the windows was a luxury I didn’t have. You can’t open old broken, beat up windows covered in tin foil to keep out the heat or plastic to keep out the cold. So when I open t

There are always days that I just don’t feel inspired. Days that I don’t feel like writing, I don’t feel like singing and sometimes I don’t even feel like getting out of bed. But somehow those are the days I draw from the deepest wells of the imagination. I get up, make the bed, open the windows and inspire myself. I daydream……I think about all the things I’ve been blessed with! I can see out of both eyes, I can hear out of both ears, I can use both arms and both legs and I a