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Letting Go!

Posted by Benton on Aug 11, 2016 in All, Family, Grandchildren, Humanity, Real Life | 0 comments

A very good friend of our family, David Thomas, L.M.S.W is the Director of Family Counseling at Daystar Counseling in Nashville. He spends much of his time helping children navigate through all types of issues. He’s also an author (written great books for Dads), speaker and blog-writer plus husband, Dad and an all around great guy! He has helped...

Goodbye – VCR’s!

Posted by Benton on Jul 25, 2016 in All, Fascinating, Real Life | 0 comments

Well … we lose another staple of years past! Digital and streaming is now the way to go and vcr’s are gone. This article in the New York Times caught my eye this morning! Many new technologies are born with a bang: Virtual reality headsets! Renewable rockets! And old ones often die with a whimper. So it is for the videocassette...

Is This Your World?

Posted by Benton on Jul 14, 2015 in All, Family, Grandchildren, Humanity, Real Life, Technology | 0 comments

We keep hearing about technology taking away our world. I haven’t seen any better illustration of what many are facing in this technology driven world than this. Not much more I need to say! The graphic speaks for itself! Is this your...

Swedish Finger-Style Guitarist – is AMAZING!

Posted by Benton on Jun 14, 2015 in All, Entertainment, Fascinating, Music, Real Life | 0 comments

Someone sent me a video of this 18 year old guitarist .. and I immediately was blown away. I’m not the only one! She’s had millions of viewers see her work on YouTube. I thought you might want to hear the talent of Gabriella Quevedo! She’s been playing, self-taught for 6 years and has already won several awards....

A Life stopped by Suicide. It’s heartwrenching!

Posted by Benton on Jun 9, 2015 in All, Hard to Believe!, Humanity, Real Life | 0 comments

I lost a good friend 2 years ago today. He and I crossed paths in church music more than 30 years ago here in Nashville. We became friends in music and business. On several occasions, I had the privilege of directing a choir and Bill would accompany us. It was almost intimidating for me to have him play because he knew music, he knew piano like...

Posted by Benton on May 10, 2015 in All, Family, Humanity, Real Life | 0 comments

She said I could when I thought I couldn’t! She said I would when I thought I wouldn’t! She said I should when I thought I shouldn’t! She said I’m wonderful when I thought I wasn’t! She said practice makes perfect when I thought she was out of her mind! She wasn’t! …. and at 84, she still believes...