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Lyrics and Brushstrokes

Posted on April 12, 2013 by sfrenes

Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waters -Ps 42:7 I met an artist named Linda Aman last weekend. She paints. And when she’s not painting, she teaches art workshops and cool stuff like that. I’ve been visiting … Continue reading →

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A Poem + Thoughts on A Father’s Legacy

Posted on February 16, 2013 by sfrenes

My dad passed on January 29th of lung cancer. This is us last November,  just after he was diagnosed. (I think we have the same smile.) He went quickly, only 3 months from diagnosis. None of us was ready for … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the New Year: You’re gonna make it after all

Posted on December 31, 2012 by sfrenes

Remember The Mary Tyler Moore Show? I used to watch it as a kid and sing along with the theme song in the opening scenes where she’s walking across the street and flings her hat up in the air. Love … Continue reading →

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Prayers for Dad

Posted on December 13, 2012 by sfrenes

My dad was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. It started as mild pain in his hip, of all places, which is where they learned from a PET scan that he had 3 tumors– at least one already in … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on a Recent Creative Life Retreat….

Posted on October 12, 2012 by sfrenes

I think that among other things all real art comes from that deepest self – painting, writing music, dance, all of it that in some way nourishes the spirit. ― Frederick Buechner, Telling Secrets I spoke at a retreat on … Continue reading →

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Oohh. Ahhh.

Posted on September 19, 2012 by sfrenes

Music has a life of its own. I love how art is like that. It becomes something altogether new to each person experiencing it. There’s a song on my new CD called Breathless. I wrote it because I wanted to … Continue reading →

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New Album Photo Shoot

Posted on July 1, 2012 by sfrenes

Check out a few pics from our recent photo shoot for the new album!! We headed out to a few locations which we hoped would inspire the new album cover for Everything You Love Comes Alive. I enlisted the photography … Continue reading →

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Bloom

Posted on April 25, 2012 by sfrenes

bloom don’t kill time or hesitate when your soul heavy with the weight and glory of something New awaits transformation. give yourself fully to change, trusting the forward motion to bring you closer to your fully developed perfect Self. (inspired … Continue reading →

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Don’t Fight It: Lessons from a Ninja Massage Therapist

Posted on April 10, 2012 by sfrenes

“It’s best if you don’t fight me, ” Maggie said, sitting across from me in a yoga-pretzel pose that advertised her massage therapy occupation. “Because when I find the trouble spots, I go after them aggressively, and it can either … Continue reading →

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“The Ask”- A Tale of Two Fundraisers

Posted on March 17, 2012 by sfrenes

During the month of February I launched a fundraiser campaign for my new album, Everything You Love Comes Alive. You can check out my Kickstarter page HERE. I was THRILLED to have made my goal by the end of it, … Continue reading →

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