~~~F I N A L E~~~

fi'na'le (Italian m.) the final section of an extended work
with several sections or movements

Today I write my final post on Life's a Symphony. I've loved the time I've spent here...the music theme, the topics, your comments. But as you may know, I've also been trying to keep up another blog and I've had to be honest with myself and admit that I don't have the time, or sometimes even the inclination, to keep writing two blogs. So I've decided to take the best of both and combine them and make my home over at Welcome to Granny's House. I've already started sweeping out corners and moving furniture in preparation for the move. My new blog design will be ready soon and will make it feel more like home--kind of like choosing the paint and carpet for a new house, I've chosen many of the features and Susie at Bluebird Blogs has put all the pieces together beautifully. We'll be rolling out soon, so knock on the door and check back often.

So...as I think about it, perhaps this isn't a "finale" at all. I'd prefer to think of it as just a

mod'u'la'tion. 1The musical technique of changing the key in the course of a composition through a series of harmonic changes. 2The result of such a transition

I hope the harmonic transitions are pleasing ones...and I hope the final result is a comfortable place where I can share my thoughts more often and you can share yours with me. Drop in often for a glass of tea on the porch or a cup of coffee by the fire...

Au revoir.

Another one not to be missed...

My dearest friend over at Chrysalis Song has written a piece that really moved me this morning. She expresses in poignant words and quotes the incomparable treasure of being the object of Jesus' matchless love. If you want a fresh appreciation for your place as "The Beloved," hurry over and then linger over her words....Chrysalis Song

Thank you, Lyric.

Run, don't walk...

...to get to Peggy Noonan. Once again, she manages to capture the heaviness in the air in just a few paragraphs.

hat tip: Trish

May the tribe increase

Liam Slaughter
October 4, 2006
7 lbs 6 oz

The photo....

...from a few weeks back on the Granny blog looks different this week. The tragedy of the senseless and cruel shooting of the little Amish schoolgirls haunts me as I look at the picture of a similar one-room schoolhouse. All I can pray is that God will use this event to remind us all what an amazing grace He offered (and offers) to us "while we were yet sinners."

Father, have mercy on these families and on those who still lie wounded and forever changed...