The Art of a Song: "Every Day"

It's been a little while due to traveling and other such life events since my last post, but I'm back with another installment in "The Art of the Song" series.  Are you enjoying these stories?  If so, I'd love to…

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The Art of a Song: "Here We Are"

We're just about halfway through the stories from this album.  It's time to read along and revisit this song.

Poetically yours,

~Tara

The Art of a Song: "Here We Are"

I’ve long been a poet. I might’ve been born that…

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The Art of a Song: "What It Means to Be Loved"

Thanks for joining me for this series! We still have quite a few more songs and the-stories-behind-them to look forward to exploring together. Today is the story and meaning behind song number five, and just in time for Valentine's Day...

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The Art of a Song: "You Love Me Anyhow"

Next up are some thoughts about song number four on my album Stay Awhile.  Thanks for coming along on this story-telling journey with me!  Don't forget to listen to the song after you read this blog. :)

Keep singing…

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The Art of a Song: "My Something Different"

Here we go with blog number three in "The Art of a Song" series. All the best, Tara

The Art of a Song: "My Something Different"

I’m sure we’ve all gotten to a place where we’ve been in a rut…

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The Art of a Song: "Falling Apart"

I hope you are enjoying this new blog series and listening along with me! Next up, "Falling Apart."   ~Tara

The Art of a Song: "Falling Apart"

Are you a people pleaser? Man, can I fall into this category—I have to…

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The Art of a Song: "Stay Awhile"

In case you missed the intro blog, this a series celebrating the five-year anniversary of releasing my original song album, Stay Awhile.  For those who attended the Pre-Release Listening Party, you heard me tell these concise, personal stories about…

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The Art of a Song: The Songs of Stay Awhile

Tomorrow marks the five-year anniversary of the release of my original-song album Stay Awhile. Wow, how the time flies, but one of the things that is so special about music is its timelessness. It sticks with us and stays…

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I Am Enough

I am told I am so many things that I begin to believe them, gathering up these “definitions” of who I am, and then I struggle to keep up with everything or everyone around me, finding myself defining my…

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Peace...Let it begin with me

As we rapidly approach Christmas morning—whether we are ready or not, it's often harder and harder to keep a sense of peace with us in all of the flurry that is the modern-day Christmas season. Even with trying to "simplify"…

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Thanksgiving: "Gratitude is an Attitude"

This is a short and simple quote, but one that’s certainly not simple to carry out purposefully day to day. Here we are one week away from Thanksgiving Day in the USA, and I was compelled to put this… Read more

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