COUNTRY MUSIC

 Maybe you don't like country music but there are so many talented people there. What I dislike, its the fact that the Grand Ole Opry is concerned about record sales, so they let literally anyone in there these days. It is very sad.

Rhonda Vincent and the Rage are a bluegrass singer and her band. Last week she was on the Opry and she sang a bluegrass version of Dolly's song 9 to 5! It literally gave me chills and I could see Dolly in Heaven probably thinking, why didn't I think of that? Dolly was  a real icon and she was involved in so much always with helping others  in mind.  She lived a glorious life and sang with all kinds of singers even getting into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame! That girl could sing!

John Foster is a new kid! He is barely 20 years old. He writes with Bill Anderson and Jamey Johnson and lots of established folks. His music is amazing. Last week on the Opry, he sang Dolly's song "Coat of Many Colors" and I know Dolly would have been very proud of John. 

There are a couple of guys who do mashups! Cody Alan and Thomas Mac. They both also have written songs of praise to Jesus! They were told that would never fly but their fan base says otherwise! 

 Bill Anderson is my very favorite country music songwriter/singer . He is the longest serving Grand Ole Opry performer with 65 years! Bobby Bare and Jeannie Pruett are older than Bill but they have not been in the Opry as long as he has!

My favorite country music performer. He wrote the song Give It Away with Jamey Johnson, another great country performer. George Strait took that song to number one! Sigh...

Have you been to the Opry? Tell me about it if you have!

Prayer Requests Pamela and Steve and their family. A relative has the evil one Satan on his side. Pray for Gary too.

Pray for Mary she is going through a difficult time, please pray.

Prayer for Jeremy the son of a social media friend. He's discouraged. Too many surgery and emergency hospital visits.

Thank you.

Prayer is as natural an expression as breathing is of life Jonathan Edwards

Prayer is a surge of the heart,  it is a simple look  toward heaven Therese of Lisieux

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 

THE COZY PASTIME OF READING

Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 where we give you 4 questions to think about each week.

People make reading lists for the various seasons and many mention how cozy it can be to cuddle up in a favorite spot to read.

1. Do you have a list  of books you'd like to read?

     The Chanel Sisters, The Last Twelve Miles , There is a series of books by Jeannie Chin, an Asian author but there is lots of steamy reading in some parts. Which I was not prepared for! I

remember my favorite aunt Ang loved the steamy romance novels and my uncle Louie would get so mad, he'd shake his head. Because he turned me on to the novels like The Good Earth by Pearl S.  Buck and a former bloggers Iggy was her neighbor at one time. (Sigh...) As a Catholic school educated kid, I read every classic novel, Don Quixote, Moby Dick, The Great Gatsby, my all time Favorite To Kill A Mockingbird and dozens of others. They were always on the summer reading list. Our oldest girl went to public school and when she had to do a book report on Me & Elvis, My Life With the King I nearly fell through the floorboards!!!

2.Where do you get ideas for books you want to read? What kind of books catch your interest?

I read Proof of Life by Hilary Williams, daughter of Hank Williams Jr. She survived a near fatal roll over car accident . If you know anything about Hank Jr. he also survived an incredible fall off a mountain in Montana where his friend had to hold his skull in place!

 I do like autobiographies and I was reading any books about the Holocaust. I am the biggest fan of Bill Anderson the longest living Grand Ole Opry member still performing there! He has written several books and I have read them all. He is a fascinating person still writing hits songs. He wrote Whiskey Lullaby with Jon Randall and he sang two beautiful duets with Dolly Parton and wrote songs with Brad Paisley, Bobby Tomberlin and Vince Gill and many others. Bobby wrote his own country music account called  I've Lived Country Music. George Strait turned Bill's hit song Give It Away into a number one song on the charts! It was co written with another favorite country artist Jamey Johnson.

3. What have you read lately?

I read Run Rose Run surprisingly written by James Patterson and Dolly Parton! Growing Up With Tammy and George, written by their daughter Georgette. It is an oldie but I love country music. I use to buy a lot of cookbooks and a favorite was the Gooseberry Patch collection and it still is.

4. How do you find time to read and what do you do to make yourself  cozy and comfy?

I like to throw a comfy blanket over my legs when I read. I like reading in my husband's comfy recliner or our bed which is adjustable. I have a Donald Duck and a Daisy Duck soft comfy blanket so I am never without them. I talked to one of the cashiers at a Dollar Tree store where I often find random books for $1.50 each! She told me a lady comes in and always buys everything they have because she takes them to a nursing home where they have a large library, I thought that was the sweetest thing!

I have always been a good reader and English was my favorite subject because I wrote poetry and stories . Even as a kid my friend Karen and I would write stories pretending to be married to rock stars Mark Lindsay and Peter Noone! Oh the memories.....

I hope someone will stop by and read this updated  Tuesday4! I want to always thank Tuesday4 for hosting this. Annie is such a favorite of mine. I am so sorry I have missed so many of these wonderful Tuesday memes. 

"Once you learn to read you will be forever free." Frederick Douglass

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go!" Dr. Suess

"Your never to old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child." Dr. Suess