Ten days ago my sister gave birth to a beautiful baby boy.  I so wish I could have been there to meet my nephew and enjoy seeing my sister become a mother for the first time.  I have been wondering what ..

A few days ago my daughter composed a piece titled, ‘Bestow on me’ inspired by the upcoming Holy Day celebration for the Declaration of The Bab.  We just recorded the song together and I’m excited we will be teaching our ..

Yesterday I had the pleasure of singing at an outdoor wedding and it was the first time I’ve ever sung in the rain!  The weather has been sunny recently so it was unexpected that the day of the wedding it rained non-stop ..

Last year while composing a song for Ridvan (‘Rejoice with exceeding gladness’), I had hoped to incorporate Arabic as one of six languages of the song.  Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time to make it available as part of the song ..

Last year at this time, I shared a song titled, ‘Rejoice with exceeding gladness – a song for Ridvan’.  I felt inspired to compose a song that everyone could sing together for the Baha’i Festival of Ridvan.  Click here to download the ..

A song about self-esteem and bullying

I’m delighted to share a new video that my talented friend, Glenn Franco Simmons, has created for my piece ‘Remover of Every Anguish’ from the album ‘Fire and Gold’, released in 2007.  The album is on the theme of tests ..

I just finished writing a post for Multicultural Kids Blog and would love to share it.  To give you a brief summary, I wrote about fasting as a youth and my love for sports and how I grew to appreciate ..

During the fast, just after breakfast, at the hint of dawn, our family recites prayers to prepare us for the day and to feel the spirit of the fast. It is a special time of day – the most spiritual ..

The Baha’i fast is well under way and I am often reminded of how precious these days are as the fast is an opportunity to reflect and meditate on the spiritual aspects of life.  Music plays a large part during ..