Four years ago today, Randy and I had a dream come true moment. Do you remember this? In 2011, we started an indiegogo campaign to raise money to record The Seven Year Scratch (later titled Home), an album of love and family songs we had written to one another over the course of our relationship….
Category: Stories and Songs
Paper Doll and Song: Stargirl
This week, Rosie decided to make a “space girl,” so I was inspired to illustrate a character from a song that I wrote several years ago called Stargirl and Moonboy. It is a sweet little love song that Randy and I recorded here at the house. I play accordion, and he plays guitar, bass, and Irish…
Pitter Patter: The Story Behind the Song
I discovered coffee shops in college. I never had very much money, but back then I could usually dig up $2 to buy a hot drink and rent a space at a little cafe for a few hours to think and write and declutter my brain. I lived in a creative state, with lots of…
Room for You (New Song)
I am two weeks away from my due date. I can hardly believe that any day we will see this new little face and our lives will be forever changed. It feels so surreal. In preparation for Heidi’s arrival, I’ve been rearranging, organizing, constantly cleaning and decluttering this tiny house. All of my creative energy…
Being Home
I spend a lot of time at home. About 85% of my life happens behind the closed door of our brightly-colored, overflowing-with-laundry, two-bedroom house. My husband and I and our four children (ages 6 and under) share every room. Our bedroom is the hangout spot during the day, the living room is where we teach…
Home, a cd of love and family songs by The Josephine Knot now available!
The happy day is here! Cds are available for purchase and/or download on our website www.thejosephineknot.com To hear the amazing story of this album, read our post: Miracles Still Happen: How a dream came true for two struggling musicians. And as always, thank you from the bottom or our intertwined hearts for your support!
Labor Pains, Or Ready to Deliver
For about a month, it has felt like the days before going into labor. We have been frantically trying to get things in order. We have put everything else on hold, just concentrating on deep-breathing and all the last minute details that still need to fall into place. I know some of you are trying…
The Josephine Knot (On Our 10th Anniversary)
I have three important annonucements to make. The first is that today, Randy and I have been married for a decade. It seems like another life ago, walking down the garden path to meet him on our wedding day. I could have never imagined how our love would change over the course of ten years. I…
Any Day Now…
It will happen any day. Maybe tonight. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe next week. Our life is about to change forever–we will be meeting our son in a matter of hours or days. I didn’t remember how surreal it feels to be in the last days of pregnancy. The minute-by-minute goals of my life for the last…
Family Love, A Study in Mathematics
People keep asking me if we are going to have more children. The question ranks up there–probably around number 4–on the list of my daily-smalltalk-with-a-pregnant-woman chart. {(1)”How much longer?”( 2) “How are you feeling?” (3)”Are you so ready to have that baby…?” topping the chart…} The top three questions are easy to answer. {(1)”I have…
Stargirl and Moonboy
I am so happy to share a new song with you! I used to go to Java Joe’s once a week, early in the morning before anyone woke up. I savored being alone and thinking, writing, making lists, eating good food and drinking good coffee. Michelle Wetherbee, the owner (and queen) of the coffee shop…