Sing-along Café Thursday, October 15th, 2026

I am thankful and blessed to spend my Thursday afternoons singing and chatting with lovely like-minded people.

My Thankful and Grateful playlist was interesting. We talked a lot. Good discussion, some of it in support of each other and our personal concerns, some of it about how different versions of songs not only feel different but also shift the meaning, and as usual we had some surprising lyrics. ("How bout no longer being masochistic; How bout remembering your divinity")

Many wonderful and beautiful things were listed in the songs. It reminded me of a quote I see a lot on social media: "How cool is it that the same God who created the mountains and oceans and galaxies looked at you and thought the world needed one of you too!" When I said it, I think I added butterflies and rainbows and skipped the part about looking at you. We are, each and all of us, magnificent miraculous creations.

There are so many beautiful things to be grateful for, and there are difficult and unpleasant things too, that help us grow like Alanis Morrisette sang about. I try to get nice things to show up on my socials, like the Tiny Joy Project and weratedogs ("The dogs were good again") and lots of different musicians. And, I try to spend time with good people. I'm thankful to music for bringing good people into my life.

Next week, Thursday, October 22nd, our theme will be Home and Family. My playlist is huge, and there will be songs we want to sing again along with lots of new ones.

Here are some of the songs we sang today:

Thankful by Josh Grobin
Thankful by Celine Dion
Thank God I'm a Country Boy by John Denver
Thank You by Alanis Morissette
Thank You for the Music by ABBA
My Favorite Things by Julie Andrews
My Favorite Things by ELIO
You're My Best Friend by Queen
Goodness of God by Caleb and Kelsey
Goodness of God by CeCe Winans
All Creatures of Our God and King by JJ Heller

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