Winters’ Day In

Spilling the tea since 2006. Wanna cuppa?

Conversations on life, faith, stories, music, and creativity from author and songwriter (and aspiring mermaid) Talena Winters.

Blog Archives

Talena Winters 10/21/18 Talena Winters 10/21/18

Resting

There will always be things that I’m dealing with. There will always be that sense of ebb and flow through seasons, times where my life seems more peaceful than others. But my happiness doesn’t depend on those circumstances.

Talena Winters 8/6/17 Talena Winters 8/6/17

It’s All About Love

What do kittens, rules, and the principles of love have in common?

Talena Winters 12/31/16 Talena Winters 12/31/16

A Year is Just a Trip Around the Sun

I've been quietly avoiding interacting with all the social media posts bashing 2016, as though a year can be to blame for all the things that are wrong with the world or a person's life. It seemed so ludicrous, and I figured if someone was going to be that negative and blame it on a calendar, my energy would be better spent elsewhere than trying to help them see how ridiculous that is.

Talena Winters 6/12/15 Talena Winters 6/12/15

Inconveniences I Would Rather Have (and “Things I’ll Never Do” song)

On Wednesday, I found I was grieving all the things that Munchkin will not get to do that I wanted him to be able to do. I find that writing songs helps me deal with very stressful and emotional topics, so I wrote "Things I'll Never Do". Here is a quick scratch recording on a video for this song.

Talena Winters 5/1/15 Talena Winters 5/1/15

All That’s Left is to Love

Wow, yesterday's post about how Christians treat the LGBTQ community has sure generated a lot of great, constructive discussion (a little here and a LOT on Facebook), which is exactly what I hoped it would do. The comments have provided me with some more thought-food to chew on, and I hope it has done the same for many of the people engaged in the conversation.

Talena Winters 4/5/15 Talena Winters 4/5/15

My First Music Video

A music video for a song I co-wrote called “The Nails (I Did This For You)” in celebration of Easter.