Lori Renée Devey
Vocalist/Composer/Instructor 
 
 

Happy Paw-lidays from my furry family to yours!  

Love, Minuet (the family Dog)

This is my fourth year writing the Devey-family Christmas Blog, and I am beginning to think life will never slow down! I mean, I get a solid…

Hey there! It’s me, Minuet (Mini) the Devey family perma-puppy!

Even though I am actually 3 years old, my family says I will always be a puppy. Yet somehow they still trust me to write the family Christmas blog every…

Hi there! 

It's me, Minuet, the Devey family dog. Or as I like to call myself, the Queen! 

Apparently my family is too busy working, studying, teaching, singing, and dancing to come write a little blog. But I don't mind…

Oh hi! It's me again, Minuet Devey, but you probably know me as Mini!  It's that time of year again when mom delegates the task of writing our annual family blog, because she is super busy howling and teaching other…

Oh hi, my name is Minuet, but my family…

We are blessed. In spite of whatever we may have envisioned for this past year, when we weigh the blessings against the curses, we still find ourselves with plenty of everything that matters. This is not a humble-brag, but a…

 A few people we hold dear! 

On January 1, 2000, Jim and I rolled out of bed to discover that Y2K had not induced mass world calamity, and that we could indeed move ourselves and our cat…

“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” 
~Eva Burrows 

Jim - As a Civil Engineer, he is our cement expert who keeps…

“Families are like branches on a tree,
we grow in different directions,
yet our roots remain the same.” 
~Unknown 

Our little branches are sprouting up and surprising us daily with their originality, strength, and kindness. 

Jameson…

The answer is gratitude! 

I have a story to share instead of a secret to hide. Most of my life I have spent pretending that I do not have chronic pain and that I am not sick. Sometimes my acting…