Introducing Porch Light Profiles
“Let nothing dim the light within.” - Maya Angelou The idea for Porch Light Profiles: Creatives Who Follow Their Heart and Light Up the...
Sue Shanahan
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Sue Shanahan
- Jun 27
- 5 min
Shane McAnally: True Colors
“So many dreams that I had as a kid, I didn’t even know I was putting into motion. You kind of have to make up what you want your life to...
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Sue Shanahan
- Apr 1
- 7 min
Allison Russell: Spinning Straw into Gold
"I'm an angel of the morning too The promise that the dawn will bring you" - Nightflyer, Allison Russell / JT Nero Singer/songwriter...
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Sue Shanahan
- May 19, 2021
- 7 min
Jenna Lamia: Free to Fly
Jenna and Mockingbird Jenna Lamia perfectly embodies the goal that my niece, Molly, set her sights on as a 3rd grader. She told her mom,...
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Sue Shanahan
- Mar 25, 2021
- 6 min
Arlan Hamilton: As She Is
“Be yourself so that the people looking for you can find you.” – Arlan Hamilton Arlan Hamilton can remember being no more than six years...
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Sue Shanahan
- Jan 19, 2021
- 6 min
Kimothy Joy: Metamorphosis
“I believe everybody’s light is bright as a child. It’s really bright and pure. And then slowly you are influenced by who everyone ...
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Sue Shanahan
- Oct 30, 2020
- 8 min
Seth Avett: The Dynamics of Light
“I’ve seen the reward in my own life for accepting who I am.” – Seth Avett I set my sights on talking to Seth Avett after hearing an...
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Sue Shanahan
- Aug 28, 2020
- 6 min
Scott Avett: The Mining of a Soul
“There is no question – God created me as an artist – do I know? No just suspect. But my suspicion is strong.” – Scott Avett Before I...
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Sue Shanahan
- Jun 16, 2020
- 6 min
Brandi Carlile: Coming From the Heart
For me, I started answering the call at such a young age that I’m mixed up with what I’m called to do and what I love. – Brandi Carlile...
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Sue Shanahan
- Apr 6, 2020
- 6 min
Dolly Parton: Dreams Begin in Books
“Inspiring kids to love to read became my mission.” – Dolly Parton I waited over six months for my phone interview with Dolly Parton. ...
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Sue Shanahan
- Oct 16, 2019
- 7 min
Gordana Biernat: #ShineOn
When you are tapped into the unconditional love of ‘All That Is’ you are tapped into your true self. And when you know that, nothing in...
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Sue Shanahan
- Oct 9, 2018
- 7 min
Valerie June: Shine On You Crazy Diamond
I feel called to share light and to shine through my art.” – Valerie June I was delighted when Valerie June’s rep told me that Valerie...
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Sue Shanahan
- Jul 11, 2018
- 6 min
Kirsty Mitchell: A Wonderland of Her Own
“For me being an artist is getting out what is inside of me.”- Kirsty Mitchell I first heard of Kirsty Mitchell when a friend invited me...
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Sue Shanahan
- Apr 10, 2018
- 6 min
Lori McKenna: Song Chaser
“Before you knew me I traveled around the world I slept in castles and fell in love because I was taught to dream.” – Lori McKenna,...
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Sue Shanahan
- Nov 7, 2017
- 5 min
Sheri Salata: You Are What You Dream
“A person who inspires is a person who changes the world in a million ways they will never know.” – Sheri Salata The first time I met...
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Sue Shanahan
- Sep 17, 2017
- 6 min
Amanda Shires: Songbird
“I wanna look like a bird, like I was meant to sing,” Amanda Shires, Look Like a Bird Even before I spoke to Amanda Shires, I knew I was...
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Sue Shanahan
- Jul 18, 2017
- 5 min
William Joyce: Still Shining
Mary Katherine with her father, Bill Joyce “It was like all fairytales. One must travel through darkness to find the light.” – Elizabeth...
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Sue Shanahan
- Jun 6, 2017
- 5 min
Pam Grout: Cheers to Life!
“You are here to create the good, the beautiful and the holy. You’re here to dance, to spread love, to write symphonies, to give birth...
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Sue Shanahan
- May 2, 2017
- 5 min
Mary Engelbreit: So Much More Than Cute
For my mother, who always told me anything was possible. – Inscription from, Mary Engelbreit: The Art and the Artist Mary Engelbreit is...
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Sue Shanahan
- Mar 28, 2017
- 5 min
Rodney Crowell: Playing to the A Student
If I could influence someone’s description of me I would say, ‘he was curious and he was humble. And somewhere way back in his emotional...
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Sue Shanahan
- Feb 1, 2017
- 5 min
Susan Branch: Necessity is the Mother of Reinvention
“Believing in myself was probably the hardest thing I ever had to learn to do.” I was first introduced to Susan Branch’s art through a...
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Sue Shanahan
- Jan 29, 2017
- 4 min
Anita Moorjani: To Heaven and Back
Anita Moorjani is the logical person to begin my Porch Light Profile series with. What I learned from her book, Dying to Be Me, changed...
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