S3 E11 : Beating Hearts, A Concert (and Talk) with Marie Bellet

We often think that finding love is all about being the best version of ourselves. But what if love is not about us at all? What if love is about our ability to receive another? Love, marriage and family are like a concert. Will we allow ourselves to be moved by the rise and fall of the melody, the changing rhythm and rhyme of life with the ones we love? If we are lucky, we lose ourselves to this work of art that demands everything. Join us as Marie Bellet, a loving wife, mother and songwriter, delights us in concert and in conversation on love, life, and music. About the Artist: Marie was raised in the small university town of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The third in a family of 8 children, she escaped the humdrum of the Midwest through the music she heard on her blue transistor radio, singing her favorites in talent shows to her high school class of 24. A lone voice calling for a return to family in the midst of a materialist world, Marie Bellet writes authentic Americana songs that take the listener away from the distractions and conventions of pop culture and focus upon the importance of sacrificial love. Much like the singer/songwriters she listened to growing up, she moves off the glamorous beaten path and tells deceptively simple stories that make larger statements about hardship, heartbreak, redemption, and renewal within the real world. “I write about the life I know, from something as simple as getting through a trip to the grocery store with a bunch of kids to something as difficult as watching a son deploy to Afghanistan. I want to tell others that sacrifice is not stupidity or victimization. It is noble. It is transformative. It is love.” For more about our guest artist, visit her website: http://www.mariebellet.com/