Wherever You Go

“Wherever You Go” is a song for sending well wishes to people simply going to class, or an outing, for going out in the world, or for familiar rites of passage. It is a song for anyone, of any age, moving on in life–however big or small the change may be. The composer writes: “I have a moment in mind when my 85-year-old Dad was taking a walk while my sister took out all his belongings from his home of 60 years. We were talking as we walked away from the house. He turned around to look at the house and softly cried. He wanted to die in that home, but it wasn’t to be. I hoped that he could go with grace, knowing that he is loved.”

Lori McNeal Reece (she/her) has been a lifelong songwriter. She has always composed for special events for friends and family. Her first song was performed her senior year in high school. Recently she wrote a full length musical play, Shifting Gears, about the challenges she and others faced with cancer. Lori is a Lay Leader for UU and often finds herself being steered in the direction of a song that needs to be written.