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Patty's Page
 "Because You Loved"
My newest song, written about my very favorite subject. Check it out on YouTube.
"I Was There" - The song I wrote for the hurricane victims a few years ago,
or for
anyone
going
through a difficult time right now. Click here for the lyrics.
Welcome to my personal page. I hope you enjoy my music, photos, and articles. I know it is a little unorganized but that is because I keep having to add new stuff! So, please stop back now and then. This spring my new book, River-Lations: Inspirational Stories and Photos from the Thousand Islands was released. It is a collection of articles I wrote for the Thousand Islands Sun Newspaper along with some of the
photos I have taken of the Thousand Islands. In 2010, I was the recipient of a national Amy Award for one of the articles that are included in the book. You can read the Thousand Islands Sun's Press Release about the award or you can read the article, Kayaking
for Dummies, on the Amy Foundation's web site.
Of course I also love to sing and write music. Along with the songs above, my other recent songs include, Come Into His Rest ,(set to my nature photography), Alpha & Omega,
and Light
of Love. Please let me know if you would like the lyrics/chords to any of my music. I also play keyboard and sing on the worship team at my church, the Syracuse Alliance Church on Midland Ave in Syracuse, New York.
In my other (non-musical) life, I work in the Department
of Pediatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. But once I leave for the day, I enjoy a number of other activies. In the summer, I'm always somewhere near the water. That includes the Thousand Islands. I love to be outdoors jogging, kayaking, gardening,
fishing, swimming, and taking pictures (check out my photography pages or you can see some of my photography featured in The Thousand Islands Life Magazine).
During the
long,
cold winter months I keep busy by writing. Inspired by the magnificent
splendor of
God's
creation, I enjoy composing and singing my own songs, as well as
writing
inspirational books and articles (click here to
read one of my stories recently published in the Syracuse Good Newspaper). We recently released
our newest music video, River-Lations,
which completes our Thousand Islands music video triology. You
can even view our 3-minute
movie trailer on YouTube. We are really excited
about it and believe it is our best work yet. We were thrilled to have River-Lations receive the highest
possible 5-Dove rating from the Dove Foundation. If you
love
music and nature we think you will too!
In
2007, I had two new books published including To Love, Honor, and OH
BOY!, which is a book about love and marriage published
by CSS Publishing Company ( see
the neat review this book got from the American Authors Association).
Earlier
in the year, CSS
released, A
Good Paddling, inspired by some of my kayaking
adventures.
My
most recent music album is my 12-song CD, Wondrous
Love (pictured above --note, I am the one on the right, not
the
left). I express some of my deepest thoughts and feelings in my
songs and I love to be able to share them with others through my music.
Here is one of the songs (mp3), " What Kind of Love is This?" to give you
a small taste of the album. You can read the latest review in
the Syracuse Post Standard. Several of the songs on this album are
included in the River-Lations music DVD.
My previous album is The
Treasure of Your Love (which
includes the song, " I
Was There" that was written for the victims of the hurricanes in
2005). I was interviewed
on WHMR radio where I talked about the making of this album.
My
previous CD, Heaven
& Nature Sing, includes 10 original songs all
inspired
by nature and Scriptures with all kinds of neat new special effects.
You'll
hear the mourning dove, the waves of the River, a forest full of birds,
Christmas
bells and a few additional surprises. I was honored to have it reviewed by the
Syracuse
Newspapers. But wait!
It gets even better. You can
now watch while you listen. We have also released the Heaven
& Nature Sing Music Video that sets seven of the new songs to
exquisite
scenes of nature, wildlife and the Thousand Islands area. Want a
sneak
peek? You can now see the title song, "Heaven & Nature Sing" on YouTube.
Special Note: You
can
purchase the Heaven
& Nature Sing CD or the movie
and help support the new CNY
Children's
Hospital
at the same time (see
the Heaven
& Nature Sing
movie page
to learn more).
In May of
2002, we released our first music
video, Proclaim
His Praise
in
the Islands, featuring
scenes
of the amazing Thousand
Islands area, its lighthouses, ships, castles
and
wildlife all put to seven of my own original songs. Wildlife, of
course,
includes Hoover, our "pet" chipmunk, featured in his very own song ( now featured on YouTube). For
more
information about this now world famous chipmunk, come visit him at his own web site.
After all the feedback we
have gotten
about our little friend, we felt that the least Gold-Mountain could do
was
to sponsor The
Hoover Page,
complete with pictures, chipmunk links and even his own feature
film. And after you've seen the movie, you can read
the book. My
second book, Proclaim
His
Praise in the Islands
was
recently released from Publish America. It includes 24 stories
about
the Thousand Islands, its history, its attractions, its wildlife, its
not-so-wildlife
(Hoover) and, of course, its Creator. I hope it inspires you!
In addition
to our
music videos, we have also released several other music CD's of my
songs.
In Only Natural,
I have combined my love of music
with
my love of nature by adding nature sounds to songs I wrote about God's
awesome
creation. Proclaim
His
Praise in the Islands
includes the
Chipmunk Song and my new patriot song, "America Keep Praying" which is
also
on the music video. Please feel free to listen to a short sample on my music pages. A
few years ago, I completed another CD that had a different focus from
some of my other
music. Through several recent circumstances, I was reminded of
some
of the difficult times I have gone through in the past and how, as I
went
through them, I would find comfort by putting my thoughts and prayers
into
music. The Lord brought me through each of those difficult times
and,
each time, He put a song on my heart. In Out of the Depths
I share 10 of those songs with the hope that they will bring comfort
and
encouragement to others who are suffering and who need a quiet reminder
that
they need not go through it alone. The title comes from Psalm 130
-
"Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD...put your hope in the
LORD,
for with the LORD is unfailing love” (Ps. 130:1,7). If you, or
someone
you know, is hurting I pray the words and music on this album will
truly
help you find your way out of the depths.
As
I already mentioned, I also love to write. My first book was
released
in April, 2001 from New Leaf Press. Perennial Faith
is now available at your local bookstore or online through Gold-Mountain.
In Spring of 2005, Arcadia
Pulishing Company released the book I co-authored
with my husband Bob, called Singer Castle. It is the
pictorial history
of the castle where
I spent many of my summers. You
can read the book or, you can now see the movie. For one of our
most unique projects, the Dark Island's Castle
of
Mysteries video, see our major projects
page.
Speaking
of the
Castle, for the past 15 years or so, up until its sale in
2002, I was actively involved in the music ministry at Jorstadt Castle (now known as Singer Castle) in the Thousand
Islands.
Please come and visit the web site I have dedicated to this wonderful
part
of my life: A
Tribute to
Jorstadt Castle. It is our involvement there, at this
remarkable
place, that prompted us to keep its memory and history alive in our new
documentary
video.
I also volunteer at New Hope Family Services,
currently as their online crisis pregnancy counselor and web page manager.
We
are a local agency run almost exclusively by volunteers dedicated to
helping
both the unborn and their parents through what, in many cases, is
considered
a crisis pregnancy. There are similar organizations located throughout
the
country. If you are interested in more information, or if you,
yourself,
are struggling with a crisis pregnancy there is a place right here on
the
Web that you can visit. It is the OptionLine/Pregnancy
Centers Page. Whether
I'm at work or at play, on the River or at my keyboard, none of those
things
really define who I am. I would hope that if only one thing were to
come
to mind when people thought of me it would be in terms of my First Love.
Now,
for some of
Patty's Personal Picks i.e. links you won't want to miss.
My
two Vital Links:
A few other
favorites:
Favorite Sights (great photography
and
a free screen saver, to boot!)
Favorite Sounds.(this gets me to work in the morning
even without coffee -you can listen online!)
Favorite source for
sending
FREE E-cards (Really neat, inspirational cards for every occasion)
Favorite source for news on the Web
Favorite Site
for
Faith and Fun (Beware! These people are crazy!)
Favorite Local Outreach (feeding the
hungry, minstering to the refugees and to the poorest of poor)
Favorite International Outreach
(caring for those in need worldwide)
Favorite magazine on the
Web
Favorite Source of Inspiration
Favorite List of Daily
Devotionals
Favorite Science and Apologetics
Site
Favorite Site for Families
Favorite
Site
for Kids.
Why wait until
Christmas?
Good News for
Everyone
The Truth in Many Languages
I Was There
Patty
Mondore, 2005
When the storms
of life
crash down upon you unannounced
When the life
you know
is gone before your eyes
When you ask
through
tears and anguish why such sorrow you must bear
Please remember,
precious
child, I will be there.
When the winds
blow
- - I will be there
and when the
things
you hold so dear are washed away
I will hold you
in My
arms
I will keep you
from
all harm
And you will
know that
through it all, I was there.
When the storm
has passed
and you're left thinking all is lost
if you'll only
turn
to Me, I understand
For I died upon
a cross,
and gave my very life for you,
And I did it
just to
show my love is true.
Come to me - - I
will
see you through your pain,
Trust me, I will
help
you through each day.
Cling to me,
I'll love
you through it all
and be with you
til
I bring you home to stay.
Thank
you for visiting my web page. I hope you found some refreshment and
encouragement
here. I leave you with this shining symbol of hope. Click
on
the Lighthouse
to find
the true source of Light. 
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