Last week Terri and I sat down to put together a quick recording of the beautiful song, "Breath of Heaven" by Amy Grant and Chris Eaton.  We knew it would have to be extremely basic...no bells and whistles.  Just two friends sitting in the basement creating a simple, unplugged gift.  The amount of surrender on both of our parts was greater than we anticipated,and it got me thinking about what life would look like without all the "extra stuff" that can distract us from the Real Deal.

Our prayer is that you listen to it with your eyes closed, and meditate on what Mary might have been feeling on her long journey.  We hope you accept our simple gift for what it is...a quiet reminder to focus on the Real Deal in the midst of wrapping paper, Christmas cards, and  long to-do lists.

Have a wonderful Christmas...praying for more simplicity and clearer focus now and in 2012!

 It seems like almost every time I listen to a sermon, a new song comes to my head.  I get excited and start writing on my sermon note page.  Then I have this internal struggle, wondering if the devil is using my fractured brain  to keep me from focusing on the whole lesson, or if God is sharing His gift, and putting His word to music through me.  Maybe if I actually finished the songs, I could claim it as a special way that God uses to communicate through me.  Hmmmm...gotta work on that.

 Whew...it has been a LONG time since I have written anything in here.  These last few months have been a whirlwind of change for me, and I am just now coming up for a breath of air before I dive back in.   Today I was lucky enough to take some time off and slow down.  I felt the breeze kiss my face and comb through my hair as I biked to my favorite tea shop.  I basked in the sun, devoured a great book, looked my husband in the eyes and got to actually TALK to him, Texas …

I just wanted to share something that has touched me so deeply as I've been studying the book of Ephesians. This is Paul's prayer for the people of Ephesus who had fallen off track in many ways.  It is so beautiful, encouraging and uplifting.  It is the prayer I want to say daily for all of the people in my life.  When I don't know what to pray, I want this prayer to be at my beck and call.  It is Ephesians 3: 16-21... "I pray that out of his glorious riches, Christ may …

Here I am again...my 10th annual "standing at the edge of a cliff" moment.  The sky is falling.  The hurricane is about to hit...brace yourself, and hold on for the ride.  It won't be pretty, but we'll manage somehow.   These are the thoughts that have shaped 1/3 of each year for a decade of the 40 years I have been on this earth.  If you add all of those months up, I have essentially wasted 36 months of my life.  Ugh. Three years dreading and barely …