After the Snow
Today I’m sharing a song I wrote many, many . . . yes many . . . years ago. I hope its message will uplift and encourage you today. “Well don’t you know, after the snow the mountaintop sends down…
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Through the Corridor
I see you, my beloved, as you walk the narrow corridor flanked by memories on each side; touching them, smelling them, feeling them with every breath you take. I see you, and I reach out my hand to you. I…
Embrace Your Boldness
It’s a new day. A new start. A new opportunity. It’s a day to embrace your boldness. Yes, you have been here many times – standing at the doorway, looking out and into a forest you could not trust, looking…
The Prize is Yours
You are not behind as you have feared, my precious one. You are not the horse at the end of the race, last to cross the finish line. You are not one who holds back because of fear. Nor do…
May I Have This Dance?
My precious child, may I have this dance? Will you come with me to the middle of the dance floor? To the clearing in the forest? To the meadow where the sun glistens? Come with me. Hear the music. Feel…
Resurrected Hope
Draw the rain to you, my beloved, in resurrected hope. Lift your hands to the sky. Call out to the clouds to release their waters to pour upon you all their bounty. Let them shower you, cleansing you of yesterday.…
Feel the Brokenness
Feel the brokenness in your soul. Let it break. Let it break without fear that you will be rendered fractured, deemed worthless, and tossed away. You have seen that happen time and time again. Something breaks. Its owner throws it…
The Music of Nature
Listen, my beloved, to the music of nature that surrounds you. Open your ears. Hear creation calling out in serenade to you. Music. It’s in the gentleness of the wind that gushes past, and in the soft breeze that blows…
Trust is a Precious Gift
Trust is a precious gift. It is a treasure. It is without measure. You cannot trust just a little bit. Either you trust or you don’t trust. Then trust, once committed to, can grow and produce greatness. Trust can unlock doors…
Joy Comes in the Morning
I love the encouragement that comes from the Lord, smiling at us like a proud father. ———- Joy comes in the morning. You have heard it said many times. Joy comes in the morning, in the daylight, when the sun…