Years ago the Lord put a tune in my heart and taught me to sing Psalm 23 to the tune. Later I discovered that the tune is the Welsh Blessing and it is in one of the older UMC hymnals with the hymn lyrics “Sent Forth By God’s Blessing.” The Lord put that tune in my...
I had not ever heard this tune before the Lord set my heart to singing it in 2002, then dropped the words of Psalm 37:3-5 into it: I grew up singing Psalm arrangements in choir, many of which are no longer readily available, as I have tried to find some of them to...
The trains on the trestle next door run through Birmingham all night long. It was disconcerting the first time I visited our daughter’s home and discovered they had built next door to a train trestle. But now it’s a comforting reminder that life is going...
This time of year I wind up doing repairs to some ornaments and decorations that have suffered in storage…… glue, tape, new string or wire, In January 2016 I wrote the story below about a “rescued” Willow Tree Angel of Song who had lost her...
Four Musicians In the past week I have been privileged to hear the unique musical styles of four musicians. Last Monday evening at Celebrate Recovery, Kyle Paxton shared his testimony of faith in Christ and how he came to possess a beautiful hammered dulcimer. He...
