Stand Some More (Not yet released) to
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I dedicate this, my darkest song, to
all innocent residents of Englewood
Colorado and otherwheres, whose
government makes sport of privacy,
whole reputations, and vulnerable
people who have done nothing but
share a home "unrelated" to each
other. My God says he stands with
those who have no standing. I
believe him. We are still standing.
Black Coffee (Not yet released) to
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Okay, so imagine a kayak guide in the North West with a couple of zoning issues and personal trials to navigate through. A black cup of steaming fresh coffee helps her strategize and think through it.
Richest Things (Not yet released) to
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In the midst of some life threatening struggles, a friend lent us her condo on Lake Dillon for the weekend. My husband's gentle love and funny spontaneous jokes were healing, and reflecting over the fact that the weekend was really free, except for eating out, I had to pause and reflect on all my unearned blessings.
In Deed (Not
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This song is about the situations in
life where there are no guidelines,
and you're just sorta out on a limb
feeling alone, and that's the real
beginning of faith and learning how
to pray from your gut. For me, it
was building this house. I hope you
enjoy.
P.S. My neighbor, Kathy Swezy,
is singing back-ups, and Demetrios
Masters is playing the guitars
(besides mine) and
producing/engineering, his wife, Kim
is on drums.
Griffin and Sabine
(Not yet released) to sneak a listen go to
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This song is adapted from the story book of the same name. It speaks to man's busyness and search for love, yet having a emptiness in any knowledge of his identity and purpose. Sabine represents God's all knowing love. She has seen his mistakes and yet offers a healing love. Some people believe that in order to be healed, the pain is resolved, but I have found that though the pain stays, I have grown supple enough to endure it, and that I would never know the grace of God or the beauty of comfort if it did not exist. Pain is actually necessary to knowing truth and knowing others' souls ~ precious valuable bits of life. The pain itself is a process to a better understanding of God, of myself of life. On any given day, I admit to the reality of both pain and beauty because we have not yet crossed over. Pain and Beauty... a constant theme, came from reading Joni Erickson Tada's book, When God Weeps and shortly after, Young's bestseller, The Shack.
