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On the back of her funeral program, there was a saying – one of my mom’s favorites: “It never hurts to be nice.” Six words that sum up a whole life...
I love this story, sent to me from one of my readers, about how she learned to make more room for the Savior during the Christmas season. Sally's story began with something lost, but what she found instead would last forever. My story begins years ago when I was backpacking through Israel and bought a beautiful hand-carved nativity set from olive wood.
I've been so busy doing music stuff. So today it was fun to focus on something else for a change.
It took me all of about 20 minutes to make this guy. Easiest. Craft. Ever. I asked my kids to name him, and their suggestions made me laugh.
I was getting ready to release “The Star Still Shines” yesterday – more than two weeks later than I had planned – and the coverage of the shooting in California came on the TV. I paused. Maybe this wasn’t a good time. Maybe I should wait.
It didn’t feel like a Christmasy day at all.
All I can say is I'm still trying. After a freak accident, a sick singer, 2 failed recording attempts, and several sleepless nights, I'm still working to get "The Star Still Shines" out there. I'm not a person who thinks everything happens for a reason, or that all opposition comes from the devil. But I'm beginning to wonder what's going on.