Donation for a Good Cause

Many of you know that Stanley is the love of my life, my puppy-dog. (Okay, so he's not a puppy, but he sure acts like one!) 

Been praying and praying, and it seems that more and more tumors and trials and tribulations keep popping up.  He now has to go to WSU for almost a whole month for radiation treatments, and it will be around $4000. 

Please, if you could spare a few extra dollars to help cover the costs?  Here's the GoFundMe link...

Save Stanley's Leg

Thank you.

I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says "SING!"

For those of you who have been following for a while now, you are familiar with how hard it was to be asked not to sing at mass anymore at St Stephens.  Fear not!  That has been resolved, for the most part!!!

I went back to the music ministries at St Stephens and asked if I was needed anywhere else.... the first couple I spoke with left me feeling very hopeful, I could hear harmonies and melodies spinning together, but they had another vision for their direction, and never called me back.  It was at that point that I resigned myself to just being a participating member of the congregation, just sit in the sanctuary as one of many in the Body of Christ, and wait for the Spirit to move me.  I knew, when the timing was right, He would use my gifts again. 

A few days after coming to this realization, my parents said they wanted to head out to St Barbara's, a smaller parish in Black Diamond.  Of course I said yes, it was the first time they wanted to go to church other than a holiday in years!  The music was very familiar, between songs that I'd sang in choirs or at churches over the years, and I sang along with every one.  At the end of mass one of the women in the choir practically ran over to me, grabbed me by both arms and said "I was watching you all of mass, you knew every word to every song we sang.  COME SING WITH US!" so excited, eyes lit up & dancing... how could I have said no?! 

So, I was a regular member of the congregation for one service.... now I'm singing every Sunday morning with the church choir, and will start in the cantoring rotation on June 8th.

I have always believed that God will open a window when a door is closed for us, and this has got to be the most literal, direct "window" I've ever had opened for me, AMEN!

Fellowship Through Music

Here it is!  The master list, in no particular order, without the artists names (at this point- can't get excel to play nice)  It was really neat to see people come together - on facebook! - and to read everyone's stories as to why one song or the other was so special to them.  I'm sure there are inifinately more, but this is a good starting place, don't you think?

Old Rugged Cross

Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord

Here I am to Worship

We Fall Down

Blessed Be Your Name

The River Lullaby

Voice of Truth

I Can Only Imagine

Shout to the Lord

Be Thou My Vision

Homesick

Something Beautiful

I Love You Lord

Prayer of St Francis

This Little Light of Mine

Heaven

Blessings

I Love You This Much

I Believe

Dig a Little Deeper In God's Love

Here in Your Presence

Desert Song

Love Song for a Saviour

Take My Life

Create in Me a Clean Heart

You Found Me

In Christ Alone

Mighty is the Power of the Cross

You Do All Things Well

Strong-Strong Wind

Revelation Song

At Your Feet

With Everything

Jesus Paid it All

Jesus Take the Wheel

Set Me as a Seal

Dive

Put Your Hand in the Hand

How He Love Him

Rise Up

Deep Calls/To Deep?

Your Love is Extravagant

Hello Lord

The Word

In My Arms

All Around Me

You Said

Beautiful Saviour

On Fire

Enough

I Need You to Love Me

Porcelain Heart

Never Alone

Exodus

Beautiful

For My Love

Priase You With Dance

Refine Me & Undo Me

Unafraid

Only a Man

Dare You to Move

Sweetly Broken

In Your Presence

Open Skies

Dance with Me

Does Anybody Hear Her

Someone Up There Loves Me

Make Me a Channel of Your Peace

Who Am I

El Shaddai

I have Decided

Awesome God

There is None Like You

Here I am to Worship (duplicate)

I Will Call Upon the Lord

He Has Made Me Glad

Better is One Day

I Will Celebrate

Thirsting

How Great Thou Art

Because I have been Given Much

There is Sunshine in My Soul Today

In the Garden

We Won't Be Quiet

Stand By Me

Breath of Heaven

Mary Did You Know

In the Light

Wonder

Oceans

Set a Fire

Breat Every Chain

Majesty

God of Wonders

I'm Not Who I Was

More Like Falling

What Faith Can Do

Word of God Speak

Love Take Me Over

East to West

How Many Kings

Heaven

By Your Side

What Do I Know of Holy

Amazing Grace

Help Me Find It

Rise Up

Lord, I Need You

Beautiful

Bring the Rain

Only Grace

There is a Way

Worn

I Can Only Imagine

Redeemed

Need You Now

Forgiveness

Like Jesus Does

Walk by Faith

Take My Hand

He Won't Let You Go

You Move Me

Oh Draw Me Lord

In My Life

Wonderful, Merciful Saviour

Were You There

Deep

Yesu Azali Awa

Amazing Grace

Come, Now is the Time to Worship

I Will Rise

Exalted (Yahweh)

My Beloved

You Are My King

The Heart of Worship

Lord You Have My Heart

How Deep the Father's Love for Us

Draw Me Close

It's Been a While...

... and there's been a lot going on.  I'm very much in a "Be Still" period of my faith, where I'm waiting, listening, and watching for signs from the Holy Spirit.  I have found a few very direct answers, and those answers have resulted in very many happy tears being shed. 

We've all heard the phrase "Thank God for Unanswered Prayers" but let us not forget to thank Him for the ones He answers!