As I sit here this morning, looking at the yellowing paper in my old spiral notebook, it’s hard to believe it’s been almost 40 years since I wrote these “Forever Gone” lyrics. Yet, there it is in my very own handwritten print and cursive letters: 5/9/74. No biggie…well, sort of a biggie…but having over 40 years of poems, stories, lyrics, and songs is kinda … Read the rest…
I truly hope you’re with me on this…when I talk about the light in our hearts. It’s not my light. It’s not your light. And It’s not his, hers, or theirs. It’s the light of the one true Living God who loves us all so much He made the supreme sacrifice in order to give us eternal life. As Christians in this day and age, we … Read the rest…
When I was a young, aspiring writer and poet, I wrote many verses and stories ripe with open, seemingly vague implications, unspoken intimations, and underlying innuendos. I wrote that way to elicit responses and ideas from readers. It worked very well. Each new person who read the words told me what it meant…and each new person’s rendition was always at least a bit different … Read the rest…
I don’t remember exactly the first time I ever wrote a goodnight song… …but it might very well be the one you’ll find the lyrics to below. This isn’t like my other lullaby songs for kids. In fact, this goodnight song wasn’t written for kids. Don’t worry…it’s still rated G. Very often, in my writing life, I’ve been asked, or told, or requested to … Read the rest…
24 years ago today I became a husband. I had never been one before, so I didn’t know what to expect. I only knew I was very ready to be one. I had met a beautiful woman, and she actually thought I was worthy…so, as they say, I “popped the question”. As I recall (vividly) there weren’t many (almost none, in fact) who gave … Read the rest…
He said, “I’ll get to that tomorrow.” But tomorrow never came…not for him at least. Don’t be that person. As I’ve been doing lately, I went through another one of my old lyrics notebooks and found some more I’d like to share with you. And I’ll add a story to go along with ’em if you don’t mind. Well, even if you do mind … Read the rest…
Understanding is a word that can have an almost identical meaning as either a noun or an adjective. Most people probably wouldn’t give that a second thought, but I think it’s a very cool and interesting fact. Ponder for a minute or two just how small we are compared to God. It should make you very thankful of how much time He’s spent on … Read the rest…
