Surprise!

God has a wild imagination
Come and see
Come and be surprised...

"Wild Imagination" -- Scott Krippayne

Maybe this is proof that I am a writer -- mental block has hit me. So what does a writer do? Look for inspiration... I like the above song -- something different.

I am not only shaped by my faith, but also by my age group. And sometimes the two combine with my selection of music. I like to think that I have a rich musical heritage (listening and NOT singing or playing). I grew up in the United Methodist Church, and my mother's father was a preacher in a small holiness denomination, so I grew up with the best of both worlds. And even though I am not a singer, I LOVE it when our church sings "There Is Power In The Blood" with a banjo in the background, and I am in there with the rest.

My contribution? CCM. After I became a believer, I started out with B.J. Thomas and Amy Grant. Later, I discovered Michael W. Smith, and have been to about four of his concerts. And I could go on.

But the big discovery was Amazon. Books and so much more, and older CCM all there online, used but perfectly playable, and all for the buying...like a boy in a candy store being told that he could get whatever he wanted. So many things to discover...

How's that for an opening?

Reminders from my music collection...

...that I have always been loved.
...that my oldest daughter has the heart of a princess.
...that someone wants to spend the rest of their life with me.
...that love sometimes hurts, but it is so worth it.
...that someday I will see my Captain, the One who makes my sins as white as snow.

And all that is mine right now.

Surprise!