Living Above the Sun Ministries

  "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 The cardinal perfectly perched on the wooden fence.  The roses in the background.  The rusticness of the shed.  This caused me to pause, smile and enjoy the moment of beauty in my backyard as I looked away from my work computer screen. These are moments that can be easy to thank God for.  This beauty invites feelings of happiness and peace.  But what happens when things take a sharper emotional turn?  When beauty isn't there, when the unexpected hits.   The deaths we encounter in this life, the hospitalizations, the family emergencies, unexpected expenses...the list goes on and on.  I've mentioned in my few writings this year that it's been a hard year.  I've cried my eyes and heart out at all of these situations listed above.  I lost a friend of 26 years to a motorcycle accident....

  Where do I begin?  For many years I've quietly dreamed of being in the world of music...okay, I want to be a rockstar!  Only problem is I'm an introvert and not big on being in the limelight.  I'm also not as musically talented as I am a writer.  Sure, I can strum a couple of chords, and sing and harmonize on some things, I can sorta ad lib, but when it comes to keeping time, and singing really good, and staying in rhythm, I don't do well.  I choke on my spit, get off key, I get lost in music, the metronome keeps ticking and i don't know where to jump in.  I've known for years I'm a writer and not a performance singer. I recently took a test from a Dove winning songwriter who developed a "Songwriter Type Profile."  I am "Hearing and Prophetic."  I've known this for probably 20 years too, but most people would think I was crazy if I told them I hear the voice of God and have the gift of prophecy.  Not seeing the future prophecy but p...