In the past 24 hours a beautiful new melody surfaced at the piano.  So, early this morning I was playing it over and over to get it into my memory.  Then, even though I am fighting a cold, I fit in a short aerobic and strength workout.  Following this, I got my hands dirty replacing a car battery, and now am working to book some concerts for 2011.  I have been growing in embracing the “zigs and zags” of life instead of being frustrated by them. So, I surrender the rest of this day.  A day that started out with new music and a car battery!

Taken from liner notes for “Freedom” from “The Voice” CD . . . For many years I thought I could achieve freedom through success and being in control. Then I discovered that the human spirit finds true freedom through serving others in love. Seeking to grow in a freedom that is centered on others has been an adventure filled with emotion and risk. The notes to this piece represent running through life with a heart that is free, pausing to treasure this freedom, and discovering higher levels of giving oneself away. My hope is that the music helps you experience a freedom that gives hope, makes you come alive, sets your heart free. “I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.” Ps. 119:32

It’s not always easy to be joyful and happy, but this piece helps me remember to focus on the good news in life (rather than the bad), as well as the good I can do. I love John Eldredge’s thought in his book Epic that life is an adventure to live rather than a problem to solve. “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4). Taken from The Voice CD liner notes about the melody called Delight.