On August 2, 2016 I had just finished cancer treatment and my bald head was sprouting in gray! At my birthday party, embarrassed about my looks, I mentioned my hair and my friend Judy, who always pours love into every situation, exclaimed, “It’s not gray, it looks lavender!” I could see Husband out of the corner of my eye agreeing with her, “Yeah, it’s lavender! It’s lavender!” He wanted me to feel pretty. So,I wrote this song. I titled my […]
My new book, “Lavender Hair,” is similar to the late great Christopher Hitchens book, “Mortality,” in that we wish we would have lived healthier lifestyles, cancer is boring, pain pills are fabulous, and death feels closer when you’re on a chemo drip. We disagree on whether or not there is a God waiting to meet us face to face when we die. Hitchens believes there is no God. I believe there is a God who cares, loves us individually, and […]
I’m so proud of my daughter Scarlet whose first book is being published and available July 4! And, it’s a book about God! How awesome! It was brought to the attention of Harper Collins by a beautiful woman named Katie, that a Pasadena-born, NY/Miami-raised, Tennessee stay-at-home mom, who was named after a color in the Bible, Scarlet, and after the romantic lead in Gone With the Wind, was writing a blog – link here. Harper Collins then assigned Scarlet Hiltibidal […]
Thanks to my friend Chana Keefer, author of Annabelle (get it on here) I now know who Jason Upton is. I love the story about this recording of the song “Fly.” The song deeply touches my soul. Jason’s testimony is a must-see. Story of this recording as posted on Youtube: “Jason Upton and his band were engaged in concert/worship at a college auditorium in Alexandria, Louisiana, when a God incidence miraculously happen while Jason was totally consumed by the […]
Thanks to Gordon Kennedy, The Bluebird, Doug Allen, Mary Lynn O’Neal, Cool Springs Brewery, Judy Heinecke, Mom, Melissa Crain, Patty Senger, and Paul for contributing their talents to this episode! Birdie is still trying to make it to the Grand Ol’ Opry stage with her original ukulele songs. Episode 6 is coming soon. Birdie Singer visits Franklin Guitar and Repair to get her ukulele fixed! In Episode 4, Birdie gets her Mom signed with Talent Trek Agency! Mom becomes an […]
I watched a bit of Madonna and The Screaming k Hat Ladies (good band name) on TV, shook my head and went to church. A woman interrupted the sermon with a passionate shout from the front row. The pastor had her come up to the pulpit. Her legs didn’t work. She told us she had survived an abortion. She has cerebral palsy because of it. Truth poured from her lips, “Where were my rights?” and I googled her as soon […]
On August 2, 2016 I had just finished cancer treatment and my bald head was sprouting in gray! At my birthday party, embarrassed about my looks, I mentioned my hair and my friend Judy, who always pours love into every situation, exclaimed, “It’s not gray, it looks lavender!” I could see Husband out of the corner of my eye agreeing with her, “Yeah, it’s lavender! It’s lavender!” He wanted me to feel pretty. So,I wrote this song. I titled my […]
Thanks to Gordon Kennedy, The Bluebird, Doug Allen, Mary Lynn O’Neal, Cool Springs Brewery, Judy Heinecke, Mom, Melissa Crain, Patty Senger, and Paul for contributing their talents to this episode! Birdie is still trying to make it to the Grand Ol’ Opry stage with her original ukulele songs. Episode 6 is coming soon. Birdie Singer visits Franklin Guitar and Repair to get her ukulele fixed! In Episode 4, Birdie gets her Mom signed with Talent Trek Agency! Mom becomes an […]
I watched a bit of Madonna and The Screaming k Hat Ladies (good band name) on TV, shook my head and went to church. A woman interrupted the sermon with a passionate shout from the front row. The pastor had her come up to the pulpit. Her legs didn’t work. She told us she had survived an abortion. She has cerebral palsy because of it. Truth poured from her lips, “Where were my rights?” and I googled her as soon […]
Thanks to Becky Best and Luke Best for filming and editing and for doing it all in one day. Thanks to Matt Dentino for guitar and Paul Wessel for piano. (Paul did not want to be on camera.?!)
Thanks to Becky Best for her wonderful cinematography and editing skills, and to Melissa Crain for the gorgeous set, and the adorable animals! (*There was no harm done to animals during the filming of this video, they were like that when we got there!) This song was inspired by my recent cancer journey. I started thinking about all the broken things in this world and how “the fall” in the Garden of Eden ruined the whole beautiful creation. The 2nd […]
Filmed by the wonderful Gabe McCauley of Lil Dragon Productions, with assistance by Mandy and Dr. Therin. A song I wrote about losing my hair during chemo in my breast cancer fight this year. All my treatments are done now and I feel great and my hair is growing back – GRAY ?! (Paul & I, Oct. 2016, Gabe’s Porch, Columbia, TN) —- (Paul and I Oct. 1977, Furman U.,Greenville, SC) (Paul and I, November, 2015, Beginning of Cancer Journey, […]
(My friend Mandy’s dog Gobot barking at the cows) Here’s a great sermon on the topic, “Are you afraid to die?” Pastor Rusty George was my pastor when I lived in Acton, CA for awhile. He does a great job teaching God’s Word. Link here.
Pastor Steve is a great Bible teacher. This recent sermon really encouraged me. I wanted to share it. I personally know about 10 people diagnosed with cancer just this year. What should my reaction be to suffering, mine and others? How Big is Your God? (Part 4) from Grace Chapel on Vimeo. (this is my fake-tattoo-lymphedema-prevention-compression-sleeve covering my real tattoo that says, “Ever Grace” as I ride my friend Melissa’s beautiful horse “Lil Bit” through God’s beautiful Tennessee hills!)
Torry Martin and Doug Peterson wrote a new book, “Of Moose and Men: Lost and Found in Alaska.” I’ve always wanted to know what it is like to live in Alaska. They tell me. I also like to read about people struggling with their Christian lives because I do. Torry explores that. My curiosity was fed. My funny bone was tickled. And, my love for Christ was strengthened. I highly recommend this original work of art from this original red […]
My new book, “Lavender Hair,” is similar to the late great Christopher Hitchens book, “Mortality,” in that we wish we would have lived healthier lifestyles, cancer is boring, pain pills are fabulous, and death feels closer when you’re on a chemo drip. We disagree on whether or not there is a God waiting to meet us face to face when we die. Hitchens believes there is no God. I believe there is a God who cares, loves us individually, and […]
I’m so proud of my daughter Scarlet whose first book is being published and available July 4! And, it’s a book about God! How awesome! It was brought to the attention of Harper Collins by a beautiful woman named Katie, that a Pasadena-born, NY/Miami-raised, Tennessee stay-at-home mom, who was named after a color in the Bible, Scarlet, and after the romantic lead in Gone With the Wind, was writing a blog – link here. Harper Collins then assigned Scarlet Hiltibidal […]
Thanks to my friend Chana Keefer, author of Annabelle (get it on here) I now know who Jason Upton is. I love the story about this recording of the song “Fly.” The song deeply touches my soul. Jason’s testimony is a must-see. Story of this recording as posted on Youtube: “Jason Upton and his band were engaged in concert/worship at a college auditorium in Alexandria, Louisiana, when a God incidence miraculously happen while Jason was totally consumed by the […]
Please watch this short video and my 57 year old handstand!! and then donate at this link. WHERE TO GIVE? Link HERE.
This beautiful story is about friends of ours in Tennessee. God is bigger than cancer and bigger than this world. Jesus brings hope for our future, even after death. “The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8 “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day […]
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