Unchained Melodye

Surely, Your goodness and faithfulness have chased me every day of my life


  • The Him in Hymns … The Reason I Sing

    Hymns. The hymnal. The old songs. The “good old songs” some would say. I have an old Broadman hymn book that my parents passed on to me. I love to use it in prayer and meditation, and my daughters love the rich truths found in its pages. Many of the hymns in that book stopped being Continue reading

  • My Most Important Post … EVER

    For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.   My blog contains many of the thoughts of my heart. But if I did not share this, I would never have shared the reason that I Continue reading

  • Firsts and Lasts

    Today is the first day of school for Josh this year. As always, the first day of school is bittersweet. Time for a new season … and it means that the one before has passed. I am thankful for the young man he is and I’m praying he will make a difference today … and everyday. Continue reading

  • From Backpacks to Packed Bags

    It’s not living if you don’t reach for the sky. I’ll have tears as you take off , but I’ll cheer as you fly! It’s that time of year. When mamas everywhere are a little more damp eyed than usual. When a quiet house is just a little too loud. When first-day-of-school pictures scream at Continue reading

  • A Run-On Sentence Worthy of an A+

    While working this morning, with Chris Tomlin’s version of “I Stand Amazed in the Presence” playing in the background on Spotify, my mind immediately went to Paul. The one in the Bible. As a person who appreciates proper grammar and spelling (I’m sure it’s mostly because I do so poorly in all, seriously all, other subjects), Continue reading