The following songs are currently available for download. These will change from time to time, so please check back periodically.
These songs may either be played or downloaded to your computer. To play a song, click on its link and, when you are asked if you want to save or open the file, select open. It will take some time before the song begins playing.
Streams in the Desert is an original (vocal & instrumental) composition based on Isaiah 35:4-6. The instrumental accompaniment is provided by the q chord. The song was written as a bit of a challenge--Community Christian Church in Tempe, Arizona, was having worship services related to various Arizona themes, and the theme was obviously that of "streams in the desert". Ironically, it was written just 1 day prior to the attacks of 9/11. I sang it to my dad during his final hours. I have no idea whether or not he heard.
streams in the desertGift of the weeds is an original composition based on the Mexican legend of the poinsettia. It is the story of a small child, who, through adversity, learns the power of transforming faith, first from her aging grandmother & then on her own as the humble gift she gives the Christ Child in love is changed miraculously before her eyes into a thing of beauty.
gift of the weedsStorm on Crooked Lake is an instrumental picture of a summer squall husband Karl & I got caught in while out in my father's boat fishing. Dad had waterfront property on a small lake in Wisconsin called Crooked Lake, & a storm came up very suddenly, causing Karl & I to have to paddle for our lives.
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