Pictured from right to left, Cathy Barlow Garrison, Nancy Shearer, Jenny Cline, and Bill Hutzel (center) … Photo by Jack Shearer Click the play button below to listen In memory of Cathy Barlow Garrison, who passed away on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016. Cathy always seemed to celebrate life. So it was fitting that the ceremony …
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Every now and then, life hands us an opportunity that feels bigger than we are—an open door we didn’t expect, a moment that stirs both excitement and a touch of nervousness. Those are the places where God often draws near. The story you’re about to read is one of those moments. In 2017, I was …
Click the play button below to listen Bring your voice. Bring your song. And yes—bring your flute, Peggy said to me over the phone. Of course I wanted to play. And I especially wanted to see Peggy again. It was 2017, and she was inviting me to Awaken the Dawn, a gathering on the National …
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Coincidence or God-Incidence? A Story of Divine Timing and God Winks God Winks are those perfectly timed, seemingly coincidental moments that are far too meaningful to be random. These beautiful encounters often leave us with a sense of awe — and a quiet assurance that we are seen and loved. Many of these stories live …
CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN TO THE AUDIO In 1973, my classmate Stan and I had been appointed to music therapy internships at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Washington DC, a government-run psychiatric hospital for treating a wide range of patients, including those who were mentally deficient, mentally disturbed, deaf and blind, and those struggling with drug …
