When I was a teenager we had a record of songs sung by George Beverly Shea. Amazing voice. That was where I first heard this song - I'd Rather Have Jesus. The words and tune have stayed with me all my life. What an amazing message. To have Jesus is to have everything. I really …
Be Still, My Soul has long been a favourite hymn of mine. I love to play it on the piano. The message of the song is always a calming one. This song speaks of God's faithfulness, His guidance in everything, His calm in the storm, His comfort and the hope of Heaven. I hope this …
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day so a lot of people are talking about love. Recently I was reading I John where it says, "We love him, because he first loved us." (4:19) So here is the amazing truth. We only have Valentine's Day and celebrate love because God first loved us. I love this song. Every …
When my husband had his kidney removed in November I was driving back and forth to the hospital in my parents' van since a minivan has better fuel economy than a 12-passenger van. Who knew?! Anyway, they had a beautiful a cappella CD in their player. The first song was this one - "I Sing …
I recently was reminding of this song. It suits how I am feeling these days. I would say that living with a spouse with cancer has to be one of life's hardest trials, but I also have to say that God has been so faithful in His care of us. Only Jesus can satisfy the …
Does your faith need strengthening? I know mine does, and God is working on that in my life. I was recently reminded of this song, and I'm glad it is because it's the attitude that I need to be striving for. My worries cannot change the fact that my husband has cancer or that he …
This song has been going through my mind a lot lately so I thought I would share it with you. I think I first heard this when I was a teenager at special evangelistic meetings in our church. I have a book - Hymns of Our Faith - that I sometimes look up the hymn …
Tomorrow is the date we've been waiting for - it seems like a long time - but in reality is only about a month. Tomorrow is the day my husband will have his kidney removed. It is also when we will find out if the cancer has been kept contained in the kidney or moved …
I found myself singing this song last week while working in the kitchen. This is another beautiful song written by Fanny J. Crosby. I don't think there are many songs that have so much joy packed into them. When you sing it, you feel a little of what the joy in Heaven must be like. …
How sweet in the day-to-day hardships of life and in the harder trials to be able to rest in Jesus. To feel that you don't have any strength in yourself to go on, and yet you have Jesus. Time after time as I walk through hard times and trials I am amazed at the Love …
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