Don Piper

I didn't just hear music. It seemed as if I were part of the music.

I woke up to singing and found myself singing too

I refer to them as miracles-although some may call them fortunate circumstances-because I believe there are no accidents or surprises with God.

Some things happen to us from which we never recover, and they disrupt the normalcy of our lives. That's how life is. Human nature has a tendency to try to reconstruct old ways and pick up where we left off. If we're wise, we won't continue to go back to the way things were (we can't anyway). We must instead forget the old standard and accept a 'new normal.

Satan is a liar. He wants to steal our joy and replace it with hopelessness. When we're up against a struggle and we think we can't keep going, we can change that by praising God. Our chains will fall from us.Meese encouraged me by reminding me of the real reason we have for fully living this life. It's to give everything we have to God--even the heartbreaks and pain. God is our reason to live.

Unworthy as I am, he allowed me to go to heaven, and I know the next time I go there, I__l stay.