A global pandemic shocked the world and turned everything upside down, on a global scale and also in my own life. The constants in my life were stripped away in a matter of months, and change and uncertainty became my new normal. I moved out of the city and back to small town New Hampshire. I transitioned into full-time music making at a time when venues were shut down. While taking what felt like a brave, bold step forward, I simultaneously held a lot of fear for my present and my future, along with concern for the state of the world. The tension was palpable. 

But I gained something I hadn't had in decades - unbridled time. Time to explore the wilderness and talk to God amidst the trees. Time to connect with family and allow one another to really see and be seen. Time to create and nurture my songs and my soul. One day I sat down at my keyboard in my home studio and began playing some chords in my favorite, familiar key of C. I had no idea what would come out of my heart that day. Given the state of the world, it could have been pretty heavy. A song about loss, perhaps? Pain? Fear? Instead, what emerged was gratitude. Gratitude that even in the midst of personal and global upheaval, my feet stand on solid ground with the One who holds the whole world in His hands. Gratitude for the opportunity to know and trust my creator more deeply than I ever had, as I allowed new colors to swirl around, take shape, and propel me forward in to the unknown. What I discovered was deep joy that permeates circumstance. And for that I am forever grateful.

Now the song is yours. I pray you find the beauty in all things, the big and the small, and that joy, love and gratefulness pursue you all the days of your life.