From the well of my soul,
In a radiant, sparkling stream,
Springs of love do mount up,
In praises to my King

No easy carefree life can know,
The depths to which a life must go,
To plumb the source of mighty love
That only comes from God above.

When it seems that all is lost,
No human solution can be found,
Then is revealed Calvary's cost,
The blood, poured out upon the ground.

Calvary is but a place of death
To the heart that cannot understand.
But to die is to live again and become
Infinitely more valuable to suffering man.

Pain is the key to the crypt of wisdom
Compassion is the treasure within.

The "valley" experiences of my life have opened up within my innermost being an everflowing river of words expressing the myriad emotions of those experiences.  I feel that every situation we walk through has the power to make us better or bitter.  I have chosen to use every disappointment, heartache, and pain that would have destroyed me, as a tool of ministry to others and for the glory of my God, who has been the lily of all my valleys, the bright star of all my midnights, and the lifter of my head.    My books, poems and songs are my offerings of gratitude, pointing others to the source of my joy and peace, Jesus Christ, the giver of all good and beautiful gifts. 

I have a ministry of encouragement for hurting women, which is a natural outflow of my own triumphs over situations in my life.