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This song holds very special meaning to me. Besides Where Can I Turn For Peace being one of my favorite hymns since I first heard it, the message in it became very personal to me 21 years ago. As I sat in my church sacrament meeting in 2003, it was being sung as the closing hymn. I tried to sing it, but I just broke down in tears. I was facing my own personal Gethsemane at the time. But even though I was in the depths of despair, I could feel my Savior's love so strongly and I felt such peace that everything...

Twenty-one years ago, I sat in my church sacrament meeting as my favorite hymn, "Where Can I Turn For Peace," was being sung as the closing hymn. I tried to sing it, but I just broke down in tears. My life as I knew it was falling apart. I had married my high school sweetheart and I thought that would last forever. But I found myself going through a very painful divorce. It was tearing me apart that my family, which I thought would be forever, was not going to be together in the same way anymore! As I faced...

My husband joked when I was writing this that it was my "giving up" song, due to the title. While surrendering can mean giving up, it doesn't have to mean that.

The last few years have been a crash course for me in learning how to "surrender." I've been learning to surrender in two ways:   

Aspire Elite Performers  is looking for 20 kids, ages 7 - 18, who  love to sing and want to develop their talents in a fun and inspirational environment while having professional opportunities and building a resume! We are located in Riverton, Utah. Auditioning now through November 1, 2022 for our 2023 sessions or until all slots are filled. Once we have filled our slots, enrollement will close until next year.   Aspire Elite Performers is a premier experience where children and youth are able to learn and implement all aspects of performing skills in a fun and inspirational group setting. This program was created by...

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to do an hour-long keynote concert for "Educate & Rejuvenate," a conference for teachers sponsored by Wife Teacher Mommy. I shared 3 songs during my keynote, but I was also commissioned to write and record a song specifically for the conference as well as direct a music video. The Aspire Children's Chorus and a few extra children and adult actors I know, did a fabulous job at getting the message across that I hoped to share! My adorable grand-daughter, Brielle, is the soloist at the beginning and end. Merrilee Webb captured exactly...