Well, it's been a long time since my last post. A lot has happened just in the last month and it seems that I have been true to myself and kept most things inside my head and heart as I tried to come to terms with it all.

I just wrote to my baby sister about how keeping things bottled up inside is not a good idea. See, our family has just experienced an incredibly difficult loss in our family. The youngest member of our clan spent a very short time on this earth and then Jesus came back to take her home with Him. I am not saying that this is the way God wanted it to be when He first created little Olivia Hope in her mama's womb. But there is an enemy whose sole purpose is to steal, kill and destroy whatever he can, whenever he can.

My sister and brother-in-law are the most courageous, brave, compassionate, strong and godly people I know. To have gone what they have gone through over the last 8 months: the excitement of becoming parents for the first time, to finding out that this little one had developmental issues, to making the incredibly brave choice to give her every possible chance to win this fight, to bringing her into this world and spending a short but amazing 5 hours with this powerful little girl, to letting her go to be with her Maker all too soon, to dealing with the heartache afterwards -  I can only stand in awe of them and their character as human beings.

At the same time, I have had a major breakthrough musically. I have finally recorded a CD of my own songs - mostly instrumental and a few worship songs. I compiled these particular songs to be a facilitator in helping you connect with Father God in His Presence. It is titled "Intoxicated in His Presence" and if you would like a copy, please contact me via my website at www.tehillahjordancrossing.com.

I've also had a miracle happen in the healing/upgrade of my voice. It was at our latest Partners in Harvest Women's Retreat at Harrison Hot Springs that it happened. I had prayed a few weeks before hand asking God to help me with my voice as I was now singing for longer periods of time every weekend. I haven't taken any formal training for my voice as my musical training was focused on instruments. The increase in singing was taking its toll on my vocal chords and I knew that if something didn't change soon, I could possibly not be singing in a short time.

In the middle of the ministry time the first night of our retreat, I got a text via my friend and roommate, Catherine, that my sister had gone into labour almost two months early. With the known complications, this was a difficult time for our entire family and I didn't know if I could continue with the retreat. But I felt Father God asking me to worship through this time, engaging in spiritual warfare for my sister, my brother-in-law, Baby Olivia and our families. I guess somewhere along the way, my voice changed. I wasn't sure that it actually happened, but it was confirmed by two of my friends who know my voice well. No one except Pastor Merrilyn was aware of exactly what was going on for me at that moment. Since then people have noticed the strength in my voice. I'VE noticed the change and I can totally attest to the fact that this is a miracle from God. I give Him all the glory and honour for giving me this amazing gift.