Sharon (justhopingnow) is back up and running. She recently moved from Athens, GA to Charleston, SC.

We ususally have a special music program for the Sunday before July 4. Beth and I sing, and in the past, our pastor's daughter has sung with us. I love the 3 of us singing together as a trio.

This is one of the songs we have done for that program. I ususally have difficulty making it all the way through the song.

Letters From War

by Mark Schultz

When we did this song in 2004, we did a skit, too. Brandon dressed as a military man coming home from WWII, and Kathryn played the mom.

The song was written about one of Mark Schultz' relatives.

This is from Word Records' site, written in 2004:

Word Records recording artist Mark Schultz and his hit single "Letters From War" (from the album Stories & Songs) are the centerpiece of a public awareness campaign entitled "Be Safe - Make It Home" recently launched by The U.S. Army. The Army has experienced an unusually high rate of accidental fatalities this year. This video will be used in conjunction with other educational materials to raise awareness of this problem, reverse the trend, and keep more soldiers safe in the days ahead. The Army is asking everyone in the U.S. to leave their front porch lights on throughout the night on Sunday, July 4, as a reminder to all soldiers to "Be Safe - Make it Home".

Because of that campaign, for this video, the last lines of the song were changed from "bring him home" to "make it home", a message to our military today.