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My sorrow and the burden I carried had to be released so I reached and I touched heaven as I began to worship and without any warning heaven touched me. I would be a little embarrassed to share my first song today but it was the beginning of what has become a lifelong practice that carries me thru every season of life. If I&#8217;m facing an overwhelming impossibility or the world is heavier than my shoulders can bear there is one place you will find me&#8230;sitting at my piano in worship. It is my escape and every time I reach to touch heaven, heaven touches me. Wherever you find yourself today your worship will always bring God&#8217;s presence to that place!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote my very first song in 6th grade. It was birthed out of a pretty tough season of being bullied by mean girls at school. 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