I have previously posted the story behind the poem, Nathan’s Prayer. While I created it to be a child’s prayer for heart surgery, it’s also meaningful to me as a reminder to strive for a life that is pleasing to God. My brother, Tom Parker, put it to music for me recently.
I get a little misty listening to it. I hope anyone who finds this poem/prayer/song (especially those who have children with congenital heart defects) will feel blessed.
nathans_prayer-01.mp3
Tags: child's prayer, Congenital Heart Defects, heart surgery, Nathan's Prayer
October 1st, 2009 at 3:02 pm
I am blessed, Karen. What a special gift your brother has given you.
When my father passed away this week, he left behind cassette tapes of himself playing and singing. We are planning to put them on CD’s very soon. I am curious how you posted your music here. I would like to do the same with my father’s songs.
October 1st, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Martha, first of all, I am so sorry for your loss. Having his music and voice must be a great comfort. I wish I could tell you how to post it. I know how to post videos and thought this would be similar.
When I couldn’t figure out how to post it, I asked my brother (same one who put Nathan’s Prayer to music) how to post it, and he told me he would have to do it for me. So, apparently, this is a little more complicated than posting pictures and videos. My brother is not only musically talented–unlike his sister–he is also the computer go-to man in our family. He is webmaster for a major school system here on the Gulf Coast.
Thanks for listening to our little song–it is my all-time favorite gift from my brother.
October 1st, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Thank you, Karen. When my son comes home from Minnesota I will ask him if he knows a way. Maybe I will just have to turn the video on while I play the song. I suppose that would work too.
October 1st, 2009 at 6:48 pm
I’d be glad to help you if I can, Martha. It all depends on what type of web site you have. Karen’s website has a Wordpress plugin that allows her to link to an MP3 on her server. All I had to do was upload the song to her server and link to it. She could have probably done it herself once I installed the plugin for her… but, it was easier for me to just “do it” than it would have been for me to explain to her where to upload the song.