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A couple of years ago I was learning how to use Windows Movie Maker for the first time, and it thrilled me. Music and songs were so woven into my life that I loved the thought of being able to find the perfect images to match everything I felt when I heard a certain song, and put it all together just so. WMM is such an intuitive program that I learned quickly. I still use it today.
\nOne project I did was a video to accompany Steven Curtis Chapman\u2019s \u201cGod is God.\u201d I\u2019ve mentioned before that the loss of his little girl impacted me very deeply, and I think making this video was a kind of journey for me\u2014the summation of all my wrestling and praying and sorrowing on that family\u2019s behalf. I wanted to capture the entire redemption story in a few minutes, with Steven\u2019s loss as the starting point. That sounds ambitious, but I was stubborn.
\nI\u2019d like to think I succeeded, and I certainly know it touched me when I finished it. Recently I obtained permission to put the video on Godtube. I\u2019m posting it here because Maria Sue Chapman went home to be with the Lord four years ago today. I pray it will be a reminder of the hope that we so often forget. Here\u2019s the link<\/a> (I had planned to embed it, but Godtube has changed its code so I\u2019ll have to figure out how to convert to shortcode for WordPress all over again).
\nHere\u2019s a cool note about the final shot: It looks like a painting, but it\u2019s actually a photo of a telephone pole. The photographer was extremely gifted and caught it in a sunset, looking exactly like a cross. He called it \u201cWhen the Telephone Pole Tries to Tell You Something.\u201d
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