Praying for Steven Curtis Chapman and His Family

I don't usually post news items on my blog. I like to think that my blog is a little corner of the Internet where people will be encouraged, not depressed. But today I read a piece of news I think I should share on my blog ...


This week, Steven Curtis Chapman's youngest daughter died. You can read the story here. Maria was Steven Curtis Chapman and Mary Beth Chapman's sixth child and youngest daughter - she was an orphan, adopted from China and given a family and a home by Steven Curtis Chapman and his family. When I think of my family (especially my little sisters), then of Maria and of her daddy's songs, such as When Love Takes You In and Cinderella, I want to lie down and cry for the Chapman family. But that won't help them ... so instead, I'm praying for them. That will help them. The God that Steven Curtis Chapman loves and "makes much of" in his songs has Maria safe in Heaven and is watching over the Chapman family on earth. So ... you pray for them, too, okay?