Harmony For The Home
Emmitt (son-in-law) and Josephine at “the river”
Whenever we get to sing with our daughter, Heidi, it’s always a huge joy. And getting to sing at the baptism of our daughter’s daughter made it even more special. We hope you enjoy this video that documents a wonderful memory for our family.
Steve & Annie
They’re waiting on the other end…
We hope the new song we featured for Father’s Day (posted below) was motivation for someone to give their Dad a call. But as the song implies, there are other calls in life that are important to make. If there’s someone you feel you need to call, go ahead and dial the number. You never know what a difference it will make. If you need encouragement to do so…give the song a listen.
Thanks!
S&A
“That’s A Call”/Steve Chapman/Times & Seasons Music/BMI/2013 – Available only as a download
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Not long ago at a wild game dinner event where I was to speak a gentleman privately came to me and said something that gripped my heart. He quietly whispered, “My dad is here tonight. He’s not saved and I’ve been praying that he will respond to the Gospel.”
The look of concern on the son’s face as he spoke of his great hope that his dad would yield his life to Christ was an expression I couldn’t forget. I began to wonder how many others have the same desperate longing in their hearts for their father or another loved one who is yet to know Christ as Savior.
With that in mind, the song included with this post was written. My hope is that “Save My Father” might be an encouraging melody and lyric that will echo in your heart as you pray for someone you love who is spiritually lost.
(“Save My Father” / Steve Chapman / Times & Seasons Music, Inc/ BMI …This song is available only as a download at this time)
Annie visits with Sara Vogt on WellsboroHomePage.com (Click HERE)
The interview begins with Annie reading an excerpt from her book, “The Mother-in-Law Dance.”
“The candles are lit, the room glows with a soft yellow hue, the groom, the pastor and the wedding party are in place at the altar. As all eyes eagerly watch the closed doors at the chapel’s entrance, suddenly the air is changed from a sweet stillness of anticipation to the first notes of the beautiful music chosen for the 
wedding processional. As the doors swing open the bride’s heart races at the sound of the melodic cue to make the long-awaited, slow walk down the aisle of matrimony. But as the song plays the lovely bride does not realize that she is not the only lady in the room who has been cued by the music.”
During the interview, Annie shares what some of the mother-in-law and daughters-in-law told her they desired in the relationships such as: the daughter-in-law wants the mother-in-law to be positive and encouraging, to let them live their own lives and give advice only when needed; and the mother-in-law wants the daughter-in-law to love her husband, to be teachable, and to not complain about her son to other people.
The subtitle of the book is, Can Two Women Love the Same Man and Still Get Along? Annie explains that the answer is, “Yes they can…but not without a lot of work and maturity!” Also, she states that being kind and respectful to each other are some of the keys to successful relationships. Annie’s closing word of encouragement to the viewers is, “In the idea of the dance, the question is who leads in that dance? The answer is…the mother-in-law leads, but she leads by backing off.”
You’ll glean even more helpful insight from Annie’s discussion with Sara when you go to WellsboroHomePage.com We invite you take advantage of this important and life-changing resource and pass this page on to others who can use the encouragement!
In 1946, on December 20th, George Stonewall Chapman III was born in Chapmanville, West Virginia to my uncle Bud Chapman and his wife, Betty. They would soon learn that “Junior,” the affectionate nick name their baby was given, was born with Cerebral Palsy that would hinder his development.
I was always impressed with how much love was shown to Junior by his Mom and Dad as well as his sister, Julia. More important, God was honored by how well they cared for him for the 21 years of his life.
Recently I began to recall Junior and the times I was blessed to be near him. His demeanor was so sweet and though unable to use words he seemed to communicate with his smile and the sounds he made that resembled a song melody.
As I remembered Junior I was moved to write a song and create a video to honor his memory. I hope it will remind all who see it, especially those who care for loved ones who are similar to Junior, that each of us have great value.
“Junior”/written by Steve Chapman/Times & Seasons Music/BMI/2013 (song not yet available as a single song download)
Steve & Annie Christmas CD
When I was a child my Mother taught me a Christmas song that asked the question, “Was He Quiet or Did He Cry?” When our children were small I passed the song on to them. When our daughter, Heidi, was fifteen she sang it on our Christmas CD (“Coming Home For Christmas“). Now she has taught it to her children.
Hope you enjoy this old song that has become one of the Chapman Family Favorites!
Steve
New book from
Steve Chapman
Steve & Nathan
1987
The Arrow and the Bow
Here is wisdom for the moms and dads
That time has proven true
The day your children learn to walk
They start to walk away from you
For at first you hold all of them
Cradled safely in your arms
Then one day their hand is all you’ll hold
Then soon it’s just their heart
And there’ll even come the time
If your love for them is true
You’ll have to let their hearts go free
To let them love
Someone else not only you
Can the sparrow ever learn to fly
If the nest is all it knows
Can the arrow ever reach its mark
By remaining in the bow
You have to let it go
Here is wisdom for the moms and dads
That time has proven true
The day your children learn to walk
They start to walk away from you
S Chapman
“…So Father God, to You I come, In the name of Your Son, I bring my children to Your throne, Father hear my cry…”
Thank You, Father, for hearing us all these Wednesdays as we’ve sacrificed and prayed for our children. What an incredible privilege and a comfort it has been to trust them into Your capable hands.
In those times when we’ve struggled to be consistent and forgotten to follow through, You have not forgotten our deep longing that our children know and follow You.
We pray that as we continue to cry out to You on their behalf that You will keep them in Your good care. In Jesus’ name, amen.
A note from us:
Thank you for joining in these weeks of concentrating your prayers on Wednesdays for your children. We sincerely pray that God will give you the strength to continue making a regular sacrifice for them.
We invite you to start over at week #1. And, whenever you need encouragement, please feel free to return to this post and listen again to the song posted below. Or, as some folks are doing, you could listen each Wednesday and use it as your prayer. We’d be honored if you will!
God bless you and your children!
Steve & Annie
