This is a video version of a previous post of this song in 2017. At 91 years young Mom continues to pray for us and deserves double honor for her devotion to us in prayer.
Men Unplugged Podcast
August 22, 2019 By Leave a Comment
If you have children of any age they need your fervent prayers! To learn more about how to pray effectively for them take the time to listen to the podcast Steve did with interviewer, Jeff Jerina on “Men Unplugged.”
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Father’s Day Podcast
July 2, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Our pastor, Brad Shockley at Pleasant View First Baptist Church invited us to deliver the Father’s Day message. Here’s a link to the podcast. Please listen and pass it on to someone you think could benefit by it. Also…Pastor Brad is an awesome teacher/preacher. You’ll find his sermons on the site as well.
Thanks.
S&A
Something My Dad Would Do
May 31, 2019 By 2 Comments
More than once I’ve done something and then said to myself, “That’s just what dad would’ve done.” It was one of those moments that the idea came for the song posted here. The examples used in the lyric are based on some good memories I have of my Dad. I know not everyone can say that their history with their father includes seeing him do something similar but if you have children, its never too late to create good memories they can recall as well as imitate.
Something My Dad Would Do
They were broke down on the highway
Had two little kids in the back seat
I thought about driving on by
But I couldn’t get passed the memory
Of being in the car with my father
A long time ago
When he saw a family in need of help
He pulled off the road
So I did too
It’s something my dad would do
Cho…
I get my chances now and then
To live life just like him
To help somebody with a heavy load
And get ‘em back on the road
And lend a hand
Do what I can
To be a man the light of the Lord can shine through
It’s just something my dad would do
I met her at the checkout
She was buying for her son near the front line.
I gave a thank you smile and started to leave
But the moment took me back in time
To the day in that same old store
In my teenage years
I saw my father pay a stranger’s bill
And left them standing there in tears
So I did too
It’s something my dad would do
Cho…
I can’t help but wonder
If there’ll come a day
When a child of mine will think of me
And have a reason to say
Cho…
Steve Chapman /Times & Seasons Music, Inc/BMI/ 2018
Trading Places
March 22, 2019 By Leave a Comment
My sister, Jeannie, and her husband, Gene Martin, are blessing our sweet, 90 year-young widowed Mother, Lillian Chapman, with a room in their home. Jeannie is one of the people the scriptures calls “greatest among you” because she is such a servant, especially in her role as a caring daughter. Then the day came when Jeannie heard the dreaded cry from Mom’s room. She had fallen, broke four ribs and punctured her lung.
The trip to the ER was followed by a five day stay in a hospital and eventually an extended stay in a rehab facility. While in the hospital my sister had to feed Mom because of the lack of movement she faced due to the pain. It was a temporary necessity but as Jeannie so lovingly put the spoon to our Mother’s lips I thought of all the times our Mother had fed us. The roles, though only for a short time, had reversed.
There are many others whose situations are not temporary. In the long term they, as the child, have become the parent. “Trading Places” was written to recognize this role reversal and we pray that God will bless those who are serving their mother or their father in such a way.
A Very Encouraging Letter
August 2, 2018 By 2 Comments
We recently sang at a church in Cookeville, TN and included the song, “Let’s Call It Even.” In response to the story in the song that features the reconciliation of a dad and a daughter, a sweet lady approached us after the morning service and said she was moved to go see her dad. She told us that her relationship with her father had not been good and to make the challenge even harder he had Alzheimers disease.
We advised her to pray that God would give him an awareness of who she was when she visited him so some healing conversation could happen. A couple of weeks later we received the letter shown below. We were given permission to post it but for the sake of her privacy we blurred her last name and the name of the church. We offer this as an encouragement to anyone who longs to reconcile with a parent or any family member or friend.
(If you’d like to hear the song, click on the blue colored title above or see our blog at this website titled, “Let’s Call It Even.”)
A Dad’s Guide to Praying for His Kids-Interview with Steve
June 15, 2018 By Leave a Comment
My thanks to Promise Keepers Canada for posting a recent interview featuring a discussion about “A Dad’s Guide to Praying For His Kids.” You can hear the entire interview at the following link. I hope you’ll listen and let others know about it.
https://www.promisekeepers.ca/podcast/steve-chapman-on-praying-for-your-kids/
“When I Hear That Train” A Mother’s Day Tribute
May 9, 2017 By 2 Comments
An idea for Moms (and Dads, too!)
The sound of a passing train whistle has a wonderful meaning for me. Its a sweet reminder that my Mother promised to use the sound of the train that went through the town where our family lived as her cue to pray for her kids. Thankfully, it roared by twice a day!
If you’re a Mom and if you live close enough to some railroad tracks to hear the sound of a passing train, perhaps the song posted here will inspire you to adopt my Mother’s idea to use it as your reminder to pray for your family. Or, maybe there’s another daily sound in your area that you could use. If you do, you can be sure that your loved ones will deeply appreciate the prayers as we do those of our Mother.
What Mama Wants For Christmas
December 19, 2016 By 4 Comments
