Twelve Drummers Drumming
Twelve Drummers Drumming Your Heart Still Beats With Purpose I vividly remember one of my favorite Christmas gifts as a child. My grandmother bought me a drum set. Not a small tiny drum set, but instead a huge drum set. It seemed like a great idea until the sound of me pounding on the drums resounded through the house. It was the 80's so needless to say I drummed to Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen. I'm fairly confident that my parents hid the drum sticks from time to time. I love drums to this day, though I have zero musical talent. Drums keep rhythm. They mark time. They carry movement forward. A steady beat reminds us of something simple and sacred: life continues. Not because everything is okay. Not because grief is finished. But because God is still sustaining you. If you are breathing today, there is purpose in your b...