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Teach Me To Number My Days, Lord

t was Sunday, April 28, 2013 and God had who would not set limits on what God could
Iprompted me to go forward after church service accomplish through him. Three years later in
to seek prayer with my pastor, Bobby McClellan. September of 2018, I was writing bold, biblically
After praying with me, Pastor Bobby said something sound lyrics to Christian songs I was crafting with
that was so profound “Life is but a vapor; we’re here my husband using a talent I had for lyric writing
one day and gone the next.” It was the very last time that had been sitting dormant for over forty years.
I would ever speak to Pastor Bobby who died During 2019 we produced two Bible Belt Blues
suddenly of a stroke just 11 days later. When I albums, “I’m Not Ashamed to Be a Christian” and
shared it with fellow parishioners at his funeral “My God, My God” and actually won the coveted
service they were all shocked, “Are you certain that Josie Music Award for Gospel/ Christian Duo.
was the very last thing Pastor Bobby said to you?” It Seventeen of our original songs have already re-
was prophetic, there is no disputing that. And ever ceived radio airplay, which is quite amazing since
more remarkable, it changed how I lived my life our music is so counter-culture addressing sin,
from that moment forward. repentance, and salvation. Thank You Jesus!

Within several years of Pastor Bobby’s death I got How different would we live our lives in light of
married for the very first time at age 61 to my eternity? Would be treat people differently? Would
husband, Harold, after placing an ad in we love more freely? Would we forgive more
Christian Mingle asking for a Christian Musician easily? Would we finally give up our sinful ways and

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