Home... a place we sek to find shelter... a place we find warmth--protection from winds, rain, snow, and sleet. Home is a place we seek to find safety...refuge from our problems, struggles and trials. Home is a place where we belong... a place we've chosen to be. Home is a place where we can rest and find solace. Home is a place where we can be ourselves--we can express our emotions... we can be transparent, we can be playful, serious, happy, even sad at times. A home is a place where we take the first steps to achieve our dreams and determine our future...a place where we can dream for a better tomorrow. A home is a place where we desire to go--an ultimate destination... a place of hope, peace and eternal life.

The arrangements and compositions on this recording were inspired through my reflections on what "home" means to me. As a child, "home" referred to a small farm town in northern Iowa. Five years ago, when Diane and I were marr...