The author on the left, Richard Wayne Mullins on the right. Both photos were taken in 1974
Just this weekend, I came across some scraps of the dress I was wearing when Richard and I first laid eyes on each other in August of 1974. I recalled the first words out of his mouth, "I like your dress." It was the beginning of a friendship that taught me so much more about God than I'd dreamed of learning. I don't have many souvenirs of that time of my life, and if you've ever read Singing from Silence you know why. But I count this song among my memories of our early friendship:
I would like to acknowledge Beth Snell Lutz for her faithful preservation of Richard's early music, and for being there for him so many times when I was not. Thank you, Beth!
This is the third in a series of posts about the upcoming book, Let the Mountains Sing. For Part Four, click here.
This is the third in a series of posts about the upcoming book, Let the Mountains Sing. For Part Four, click here.
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