I wrote “God’s Grace” in the summer of 2011, shortly after my last deployment to Iraq. I was looking back over two decades of military service, and trying to process the good, the bad and all the in-between. There was so much that I was grateful for and proud to have been a part of. Amazing places. Incredible people. Missions accomplished despite adversity and unfavorable odds.

Then there was the hard part… Brothers lost. Survivors guilt. The physical and emotional toll that was left on my body, mind and heart. I guess this song was my way of assimilating and voicing much of this as I grappled with it. It is the song that is most requested among my military brothers when we get together and it always brings a quiet toast to the ones that we lost and all that we’ve gained. In many ways it is our “mantra.”

Special thanks once again to my dear friends Jeff and Paul Parrott who recorded this song in their studio near Knoxville, TN. Paul laid down such a clean rhythm guitar (once again on the first time through…) and together they brought the bass and tambourine which made all the difference. So thankful for my talented and patriotic friends!