I have a dear friend, who I've known for just over a year. We met when Greg and I still attended Second Kingsclear Church. I was leading worship for the Good Friday service, and she was visiting with her dad. She approached me because she had recorded and cd, and was wanting to do a second, and needed a pianist.

Gayla writes her own songs. But she does not read or write music, so when she is given a song, she writes down the words and then sings it for me and I put the music to it. We're half-way through recording her second cd, "The Lord I'm Listening Project."

Gayla was on her way home for supper (5-ish) on her motorcycle on the Mazerolle Settlement Rd. on Saturday afternoon. She was coming around a blind turn, and a guy was backing out of a driveway. She pretty much got the bike stopped, but she went flying and hit the car on the rear passenger door. Her back is broken, though she does have movement in her legs; she has a broken rib, collapsed lung, and head injuries. Her brain was swelling so they transferred her to Saint John.

She's mostly been out of it - drug induced. Not sure of the outcome - will she walk? Is her brain damaged? Only time will tell.

SHe has completely endeared herself to not just me, but my whole family. Please, God, let her be ok.