Opus Derian Vocal Rendition

Stephen Anderson created this piece with his wife at the time.  They lost their son, Derian, to health issues early on in his life.

 

I was at a garage sale during my Dark Night of the Soul and bought a CD.  It had no cover, just a burned 'something' that I hoped would be good because the black magic-marker name was an Opus.  I had no idea what to expect, but it moved me to tears.  I looked Stephen up and asked permission to use it in my speeches about driving sober, at MADD, Minnesotans for Safe Driving, etc.  He said OK.  If you know my story, you'll hear this song in a special way.