This site is for encouraging people when they have lost hope, when they are confused and frustrated, when they have lost a loved one, or gone through a divorce, lost their business, or their dreams... It is free, and is open 24 hours a day...

New! Russian page with video(s) - and Ukrainian will be added soon!

Новинка! Русская страница!

“Bring You Flowers” is a new page in the Galaxy Cafe section. This page is dedicated to our troops  & their families, and is meant to honor those who are serving our country. “Bring You Flowers” is a song written and performed by Kristen Scott, a new artist on DesertSnow. The song is about a young woman who lost her husband in the war in Afghanistan, and is now raising her son alone. This song is based on a true story. As we celebrate the holidays, please remember our troops and their families in your prayers and in your gifts,  whatever you are able to do for them.

For God so loved each and every person throughout all ages that he sent his only Son (a Prince) to this world as a homeless man (a Pauper)...that whoever would believe that he really is a Prince and accept his death (as payment for the things they have done wrong),  they would not lose themselves (die) but inherit the true riches (that  will never fade), and live forever with God...John 3:16

“The foxes have their dens, and the birds have their nests, but I, the Messiah (Jesus Christ) do not have a place to lay my head.”   Matthew 8:20

The Galaxy Cafe has “food for the soul,” and includes special features about musicians around the world. As time goes on, more artists will be added. During the holiday season, new articles, videos, and art will be  added. I hope you enjoy these pages. If there is something you would  like to see in this section, especially with regard to our troops and their families, please send us an email at support@desertsnow.org - thanks!

As of September 16th, 2011 when the CD is released worldwide...

You can buy all the songs (either MP3 or physical CD) from http://www.CDBaby.com

All proceeds go back into the work of DesertSnow.org, which is for encouraging those who have suffered a loss, especially those who have lost loved ones.

Look for the following picture when the CD/DVD set is released on iTunes, CDBaby.com, and several other music outlets:

As of September 16, 2011:

The CD can be purchased on CDBaby.com - it is being sold in a DVD case as a 2-disk set. The CD has 12 songs, and the DVD has 3 of my animations - “River of Fire,” “SPIKE!” and “Glass Dawn - the demo reel.” Please note that they don’t tell you this on iTunes, etc.

This feature is intended to encourage and support those who are survivors, family members, and friends of the tragic shooting and bombing in Norway on July 22, 2011.  For those of you who are struggling with what happened, please read this article carefully, listen to the music, and meditate on what is said here. This could make all the difference for you.

Part of this feature coincides with the release of a new CD called "Glass Dawn," which was scheduled for release on September 16th, 2011, prior to this tragedy. The two events are not related, but the message and purpose of the CD and its inter-related poetry, stories, and artwork on this site are so relevant to the tragedy that I can't help but believe that my work for the last 2 years has a much greater purpose than I could have imagined in the beginning.

Any financial gain from this CD project (Glass Dawn) will go right back into paying for the costs of DesertSnow and its intended purpose - to encourage and support those who have lost loved ones. There are no banner ads on this page - no distractions, and people can visit this site for free 24 hours a day.

Many hundreds of people around the world have suffered immense pain from the violence and tragedies which are so commonplace. I do not pretend to have answers for the questions that arise in the midst of all of this, but if there is any way I can help just one person go on another day in their journey through the grieving process it is worth it.

If it would take a typhoon of wind to blow away the burdens of those left to deal with the trauma resulting from violence like that in the incident in Norway, perhaps my music and poetry is but a wisp of wind. But maybe a wisp of wind is all that is needed to blow away the last straw on the proverbial camel's back. Maybe this feature will be a catalyst to help start someone on the road to finding their way.

I have heard that grief is something you can't go around - you have to go through it to get better. And though this journey may take a lifetime and never find an end, I am hoping that this will show someone the way to thought patterns and habits that are healing rather than hurting and that provide hope rather than despair.

I have also heard that a "rut" is a grave with the ends knocked out. It is like trying to drive a car down a road that has hardened after forming ruts in deep mud after a rain storm. You want to turn one way, but the ruts force your car into another direction. I want to soften those ruts with the gentle rain of music, poetry, stories, and ideas that will gradually help someone to start turning the wheel of their car in the right direction and get off the road that leads to destruction.

Please read this entire article - and think about what is being said. Come back again often, and read it again. Make these thoughts part of your life, and ask God for the wisdom and strength you need to carry on...

Randy Stahla

Before the sun rises

And after the midnight of darkness and despair

The Bright Morning Star rises in the east

And gives to the greatest and the least

Hope of strength greater than the blast

Of human conflict and terror

A sign of mysteries that will soon be unveiled

To a world caught in the throes of error

A sparkling reminder that he is always there

To carry our burdens and fight our battles

And after the sun rises

And the sun’s light covers the Bright Morning Star

He has not left us

Though not seen nor apparent

He will be the joy that comes in the morning

After a night of sorrow...

Based on the title of Christ in Revelation chapter 22, and on the early rise of the planet Venus (before the sunrise) which has been called the Bright Morning Star through the ages.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14276074

Tragedy on July 22, 2011

From Wikipedia:

On 22 July 2011, a mass shooting took place at the AUF's summer camp, where 650 young people were staying. A man dressed as a police officer, identified by Norwegian media as Anders Behring Breivik, arrived on Utøya, telling those on the island that he was there for security reasons following the explosions in Oslo which took place a few hours before. He then began shooting at individuals, continuing until the police arrived one hour after the first alarm call. Breivik immediately surrendered.[5] Combined, the attacks in Oslo and Utøya left 77 dead, with 69 killed on the island, 55 of whom were teenagers.[6][7][8]

The poem & song “Eternity Beach,” as well as the poem & song “Bright Morning Star” are dedicated to the following victims of the Norway shooting, as well as their families and friends. They are also dedicated in remembrance to all those who have suffered from violence around the world.