Somewhere Between Heaven & Earth:grieving Out Loud

cindy bullens is a two time grammy nominated recording artist and songwriter whose career spans three decades. cindy's acclaimed work, 1999's somewhere between heaven and earth, written and recorded in the first two years after the death, from complications during treatment for hodgkin's disease, of her eleven year-old daughter jessie. cindy writes in her liner notes from that cd: "when my daughter jessie died on march 23, 1996, just weeks after her eleventh birthday, i felt my own life end. i couldn't imagine that i could ever again be a productive human being. that iwould ever again write a song, let alone record an entire album, was the furthest thing from my mind. but about four months after her death — still numb with disbelief — i found myself alone with my guitar, aimlessly strumming chords just to hear the comforting sound of the instrument. without any thought on my part, a song emerged...these songs are from me and for me, but if they touch anyone who has experienced profound