I remember 10 years ago sitting in a room full of people in a class called The Self Expression and Leadership program and trying to think of a project that involved my community of family and friends and producing a project that moved people and made a difference for them. I was stumped and someone heard that I wrote poetry and they said why don’t you write a song. The thought of it terrified me and I had been told that I would never sing by a college professor. They said it was a community project so I should just write the song. I chose to write about the 9-11 tragedy. My friend from work sang, another friend of mine played guitar, my Grandma Sally designed the cover art, and we recorded it in my living room. Once I wrote I was hooked.
Years passed I worked with some great musicians and studio folks and wrote a lot of secular songs. Almost 3 1/2 years ago during my battle with Cancer I started to cry out to God the only way I knew how; song. I started to write kingdom songs usually one here and there. Over the past year and a half I have written about 150 new Christian songs. As I wrote them God kept giving me this vision that I would be using the words he gave me to change hearts and lives.
Once we arrived in Cambodia our ministry had and still has many tasks for us.They showed us a video when we first arrived and it had a piece of a song from DB somebody or another and I remember thinking they need their own song. Just as I thought that the co-director said maybe our songwriter can write one for us (she new I did this because of a question sheet we had filled out) .
Amidst my other tasks the song stirred and brewed in my head; I took my notebook out everywhere we went. I finished the song a few days ago but the time was just not right to share it just yet as we were busy with other things. Today as I was working on other projects I casually mentioned that I had wrote them a new song. After lunch I thought the co-director was coming in to check on my other work; she said I want the song. Both Directors stood near me one on each side and heard me sing the song; here it was my dream happening right before me,I am surprised I could get the words out !
The song is called Breathe Him in ; they loved it ! They said I had a gift and that I had captured their young women with the songs lyrics.I cannot tell you what it means to see a God given dream come true right before your eyes. I could not stop crying (good crying) or smiling. God knows the desires of our hearts and he sure new mine. Thank you Jesus !
Thank you friends and family for believing in me enough to help send me here to accomplish his purposes and heal hearts with his words and love ! I love you all !
