My new song – words are starting to flow again

When I get this feeling… I run with it.  And yesterday I started to get that feeling again.  That feeling about writing some more songs.  I am just the word guy, but a friend of mine is great with music.  We have co-wrote a couple of songs together.

But today, I keep getting that stirring.  I guess the creative juices are starting to flow… following is the start of my latest….This is just the beginning.  Normally I take about 25 or so rewrites, so the structure is not here that I want.  With that in mind, let me know what you think. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is Your mercy

 

V1

feeling lonely and depressed

realizing that life just isn’t right

She walked into the church

in some final act to get it right

A husband who left her

two kids who got lost

lungs that were screaming

and a heart that felt tossed

life had been crashing

and all around her was pain

when she gathered the strength

to cry out His name

 

Chorus

I know that i am not worthy, but

I am crying out for some help

My compass seems to be broken

and I am stumbling along in the dark

i know it is your mercy

that will grab me from these depths

I know it is your mercy

that will carry me up these steps

 

Bridge

It really doesn’t matter how much stuff a person owns,

Rather it is all about the way we live our life … the way we love … and how we end the day…

following the path He has set aside, and 

loving those who surround us each and every day

 

From here the story continues.  I am not sure what verse #2 will be, but I am leaning toward the next step in this person’s life.  Another thought is to go with the husband’s struggles, the kids struggles, and how God worked in each of their lives.

 

Honestly, let me know what you think.

 

Plain and simple

I am grumpy today … basically I feed off of those around me and if they are grumpy so am i.  Thus… I am grumpy.  Ugh.

Have a wonderful day…

Such a heavy heart

My emotions are all over the place right now.  A good friend of mine lost her nephew this weekend to cancer.  Sam was only 17.  He was only just beginning his life.  During the funeral, I got to see those life glimpses.  I got to hear words about his loves – farming and hunting.  Words that brought smiles.  Words that brought tears. 

There is so much pain touching Sam’s family and friends right now.  He left behind a wonderful family and a remarkable girlfriend.  A girlfriend who poured out her heart today to total strangers – telling everyone the impact Sam made in her life. 

They need your prayers.  They will be part of my daily prayer 111 today, tomorrow and into the foreseeable future.  I am going to ask God to embrace Sam’s family and wrap them up in His carpenter arms and hug them for a long long time.  Well after the tears stop. 

I end this with this thought – I am going to hug my girls a little tighter today, and I am going to hug my dad and mom this weekend – with extra emotion.

Take care.

Staying young – you gotta love it.

 

I got this in an email and it just made me smile.  I think I need to stop a moment and stand in a puddle of water…

Jesus

Thought for the day… “Jesus sees right through me… “   I am in a period, following easter, of trying to look closer at God and how He is changing the entire world.  How He is changing my little world.

To cool…

Where to go to college

My way… figured out what you want to be, and then figure out the best school for your major.

My daughter’s way – figured out where you want to go, and then figure out what you want to be.

Ugh…

But you gotta love how she thinks.  She wants the big city, world travel, experience abroad.  Now we just need to figure out how to get all of that and make a couple of bucks along the way.  Plus side – big cities generally have good schools.  Minus side – big cities on the coast cost alot of money…:(