Gave You My Heart

Hard to believe this one was 9 months ago but it seemed to touch a lot of people so wanted to reblog it.

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I came home from work Friday night and Kim told me Deanna, one of her best friends and mentor, told her about a vision her daughter had. Her daughter just finished her freshman year of college and truly lives for Jesus.  Deanna said maybe Rob can turn her vision into a poem or a song. I took Kylie up to get her shower ready and sat down and this is what came out.

It is truly an inspiring vision and I hope my words do it justice.

Gave You My Heart

I gave you my heart and you walked away

You’re my dad, you were supposed to stay

I couldn’t keep it all together today

I grabbed what was left of my heart and walked to the beach

Walked far enough until your memory was out of reach

I screamed at you dad until I was too hoarse to speak

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The First Bud Of Spring- A Love Story

Happy Valentine’s Day, and hopefully an early spring.

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It was a long, cold, dark winter. One that she didn’t think would ever end. There was snow, rain, and sleet. A couple of times there was enough ice to nearly break the branches on the trees. The little girl held on. She waited for the warmer weather, the better times, the warmth of the sun. She knew it would come, it was just a matter of time. As she waited patiently, she would say her prayers, she would thank God for protecting her and her mommy and daddy during these cold, dark, winter nights.

Finally the day had come. The first bud of spring appeared out of the ground. The bud peeked out of her shoot and could feel the warmth surround her. She was filled with so much joy that. At first,  she didn’t notice she was the only bud sprouting. After basking in the warmth of the…

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New Music Friday 2/10/17

One new musician follower this week.   Big list this week but I liked just about every song I heard so…Take a listen, find some new music to listen to.  Please feel free to share/purchase the song I wrote the lyrics to,  Lily Messer is the voice and Ceylon Wise is the producer. I have many more songs I would like to get out there but can not financially afford to record them. If interested in teaming up together, feel free to contact me.

Awkward by Hailey Knox – 

Thanks for all the follows, musicians and non-musicians.  Some other music from non-followers I have listened to recently.  Pick out a few you haven’t heard and take a listen.

 

Disciple:

Spirit Fire

Forever Starts Today

Black Hole

Spinning

Empty Grave

God Is With Us –  

Flaw:

When You Grieve

My Letter – 

Frank Foster:

Good Country Music

Louisiana

Carolina Blue

Pete And John – 

I Prevail:

Outcast

Rise

Pull The Plug

One More Time

My Heart I Surrender

Worst Part Of Me –  

John Legend:

Same Old Story

History Has Its Eyes On You

Start A Fire

Darkness And Light

How Can I Blame You –  

Muddy Magnolias:

Take Me Home

Shine On

It Ain’t Easy

Train

Leave It To The Sky –  

Trapt:

Anchor

Getting Even

Fallen Angel

Castaway

Not So Different – 

 

Amber Run:

I Found

5AM

Good Morning

See You Soon –  

Alexis Taylor:

Nashville Girl

Until I See You Again-  

Ben Abraham :

You And Me

This Is On Me-  

Boyce Avenue :

Your Biggest Fan

Lovely Mess- 

Brantley Gilbert:

Bullet In A Bonfire

You Could Be That Girl

Three Feet Of Water

We’re Gonna Ride Again- 

Bright Light, Bright Light:

I Only Want To Please You

Careful Whisper – 

Brooke Eden:

Daddy’s Money

Act Like You Don’t-  

Carmen Justice :

Flaming Arrows- 

Chris Quilala:

Welcome Here

After My Heart

Only One God

Because Of Your Love

Encounter

The Length Of The Cross

Heart’s Cry

Heaven Came For Me – 

Claudia Hoyser:

I Won’t Forget – 

Cory Asbury:

Where I Belong – 

 

Danny Gokey:

Masterpiece

Slow Down

Stronger Than We Think

Chasing

What Love Can Do-  

Fight The Fade:

Embers ( Beside The Dying Fire)

Lying To Myself (Confessional Of Lies)

New Perspective (Second Horizon)

Prison (Cut Me Off)

Tomorrow – 

Gemini Syndrome:

Alive Inside

Remember We Die-   

The Gray Havens:

Shadows Of The Dawn

Ghost Of A King

Band Of Gold-  

In Flames:

The End

Through My Eyes

Greatest Greed

Save Me – 

Japandroids:

True Love And A Free Life Of Free Will

Near To The Heart Of Life-  

Joyce Manor:

This Song Is A Mess But So Am I

Do You Really Want To Not Get Better – 

Mari Burelle:

It’s A Beautiful Day

If My People Pray- 

One Less Reason-

The Lie

One Day

Rainmaker

Sometimes- 

Rebecca Ferguson:

Waiting For Me

The Way You’re Looking At Her

Bones –  

The Ruins:

Deliverance- 

Seth & Nirva:

You Are With Me

Should’ve Been Mine – 

Tauren Wells:

Hills And Valleys- 

Taylor Noelle:

Too Good- 

Tom Chaplin:

See It So Clear

Bring The Rain

Quicksand – 

Travis Ryan:

You Never Give Up On Me

Until My Voice Is Gone-  

Wolves At The Gate:

The Aftermath

Chasing The Wind

Hindsight- 

The XX-

Say Something Loving

I Dare You

Test Me

Performance- 

and our song:

I Question You by Lily Messer – 

On Itunes :  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943

Skipping Stones With Ghosts 

There are times when I just want to be alone

Left to my own mind to find my way home

Then as I throw another stone off the coast

I realize I’m skipping stones with ghosts

Memories of a past I can’t let go

Crashing like the waves with each throw

The girl’s heart I broke

With each harsh word I spoke

The tears my mom would cry

With each and every lie

The one I let get away

Because the words I couldn’t say

Antique shopping every Saturday afternoon

I’d say no, a million other things I’d rather do

The show you wanted to see I said we couldn’t afford

The truth is I thought I would be bored

More thoughts, more regrets, kept pouring in

Like they were riding the ocean wind

The far away sound of a single sea gull

Another memory I wish I couldn’t recall

During the holidays how you loved to decorate

Singing We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Jingle All The Way

All the presents you loved to give

All these memories I can’t relive

It’s time to clear my head

Wake my heart from being dead

Time to put these memories on a stone

Let each go with each stone thrown

Every regret, every emotion

Drown them in the ocean

I’m no longer the person I was

Forgiven, me and all my flaws

Three Feet Of Water by Brantley Gilbert – 

Find You Here by Ellie Holcomb – 

Never Been A Moment by Micah Tyler – 

Seasons by Fight The Fade – 

That Was Then, This Is Now by Josh Wilson – 

A Lot Of Things Different by Kenny Chesney – 

Burdens Of The Past by Amber Pacific – 

My Past by Donnie McClurkin – 

Leave The Memories Alone by Fuel – 

Dead Memories by CrossFade – 

New Music Friday 2/3/17

I know it is Monday but wishing it was Friday. Not last Friday since I was a little under the weather.

Two new musician followers this week.  Take a listen, find some new music to listen to.  Please feel free to share/purchase the song I wrote the lyrics to,  Lily Messer is the voice and Ceylon Wise is the producer. I have many more songs I would like to get out there but can not financially afford to record them. If interested in teaming up together, feel free to contact me.

Radiant by Hope City Worship – 

Spark by Amy Hooper – 

Thanks for all the follows, musicians and non-musicians.  Some other music from non-followers I have listened to recently.  Pick out a few you haven’t heard and take a listen.

Amanda Shires:

Slippin

I Know What It’s Like

The Way It Dimmed – 

American Football:

I’ve Been So Lost for So Long  – 

Andra Day:

Burn – 

Andy Shauf:

Quite Like You – 

Ashanti Feat. Ja Rule:

Helpless –  

Bizzle:

Royalty

Work It Out

From The Outside – 

Bright Light Bright Light :

Little Bit

How Does It Feel

Where Is The Heartache

Running Back To You –  

 

Disciple:

First Love                                                                                                                                                     Long Live The Rebels                                                                                                                              Come My Way                                                                                                                                  Underdog Fight Song                                                                                                                             Erase – 

Dropkick Murphys:

4-15-13 – 

Erika Hughes & The Well Mannered:

Solid Ground                                                                                                                                       Songbird                                                                                                                                                      Little Bird- 

Flaw:                                                                                                                                                                  Do You Remember                                                                                                                                   Fatal Fall                                                                                                                                                          Let Me Go                                                                                                                                                     Heal  – 

Frank Foster:

Unwind                                                                                                                                                      Where The Road Gets Rough                                                                                                                   Red Bird                                                                                                                                                   Gabriel – 

Grace VanderWaal

Light The Sky                                                                                                                                          Gossip Girl                                                                                                                                                          I Don’t Know My Name – 

 

Hart Valley Drifters:

Standing In The Need Of Prayer

Sitting On Top Of The World  – 

I Prevail :

Stuck In Your Head
Lifelines
Come And Get It
Chaos
Alone

Scars – 

In Flames:

Greatest Greed

Wallflower – 

John Legend:

Love Me Now
Surefire
Right By You (For Luna)

I Know Better –  

Kelly Clarkson:

It’s Quiet Uptown – 

Kevin Devine:

Before You’re Here – 

Kevin Fowler:

Livin’ Proof

A Guy Like That

The Bouncer

He Ain’t No Cowboy

Sellout Song (Featuring Zane Williams)

Texas Forever –  

 

Margaret Glaspy:

Situation                                                                                                                                            Somebody To Anybody – 

Muddy Magnolias:

Brother, What Happened?
Got It Goin’ On
Why Don’t You Stay?

Broken People – 

Nas, Dave East, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Aloe Blacc:

Wrote My Way Out –  

Neil Young:

Indian Givers

Glass Accident

Terrorist Suicide Hang Gliders –

 

Placebo:
Too Many Friends
Breathe Underwater (Slow)
Bright Lights
Broken Promise
A Million Little Pieces

Running Up That Hill – 

 

Radkey:

Hunger Pain

Feed My Brain

Marvel – 

Regina Spektor Feat. Ben Folds:

Dear Theodosia – 

Rhonda Vincent:
Midnight Angel
I’ve Forgotten You
You Don’t Love God
The Old Rugged Cross

If We Would Just Pray – 

Rich Robinson:
The Upstairs Land
Life
For To Give
Surrender

The Music That Will Lift Me –

 

The Roots Feat. Common & Ingrid Michaelson:

Who Tells Your Story  –  

Sho Baraka:

Words, 2006  – 

Sting:

I Can’t Stop Thinking About You

If You Can’t Love Me

The Empty Chair  – 

The Sword:

Empty Temples [Acoustic]

Seriously Mysterious [Acoustic] – 

Trapt:

Human (Like The Rest Of Us)

It’s Over

Changing Hands

Unforgiven

Passenger – 

 

Two Door Cinema Club:

Lavender

Invincible – 

Usher:

Wait For It-  

The Weeknd:

Secrets

True Colors

Nothing Without You

Die For You

I Feel It Coming – 

and our song:

I Question You by Lily Messer – 

On Itunes :  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943

Come Back To Me

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I won’t beg and plead

For you to come back to me

You have your own choices to make

You have your own roads to take

You will take many wrong paths

But the tough times will not last

I will be there, waiting patiently

Until that moment you come back to me

There will be people placed along your way

Most you will not listen to what they say

A few words will stay in your mind

A few others will be left for you to find

All will be where I want them to be

Guiding you to come back to me

You will be tossed around in the wind

Many branches will be trimmed

You will curse, you will rage

Nothing you do will take my love away

Even when all you see and hear are thorns and thunder

Doesn’t mean there are not roses and rainbows and wonder

Dead men do indeed bleed

But you can still come back to me

You can choose to live in a dilapidated shack in a deserted wasteland

You can choose to live in a lush garden in a castle so grand

You can choose to live in a prison in your own mind

You can choose to live with eyes that see but are blind

You can choose to live free

You can come back to me

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There will be hurt, suffering, and pain

Without them true transformation will not find its way

You can ignore life and choose death

But that is not why I gave you breath

There is so much light around you yet you choose to live in the dark

I will be here waiting when you are ready to open your heart

Take these words as my guarantee

I will always be waiting for you to come back to me

Though your branches shake in the breeze

Don’t you know your roots grow deep

A candle gives off light because it endures the burning

To find the truth you must never stop learning

Every step taken closer to your destination

Every step taken to your current location

Every step  farther away from where you began

Each and every step was all part of my plan

I will be here waiting patiently

Until you come back to me

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Prodigal by Sidewalk Prophets – 

One Step Away by Casting Crowns – 

Lift Your Head Weary Sinner by Crowder – 

Come To Jesus by Mindy Smith – 

Lean On by 7eventh Time Down – 

Forever Starts Today by Disciple – 

New Music Friday 1/27/17

It has been a few weeks so maybe some of these would be considered classics by now.

Three new musician followers this week.  Take a listen, find some new music to listen to.  Please feel free to share/purchase the song I wrote the lyrics to,  Lily Messer is the voice and Ceylon Wise is the producer. I have many more songs I would like to get out there but can not financially afford to record them. If interested in teaming up together, feel free to contact me.

Lanterns ( In The Dark) by Fight The Fade – 

Nashville Girl by Alexis Taylor – 

Get Spun by Shadow – 

 

Thanks for all the follows, musicians and non-musicians.  Some other music from non-followers I have listened to recently.  Pick out a few you haven’t heard and take a listen.

Bradley Walker:

Why Me
Call Me Old Fashioned
I Count My Blessings
Sing Me To Heaven
Don’t Give Up On Me
Pray For God
The Right Hand of Fellowship
His Memory Walks On Water
With His Arms Wide Open

In The Time That You Gave Me

I Feel Sorry For Them –  

Bruno Mars:

Straight Up & Down – 

Butch Walker:

Wilder In The Heart – 

Childish Gambino:

Stand Tall-  

Confederate Railroad:

Lucky To Be Alive

Played The Game

If I Ever Cross That Line

Somebody Like You

Goodbye Song – 

Delain:

Hurricane –  

The Devil Makes Three:

The Angel Of Death

Come On Up To The House – 

 

DNCE:

Almost

Blown

Truthfully –  

Donovan Woods:

The First Time

Do I Know Your Name

Leaving Nashville –  

Elizabeth Chan:

The Prayer – 

Emeli Sande:

Selah

Happen

Right Now

Shakes

I’d Rather Not

Lonely

Sweet Architect – 

 

Empire Of The Sun

Two Vines – 

 

Frank Foster:

Red Bird

Louisianna

Carolina Blue –  

 
Garth Brooks:

Weekend
Ask Me How I Know
Pure Adrenaline
Cowboys And Friends  –

Gord Downie:

Don’t Let This Touch You –

Grouplove:

Welcome To Your Life

Good Morning

Don’t Stop Making It Happen –  

Jamestown Revival:

Company Men

Poor Man’s Gold

Almost All The Time – 

Joey & Rory:

If I Needed You

Nothing To Remember

That’s Important To Me

In The Time That You Gave Me –  

Kevin Morby:

Dorothy

Black Flowers –  

Little Mix:

No More Sad Songs –  

Martha Wainwright:

Traveller

One Of Us –  

Miranda Lambert:

You Wouldn’t Know Me

Pushin’ Time

Use My Heart

Good Ol’ Days

Things That Break

For The Birds

I’ve Got Wheels

We Should Be Friends – 

The Naked And The Famous:

Higher

Falling –  

Neil Young:

Indian Givers – 

NOFX:

I Don’t Like Me Anymore

I’m So Sorry Tony –  

Olivia Newton-John :

My Heart Goes Out To You
Immortality
Don’t KNow What To Say
Impossible

There’s Still My Joy  – 

The Piano Guys:

Okay – 

Rachael Yamagata:

Money Fame Thunder  –  

Reckless Kelly:

How Can You Love Him
The Champ
Forever Today
Volcano
Who’s Gonna Be Your Baby Now

Moment In The Sun –  

Rend Collective:

Free As A Bird

Live Alive – 

 

 

The Rolling Stones:

I Can’t Quit You Baby –  

Rumer:

A House Is Not A Home

What The World Needs Now Is Love-   

Sam Roberts Band:

If You Want It

Lake Effect –  

Set It Off:

Uncontainable
Upside Down
Admit It
Never Know

Me W/O Us – 

Sho Baraka:

Here

Fathers – 

Sully Erna:

Your Own Drum

Falling To Black –  

 

William Michael Morgan:

Vinyl
I Met A Girl
Spend It All On You
Beer Drinker
I Know Who He Is
Somethin’ To Drink About
Lonesomeville

Missing –  

 

and our song:

I Question You by Lily Messer – 

On Itunes :  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943

 

 

Maybe Today

 

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There was a time

When I would hit my knees and pray

 

Thanking God you were mine

But that was before He took you away

 

I was upset, no, I was angry

Eyes sewn shut

 

No light could get in

I never thought to look up

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Running in circles

Can’t catch my breath

 

Don’t want to live

I would prefer death

I am out of tears

I scream and shout

 

I don’t want to grab the hand

I can see reaching out

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It never occurred to me

That I was on the wrong side

 

Until through a single crack

Appeared a slither of light

 

A feeling I can’t explain

A weight lifted off my chest

 

I could suddenly breathe again

A time to heal, a time to rest

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All the hurt and pain diminished

Understanding the tears I cried

 

Then a voice, I understand your pain

For my own son died

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Spinning by Disciple- 

Pull The Plug by I Prevail- 

On My Way  by Hayden Panettiere- 

The Shack Movie Trailer – Keep Your Eyes on Me by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill – 

The Wound Is Where The Light Gets In by Jason Gray – 

Why Not Me?

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You look at me with tears in your eyes

Begging, pleading, asking God why?

You say I am too young

Too much life left to be done

High school graduation, jobs, marriage, children

Heroes and villains and all that will remain hidden

I am telling you it’s okay

I smile and simply say

Why not me?

Maybe it has to be

If it’s God’s plan and it’s my time

Then in His hands I will be fine

A plan

We can’t understand

A better lesson learned

A life being returned

My heart given to someone new

My kidneys will be donated too

My lungs will help someone breathe

Parts of me will continue to be

Maybe a foundation in my name

Will raise enough to change the game

In the meantime don’t be sad

Remember the time we have had

A lifetime wrapped up in just a few short years

When you cry let them be joyful tears

Things happen that only He can see

So I ask again, why not me?

Why should it be yourself

Or even someone else?

I am strong, brave, and courageous, can’t you see?

That is why I say why not me?

I trust in God’s plan so I don’t ask why me?

Let your smile be the last thing I see

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http://www.championforchildren.org/portfolio-item/lindseys-wish/

https://www.sambishfoundation.org/

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Little Giants by Tay Barton – 

Sing Me To Heaven by Bradley Walker – 

Kola by Damien Jurado – 

Braid My Hair by Randy Owen –  

Thy Will by Hillary Scott –   

No One Fights Alone by Christian Spear – 

Temporary Home by Carrie Underwood – 

I’m Gonna Love You Through It by Martina McBride –  

A Rainy Day

I’d be wasting

All my praising

If I go complaining

About this rainy day

I need to feel the sun’s warm rays

Doesn’t look like that’ll be happening today

God is with me

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I see it on your face

Think you are lost in this place

My friend, don’t let it make you lose the race

God is with you

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Why, my friend, do you continue to sin?

Why do you struggle and walk against the wind ?

Turn around, walk with the spirit and let your life begin

God walks with you

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Do you wish to change ?

Then why do you stay the same?

Do you not know there’s blessings in the rain?

God carries you.

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I know the sun will shine again

This story ends so another can begin

Stay true, stay the course my friend

The lightning strikes and the thunder roars

Trust when this storm ends you will be stronger than before

Even if you lose the battle it doesn’t mean you lost the war

God is fighting on your side

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I know today is full of sorrow

But joy could be in your tomorrow

Rest assured God even takes care of the sparrows

Don’t go complaining when the rains are coming

Don’t you hear the angels humming

Can’t you hear the drums drumming

Don’t you know this storm won’t last

It will soon be in the distant past

Stay true, cling to the truth , hold steadfast

God is with you

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Blessings by Laura Story – 

He Is With Us by Love & The Outcome – 

Praise You In This Storm by Casting Crowns – 

Call To Praise by Jeremy Riddle – 

Here I Am To Worship by Phillips, Craig and Dean –