No new musician followers this week. 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.
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.
Mama by Aaron Lewis –
Giant by Banks & Steelz –
Drop Your Stone by Chris August –
Give All You Can by Cody Jinks –
Forgive and Forget by A Day To Remember –
How Does It Feel by The Dead Daisies –
Better Together by Gaither Vocal Band –
Talking To Myself by Gallant –
Harder To Believe by Gavin Degraw –
Perfect Story by Idina Menzel –
Rocks by The Isaacs –
Can’t Stop The Feeling by Justin Timberlake –
Hold On To You by New Hope Oahu –
Follow Me,Follow You by O.A.R. –
Def Pacts by Of Montreal –
Keep Walkin’ by Racket County –
Never Burn Out by Stars Go Dim –
One Way by Tamela Mann –
Song Of My Father by Urban Rescue –
Stronger by Usher –
Chain Breaker by Zach Williams –
and our song:
I Question You by Lily Messer –
On Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943
It wasn’t a good night. Alone again. Alone with my thoughts. Alone with my doubts. Alone with my past regrets. That’s when I realized I wasn’t alone. Something, or someone was there with me. I could feel it. I would rather face off against Freddie Krueger.
I could feel it before I could see it. I looked around but I was the only one here. Fear crept in. The only sound was the sound of my too loud beating heart. Evil lurked. Looking for a place to land. It only needed a small opening and it waited patiently. I wasn’t going to let it in, but it waited. Evil is patient, waiting for its opportunity.
I fought the invisible evil. It wasn’t going to win. Doubts would sink in. At times I believed the lies. I was stronger than this. I had a power inside of me. I often forgot about this power. I often forgot about the strength it gave me. I wasn’t going to forget this time. I also knew I couldn’t do it alone. I yelled out to God.
The evil was gone. A peace overcame me. I stopped shaking. My heart calmed. I wasn’t naive though. I knew the evil would be back. It doesn’t give up easily. More importantly, I knew neither did God.
I had to get out of the house.
I liked walking on the beach. The wind coming off the ocean, the smell of it. The way the moon and stars shined their light off the waves. I could walk for miles. It was relaxing but there were no stars to light my way tonight. Only the light of a full moon, and it didn’t seem to be as bright as it should have been.
I walked along the beach. Even the waves didn’t sound the same. Like they were whispering to me. There was definitely a thickness in the air.
Something just didn’t feel right. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Was something in the house with me? Was it just my imagination? I couldn’t quite shake the feeling.
That’s when I saw him. Well, I guess I should say it. I couldn’t quite make out the form in the darkness but something was definitely there. He, or it, was hiding in the darkness under the pier.
My heart was starting to beat fast. Stop it, I said to myself. This is just your imagination acting up. There is nothing to fear.
I was getting closer to the pier. Maybe 30 feet away. I took a deep breath. My mind was playing tennis. Volley to the left, it’s going to be okay. Volley to the right, be prepared. It’s going to be you or him. Volley left, volley right. That’s when he stepped out and I could see it in his eyes. Volley right it is.
I had no weapon. Or at least I thought I had no weapon. God, be with me. I heard the scream, I saw the light. That’s when I fell to the ground.
Did someone sneak up behind me and hit me in the head? What was that light? I quickly did a self check and realized I wasn’t hurt. I looked up looking for the man but he was nowhere to be found. What just happened?
Add that to my list of weird things happening tonight. The list would be getting longer.
I know what you are thinking. I should turn around and just go back home. Lock myself in my room and say goodnight. I could not do that. I should’ve done that but something was telling me to keep moving forward.
I heard the screams. I ran to them. I know you are yelling for me to run away from them. I was thinking the same thing! I couldn’t do it. I am not a hero but I had to see if there was anything I could do.
They were huddled together at the dead end of a one way street. The look of terror on their faces is something I can never forget. They were looking upward. I followed their eyes and then I saw them. There had to be at least twenty, maybe more, of them. The legion of demons were hideous. They were attacking relentlessly. They disgusted me.
At one time or another they were all a part of my life. I am a sinner and I knew them all by name. There was greed, lust, fear, addiction, hopelessness, negative, pride, envy. I knew them well. There was also wrath, sloth, doubt, low self-esteem, failure, sorrow, gossip and hate. Many more I will not name but they were all following their leader Baal. I was actually surprised to see him. They usually let their minions do the work and don’t show their faces. With him here, I knew this was going to be a long battle.
That’s when I saw the glow. I looked down and I was shining like a light. I wasn’t alone. I looked around and there were many others with me. We had been brought together for this moment. We are the light of the world and now was the time to defeat the darkness.
We lit up the dark night. Many of the demons ran when they saw the light. Many others chose to fight. The light was their enemy. The truth was their adversary. Hope was their opponent. We were their prosecutors.
After a long, bloody, hard fought battle we were victorious. There was sadness in our victory. We lost some friends in the battle but they will forever be remembered as heroes. We will fight the good fight. Where there are demons, so will we be. We will honor the truth and defend it with our lives.
They will be back. We will be here when they return.
We are the light of the world and we will shine victorious.
Good Fight by Unspoken –
Soldier On by Sidewalk Prophets –
Never Burn Out by Stars Go Dim –
Same Power by Jeremy Camp –
Independence Day by Union Of Sinners and Saints –
Soldiers by Martin Smith –
Onward Christian Soldiers by Petra –
I’m Just Another Soldier by The Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi –
I was shivering. Strange, since when I went to bed I put an extra blanket on and set the thermostat to heat up the house at 6:00. I then realized I was also wet. I startled awake only to realized I wasn’t in my warm bed. I was in some type of… give me a minute to look around. I was in some type of maze. Confused, bewildered, baffled were some of the words that came to mind. I had to be dreaming, but I wasn’t.
I yelled out, but no one answered. I did the only thing I could and started to walk. Around this bend, turn left here, turn right there, dead end, start again. I then saw a note up ahead. I read it: If you have ever lied turn left at the next turn. Well yeah I have lied, who hasn’t? I came to the turn…
I have been going back and forth, fighting myself on whether or not I should put my lyrics on here. On the plus side, maybe my words could touch someone without being in a song. On the negative side, what if someone used my lyrics without my permission. Anyway, in honor of October being breast-cancer month I have decided to put this one on here. I can hear how I want it to sound in my head but, unfortunately, God didn’t bless me with the talent to write music.
I wrote this 2/10/15 when I was in Kroger one day and saw someone in a wheelchair and the words just started coming out. I wrote if for cancer but a friend of mine said he could see this disease as just being sin in general. I had never thought of it like that but I can see it like that…
Yes, I know it is Monday but last week got out of control. Wednesday through Friday I didn’t have time to breathe. So here is what should have been posted a few days ago.
One new musician follower 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. If interested in collaborating, feel free to contact me.
Hypochondriac by Kate Ball –
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.
Stuck In These Shoes by Aaron Lewis –
12:03 by Against Me –
Some Friends by The Amity Affliction –
The Only Way Out by Andra Day –
Get Back Up Again by Ana Kendrick –
No Words by Cody Jinks –
Naivety by A Day To Remember –
Song and a Prayer by The Dead Daisies –
Ceasefire by For King & Country –
When He Set Me Free by Gaither Vocal Band –
She Sets The City On Fire by Gavin Degraw –
I See You by Idina Menzel –
God Is Still With Me by The Isaacs –
You’re Bigger by Jekalyn Carr-
Overwhelmed by New Hope Oahu –
I Go Through by O.A.R. –
Sunday by Racket County –
Sisters And Brothers by Sidewalk Prophets – new for Ben-Hur movie
Through It All by Tamela Mann –
Crash by Usher –
and our song:
I Question You by Lily Messer –
On Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943
“Step right up, come on in, only a dollar” shouted the carny. He looked right at me and my friends. “Come on in boys, this will change your life” and he winked at me. I don’t know but my gut was telling me something was wrong. My friends wanted to go in and since I didn’t want to be left out, I went in with them.
It wasn’t much at first. A conveyor belt going the opposite direction. Oooh scary right? We made a tight turn to the right and the floor started shaking. Everyone started to laugh but the feeling inside me was getting worse. It was then the lights went out. We started reaching out, touching each other to make sure we were all still there. We slowly inched forward and hit a wall, promptly piling into each other. Then the lights came on and that was when…
Four 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.
Blindfolds by Rilan feat Naz Tokio –
What I Would Say To You by The Color –
Awake by A Foreign Affair –
Fix You (Coldplay Cover) by Chris Bianchi –
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.
Back Together by Aaron and Amanda Crabb –
Dmitri’s Song (Jesus Is Alive) by Todd Smith –
Soldier by Unspoken –
Play by Ben Talmi –
Hurt Me by Amos Lee –
Never Be Mine by Angel Olsen –
Thing For You by Big Smo feat William Michael Morgan-
Hillbilly On by Billy Ray Cyrus –
Let The Mystery Be by Bun E. Carlos feat Xeno –
What If I Gave You Everything by Casting Crowns –
Can’t Beat The Old Damned Machine by Charlie Daniels –
Her Own Kind Of Beautiful by Chris Lane –
Tilted by Christine And The Queens –
Every Scar Has A Story by Cody Johnson –
Signs Of Life by Crown The Empire –
Spineless and Scarlet Red by The Descendents –
Sober by DJ Snake feat JRY –
Speak To My Heart by Donnie McClurkin –
Story by Drake White –
Grow Old by Florida Georgia Line –
Your Mother’s Eyes by The Head and the Heart –
Street Called Mercy by Hillsong United –
Old Days by Ingrid Michaelson –
Jesus Built This Church On Love by Ivan Parker –
In Case You Don’t Remember by Jason Aldean – love this song but nothing on Youtube yet.
Bound For Glory by Jon Guerra –
Always The Same by Julianna Zobrist –
My Best Friend by Kiefer Sutherland –
Those Days by Lindsey Stirling feat Dan & Shay –
Out On Love by Lydia Loveless –
Beautiful Rose by Sean McConnell –
Down by The Shelters –
and our song:
I Question You by Lily Messer –
On Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943
Since it is October 5th, I would hope most of you realized it is October. The month of Halloween, camp fires, s’mores, roasting hot dogs on the camp fire. Scary stories, witches and goblins. Cooler weather, leaves changing colors.
It is also the month of The Nationwide Children’s Half and Full Marathon that I once again will NOT be running. I signed up for the full knowing I was there mentally but had to get there physically. I did not. More injuries. This time it is my left knee. It pops every time I straighten it. I don’t think that is a good thing. I think it is time to get checked out and get both my knees fixed. Something to look forward to next year.
It is also the month for just about every cause and every thing there is. It is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National Domestic Abuse/Violence Awareness Month, Stand Up To Bullying, Pastor Appreciation, Pizza, Child Abuse Awareness Month, Cyber Security Awareness Month, Healthy Lung Month, Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), Jazz Awareness Month, Lupus Awareness Month, National Alcohol Awareness Week (Oct. 4-10), National Brain Injury Awareness Month, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (Oct. 15), National Liver Awareness Month, National Orthodontic Health Month, National Spina Bifida Awareness Month, Psoriasis Awareness Month, Rett Syndrome Awareness Month, Vegetarian Awareness Month, World Food Day (Oct. 16), and World Hepatitis Awareness Day (Oct. 1).
If that wasn’t enough, we also have:
AIDS Awareness Month ,Adopt A Dog Month Link, Adopt A Shelter Dog Month, American Cheese Month, American Pharmacists Month Link, Antidepressant Death Awareness Month, Apple Month Link, Bat Appreciation Month, Black Speculative Fiction Month Link, Bullying Prevention Month Link, (World) Blindness Awareness Month Link, Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month,Celiac Disease Awareness Month, Celebrating The Bilingual Child Month, Children’s Magazine Month Christmas Seal Campaign (10/1-12/31) Church Library Month Church Safety and Security Month Class Reunion Month Link Co-op Awareness Month Corn Month Link Country Music Month Link Cut Out Dissection Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month Down Syndrome Awareness Month Link Dyslexia Awareness Month Eat Better, Eat Together Month Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month Emotional Wellness Month Employee Ownership Month Link Energy Management is a Family Affair-Improve Your Home Month (10/1-3/31/13) Eye Injury Prevention Month Link (Note: There is also one in July.) Fair Trade Month Link Financial Planning Month Link Feral Hog Month or Hog Out Month Link Gay & Lesbian History Month German-American Heritage Month Global ADHD Awareness Month Link Global Diversity Awareness Month Go Hog Wild – Eat Country Ham Halloween Safety Month Head Start Awareness Month Link Health Literacy Month Home Eye Safety Month Italian-American Heritage Month Link International Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month International Starman Month International Strategic Planning Month International Walk To School Month Link Intergeneration Month
Learn To Bowl Month Link LGBT History Month Link Long Term Care Planning Month Month of Free Thought National Animal Safety and Protection Month National Arts & Humanities Month National Audiology/Protect Your Hearing Month National Bake and Decorate Month National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month National Caramel Month Link National Chili Month National Chiropractic Health Month National Cookbook Month National Crime Prevention Month National Critical Illness Awareness Month National Cyber Security Awareness Month Link National Dental Hygiene Month National Depression Education & Awareness Month National Ergonomics Month Link National Family Sexuality Education Month – Let’s Talk! Link National Field Trip Month National “Gain The Inside Advantage” Month National Go On A Field Trip Month National Kitchen & Bath Month Link National Medical Librarian Month National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month Link National Physical Therapy Month National Popcorn Poppin’ Month National Pork Month Link National Protect Your Hearing Month Link National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month Link National Reading Group Month National Roller Skating Month National RSV Awareness Month Link National Sarcastic Awareness Month National Seafood Month Link National Stamp Collecting Month National Stop Bullying Month National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Link National Toilet Tank Repair Month Link National Window Covering Safety Month Link National Work and Family Month National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month Organize Your Medical Information Month Photographer Appreciation Month Polish American Heritage Month Positive Attitude Month Raptor Month Right Brainers Rule! Month Sausage Month Link Self-Promotion Month Spinach Lovers Month Squirrel Awareness Month Link(Different Than Squirrel Appreciation Day in January) Tackling Hunger Month Link (Campbell Soup Sponsor. Not the same as Hunger Month in September by 2nd Harvest.) Talk About Prescriptions Month Wishbones for Pets Month (10/15 – 11/30) Women Walking In Their Own Shoes Month Workplace Politics Awareness Month World Menopause Month
I think October is pretty busy. I wonder why some of these organizations don’t pick another month?
I have written about many of these and will reblog them this month as well as my scary short stories, in case anyone has missed them. I may even surprise you and write a new short story.
My God, My Music, My Life 