sorry. as passionate as I am about trafficking, somehing's come up and I'm not up to finishing my FREE posts at this time.
For those who share my faith, prayers for my family would be appreciated about now.
T.T.F.N. :-)
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
~FREE~ (part 2)
***Part 1 is the previous post below this one. My phone will only allow me to post blogs of certain lengths.***
-------------------------------------------------------------------------"Free" by Ginny Owens-continued-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So when I am consumed by what the world will say,
It's then You're singing to me,
As you remove my chains
"You're free to dance-
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-
Even joyful noise is music to Me
and you're free to love,
'Cause I've given you My love,
and it's made you free,
Free from worry, free from envy and denial.
Free to live, free to give, free to
smile.
You're free to dance-
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-
Even joyful noise is music to Me
and you're free to love,
'Cause I've given you My love,
and it's made you free.
Oh, I've given you My love,
and it's made you free.
I have set you free."
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-------------End of lyrics---------
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This song pulls at my soul. I'm overweight, unsure, insecure, etc. I love to sing, but don't feel I do well, yet I find myself thrillingly letting my voice soar with the words to this song. The words are so true.
BUT IT ALSO MEANS SO MUCH MORE TO ME.
THE WORDS "FREE" AND "SLAVE" MEAN SO VERY MUCH TO ME.
You see, I have a couple friends who were trafficked. Yes, as in Human Trafficking. Yes, as in modern day slavery. Yes, as in sex slavery.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING happens to all races, in all nations, including to AMERICANS HERE IN AMERICA. Right under our very noses. Atlanta is a city with one of the highest rates of trafficking in the World, for example. Yet we hear about it happening in other countries or only of non-Americans being trafficked in America.
Well, I know differently. And so while in 1 way the above song fills me with joy, it also fills me with such sorrow.
**post continued above in next post**
-------------------------------------------------------------------------"Free" by Ginny Owens-continued-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So when I am consumed by what the world will say,
It's then You're singing to me,
As you remove my chains
"You're free to dance-
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-
Even joyful noise is music to Me
and you're free to love,
'Cause I've given you My love,
and it's made you free,
Free from worry, free from envy and denial.
Free to live, free to give, free to
smile.
You're free to dance-
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-
Even joyful noise is music to Me
and you're free to love,
'Cause I've given you My love,
and it's made you free.
Oh, I've given you My love,
and it's made you free.
I have set you free."
-----------------------------------
-------------End of lyrics---------
-----------------------------------
This song pulls at my soul. I'm overweight, unsure, insecure, etc. I love to sing, but don't feel I do well, yet I find myself thrillingly letting my voice soar with the words to this song. The words are so true.
BUT IT ALSO MEANS SO MUCH MORE TO ME.
THE WORDS "FREE" AND "SLAVE" MEAN SO VERY MUCH TO ME.
You see, I have a couple friends who were trafficked. Yes, as in Human Trafficking. Yes, as in modern day slavery. Yes, as in sex slavery.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING happens to all races, in all nations, including to AMERICANS HERE IN AMERICA. Right under our very noses. Atlanta is a city with one of the highest rates of trafficking in the World, for example. Yet we hear about it happening in other countries or only of non-Americans being trafficked in America.
Well, I know differently. And so while in 1 way the above song fills me with joy, it also fills me with such sorrow.
**post continued above in next post**
~FREE~ (part 1)
The 1st part of this post will be a song, but that will lead into me talking about a life issue that I'm most passionate about.
Ginny Owens' album "Without Condition" has to be one of my favorite albums ever! btw I use the less commonly used word "album" because I grew up listening to tapes, then CDs, now MP3s..."album" encompasses all formats. Back to "Without Condition." Few albums do I listen to every song it contains, but this is one of those. The lyrics blow me away. Her voice is sublime. And she has edgy, unusual sounds that I think raise this album well above average! On one song, you can just hear the city around you...it is amazing. One of my favorite songs on this album, for many reasons, is "Free." Here are the lyrics:
-----"Free" by Ginny Owens-----
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----------------------------------
Turning molehills into mountains,
Making big deals out of small ones,
Bearing gifts as if they're burdens,
This is how it's been.
Fear of coming out of my shell,
Too many things I can't do too well,
Afraid I'll try real hard and I'll fail -
This is how it's been.
'Till the day you pounded on my heart's door,
And You shouted joyfully,
"You're not a slave anymore.
You're free to dance-
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-
Even joyful noise is music to Me
and you're free to love,
'Cause I've given you My love,
and it's made you free.
I have set you free."
My mind finds hard to believe
That You became humanity
and changed the course of history,
Because You loved me so.
And my heart cannot understand
Why You'd accept me as I am,
But You say You've always had a plan,
And that's all I need to know.
----------------------------------*continued on next post (above this one)*
My phone will only let posts be certain lengths, sorry for any confusion.
Ginny Owens' album "Without Condition" has to be one of my favorite albums ever! btw I use the less commonly used word "album" because I grew up listening to tapes, then CDs, now MP3s..."album" encompasses all formats. Back to "Without Condition." Few albums do I listen to every song it contains, but this is one of those. The lyrics blow me away. Her voice is sublime. And she has edgy, unusual sounds that I think raise this album well above average! On one song, you can just hear the city around you...it is amazing. One of my favorite songs on this album, for many reasons, is "Free." Here are the lyrics:
-----"Free" by Ginny Owens-----
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
Turning molehills into mountains,
Making big deals out of small ones,
Bearing gifts as if they're burdens,
This is how it's been.
Fear of coming out of my shell,
Too many things I can't do too well,
Afraid I'll try real hard and I'll fail -
This is how it's been.
'Till the day you pounded on my heart's door,
And You shouted joyfully,
"You're not a slave anymore.
You're free to dance-
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-
Even joyful noise is music to Me
and you're free to love,
'Cause I've given you My love,
and it's made you free.
I have set you free."
My mind finds hard to believe
That You became humanity
and changed the course of history,
Because You loved me so.
And my heart cannot understand
Why You'd accept me as I am,
But You say You've always had a plan,
And that's all I need to know.
----------------------------------*continued on next post (above this one)*
My phone will only let posts be certain lengths, sorry for any confusion.
Finishing another great book by...
Ruth Axtell Morren.
Let me start off by saying she has a blogspot!
Also, I reccommend reading all but her "Love Inspired" books in order, beginning with Winter Is Past (which, ironically, is the only one I've had yet to read). Her books are stand alones but have recurring characters.
She writes Christian fiction...but...they are amazingly different than the "average" Christian fiction book I've read over the years.
Her characters don't live in a pretty bubble where everything is as it should be and easy. I'm not saying all Christian fiction is like that, just that in my experience, an alarming number of them are.
Lately, due mainly to reading Amanda Quick, I've been drawn to the Regency era (I love history and btw that era does tend to be of popular interest among goths :-P). This is how I found her books. I recently decided to read more Christian fiction, as I've been dealing with an amazing amount of loss and needed that extra spiritual and mental boost. I went through every Heartsong Presents and Love Inspired books I own that take place in that era (btw also check out Kimberly Comeaux's Regency Brides anthology). Unfortunately when I was reading and buying most of my Christian fiction the Regency era wasn't as popular as it now is.
So, I went to the library. Working from Dec '01-Feb '09 at a bookstore enabled me to become quite adept at scanning book spines. That day I managed to find quite a few Regency Christian Fiction including most of Mrs. Morren's books.
Now here comes the GOOD part!!! Her books tackle tough issues with finness and grace while not lessining the importance, her characters are very well developed and multi-faceted, her worlds actually feel real, there is actual passion, temptation and sensuality between the heroes and heroines (thank you Mrs. Morren, as well as Linda Windsor btw, for this detail. Too many Christian Fic books make it seem just so easy to not give into sexual temptation....yeah right). Her books are quite simply endearing.
Check her out, I dare you!
Let me start off by saying she has a blogspot!
Also, I reccommend reading all but her "Love Inspired" books in order, beginning with Winter Is Past (which, ironically, is the only one I've had yet to read). Her books are stand alones but have recurring characters.
She writes Christian fiction...but...they are amazingly different than the "average" Christian fiction book I've read over the years.
Her characters don't live in a pretty bubble where everything is as it should be and easy. I'm not saying all Christian fiction is like that, just that in my experience, an alarming number of them are.
Lately, due mainly to reading Amanda Quick, I've been drawn to the Regency era (I love history and btw that era does tend to be of popular interest among goths :-P). This is how I found her books. I recently decided to read more Christian fiction, as I've been dealing with an amazing amount of loss and needed that extra spiritual and mental boost. I went through every Heartsong Presents and Love Inspired books I own that take place in that era (btw also check out Kimberly Comeaux's Regency Brides anthology). Unfortunately when I was reading and buying most of my Christian fiction the Regency era wasn't as popular as it now is.
So, I went to the library. Working from Dec '01-Feb '09 at a bookstore enabled me to become quite adept at scanning book spines. That day I managed to find quite a few Regency Christian Fiction including most of Mrs. Morren's books.
Now here comes the GOOD part!!! Her books tackle tough issues with finness and grace while not lessining the importance, her characters are very well developed and multi-faceted, her worlds actually feel real, there is actual passion, temptation and sensuality between the heroes and heroines (thank you Mrs. Morren, as well as Linda Windsor btw, for this detail. Too many Christian Fic books make it seem just so easy to not give into sexual temptation....yeah right). Her books are quite simply endearing.
Check her out, I dare you!
"...gotta jealous bone..."
Classic Patty Loveless song btw.
*sighs*
My grandma was snappy with me all yesterday. I couldn't figure out what I did (or didn't) do this time.
It just hit me while my mom and I got into it...
They are jealous. I'm doing something they're not a part of, am having fun without them, and enjoying talking to people besides them.
They are jealous of my writing and the time I'm spending on the net through my cell.
I assume for most writers it is kids or a spouse at least. Am I alone here?
And seriously, how can they complain that I'll never finish a book and then be jealous of my writing and doing writing related things?????
YEESH!!!!!
God preserve my sanity and help me fulfill Your will while not alienating those I love. Please.
*sighs*
My grandma was snappy with me all yesterday. I couldn't figure out what I did (or didn't) do this time.
It just hit me while my mom and I got into it...
They are jealous. I'm doing something they're not a part of, am having fun without them, and enjoying talking to people besides them.
They are jealous of my writing and the time I'm spending on the net through my cell.
I assume for most writers it is kids or a spouse at least. Am I alone here?
And seriously, how can they complain that I'll never finish a book and then be jealous of my writing and doing writing related things?????
YEESH!!!!!
God preserve my sanity and help me fulfill Your will while not alienating those I love. Please.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Writing sleep-deprived
So I only slept maybe a total of 5 hrs after being awake about 40 hours...and yet I'm still awake.
What's worse is I'm writing and this draft of the prologue sounds better than the last (and 1st) draft of the prologue.
I should probably be scared :-)
My eyes are blurry and watering and itchy. I typed the entire thing on this pathetically small Palm Centro keyboard. But I still think it is better than the first draft. Though I know of at least a page more that it needs before I should let my critters (critique group members: Susan, Kelly & Peg) see it. My current WIP (Work In Progress) is tentatively entitled Colorful Shards. The best blurb I have for it thus far is: A battered woman flees her husband to protect herkids, not knowing she may be the greater threat, as a killer seeks to destroy her bloodline.
Anyway, I really want to share it because it has been so long since I've shared any of my writing...but I'm also a tad intimidated. My beautiful and talented critters all basically started out at the same level...in what? 2002? only they have grown while I was stagnant. They are three of the most supportive women I know though, and I wouldn't trade them even for a book deal :-)
What's worse is I'm writing and this draft of the prologue sounds better than the last (and 1st) draft of the prologue.
I should probably be scared :-)
My eyes are blurry and watering and itchy. I typed the entire thing on this pathetically small Palm Centro keyboard. But I still think it is better than the first draft. Though I know of at least a page more that it needs before I should let my critters (critique group members: Susan, Kelly & Peg) see it. My current WIP (Work In Progress) is tentatively entitled Colorful Shards. The best blurb I have for it thus far is: A battered woman flees her husband to protect herkids, not knowing she may be the greater threat, as a killer seeks to destroy her bloodline.
Anyway, I really want to share it because it has been so long since I've shared any of my writing...but I'm also a tad intimidated. My beautiful and talented critters all basically started out at the same level...in what? 2002? only they have grown while I was stagnant. They are three of the most supportive women I know though, and I wouldn't trade them even for a book deal :-)
And so it begins...
The posturing and trying to impress you with my literary excellence...
Ha. This is not such a place.
Just to be fair and warn you ahead of time :-)
Ha. This is not such a place.
Just to be fair and warn you ahead of time :-)
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