I stumbled upon a gift God gave me one morning in November 2013. I felt impressed to write down some life lessons learned in my journal and it came out in the form of a poem....I was so surprised I shared it with a friend who encouraged me to put it to song...the first try it worked...and that song become Luminaries...since then I have enjoyed the outlet of songwriting because  I can put words that have great meaning to me, or truths learned into lyrics and sing them over and over again to myself, and share them with those I love. To me, hearing a message to music makes the meaning and depth of the words drive much deeper than just hearing them spoken and I'm so thankful for this opportunity God has given me to share my deepest held beliefs and feelings in such a profound manner. 
I feel several of these songs should be further developed and would love to extend an invitation to anyone who feels so inspired to help me out...this is just me strumming out to my guitar recorded by my smart phone....but because I've been writing almost 2 songs a week I haven't had time to write the notes down...I don't know when the music will stop coming to me, but I feel strongly that I need to keep writing until it stops, so if someone wants to join me in this journey please let me know, I know that I have been given limitations in singing and execution of musical composition so that others will have the opportunity to work with me in developing this music and I'm excited to see who God has in mind. 

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