In 6th grade I wrote my first real song. It was called "Lost Without You." It was supposed to be a love song, but I didn't really know much about love. The words just sounded good to me and they fit well together with the chord progression I made up. Ms. Martell, my music teacher, asked me to perform it at the spring concert. I said yes. My feet could barely reach the pedal of the piano. In fact I think I was sitting on a phone book. It was a little uncomfortable but I managed to belt it out with as much passion as I could. People liked the song and seemed surprised that I wasn't nervous. And I really wasn't. For some reason, it felt like breathing to me. It wasn't hard work, or painful, or dreadful. It was beautiful to me. And I didn't want to ever stop writing, playing or singing. But then I fell in love with boys and sports, horses and stickers, and Michael Jackson. I continued to sing in the choir and play in the school band, but by the time I reached high school I would have rather been on the basketball court than sitting at the piano. One thing that didn't let me go was writing. I have so many journals from those early years. They are full of questions, full of poems and songs, full of heartbreak. They are full. After graduating from college with a degree in English I still didn't know what I wanted to do. There were so many things I loved. How could I decide? I decided to get married, and that's when the desire to write and sing came back again. I sang at church, in a band and on my own. Did a few albums and moved to Nashville four years ago. Not to jump into the star-making machine, but because God opened a door for my husband to work here, and we really liked the warmer climate. For years I've led the musical part of Sunday services (that part we call "worship") at Vineyard churches. Now I'm taking a break from leading and I'm busy working on my next project due to be released in August. Somehow I'm finding the time to pursue music while chasing around my 3 year old twins and my 6 year old son. I love my life and can't wait for you to hear the new stuff!Get MySpace Layouts from nUCLEArcENTURy .COM OR create your own using MySpace profile editor !!!
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