Go Brad,
You sound like me with my writing.  I can really identify.   Maybe it
will help if I share with you what I keep telling myself:  that it is
easier to stear a moving car than a parked one.  I've just decided
that, my driving, or in this case, my writing,  may be awful, but I'm
going to keep my foot on the gas so that the Lord can do something
with me instead of putting all of his creative energy into convincing
me to move in the first place.  Who knows, that skit that I finally
got brave enough to send off may have me headed toward a brick wall,
but at least I'm moving and leaving the driving up to Him.  Just go
for it!!  Petal to the metal.  Praise God!!  YeeHaw!
Kathy


At 09:16 PM 11/17/2005, you wrote:
>Benchpressing Brad in prayer you ask? Well. Since Vicki is always lifting
>us in prayer I figure she could get a workout lifting me up in this one lol.
>
>I began dabbling in songwriting back in the early 90's, tossed it aside,
>picked it up, tossed it aside, picked it up, tossed it aside even further,
>it popped up again and finally gave it a good hard toss but like a
>boomarang it keeps returning. I've tried to kill the desire with many
>excuses and lies hopeing it would stay dead. You know stuff like, "You
>aren't good enough", "who do you think you are anyway", "What do you think?
>You think you will write a number one hit?" on and on and on. Well I don't
>want to write a number one hit, I just want depth and truth and let it do
>what it does. I just like to write and want to do it with more
>meaning.   Recently I tuned into a songwriter's webcast I frequent, and
>heard a writer that was not only a Christian giving God credit for his
>position in life as a songwriter, but has proven to be a great
>encouragement to me as we email back and forth. I'll put his web page
>below, please check it out and support him he is an awesome writer and
>musician. My prayer request is for God to equip, inspire, and direct me  as
>I pick up this gift again. I know my strengths and weaknesses and will work
>on them but as anything in this world worth spit, it needs God's hand on
>it. Thanks so much for your prayer in the midst of all what is going on in
>your individual lives.
>
>James Casto's web site is:
>http://www.jamescasto.com/pages/1/index.htm
>
>There are some buttons on there where you can listen to a few of his songs.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Brad