Hi Brad, Please know that I am lifting you up in prayer. You definitely
have the gift of song, and you have a great singing voice, and I know that
God will reward you and fill you with song that will glorify His Holy Name.

I'll also check out this man's web site and listen to some of his stuff.

Thanks for sharing with us.

I'm praying for you and Brenda.

Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson



At 08:16 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