Jenni's Journeys #9

NEW SONG

Wrote a new song last night, recorded it today. To listen, you can go HERE to my myspace page, it will be the first song that plays.

Here are the lyrics:

I can't say I own you
And I don't claim to control you
Yet you are mine

I can't say I know you
But I can say I know you
At the very same time

And I'm different than I was
But you're still the same
I'll be different than I am
But you'll remain

Chorus:
You are, I am
Once divided, now together
Divinity and man
You are the truth I seek
You are the one who sets me free
Once divided, now together
You and me

I can't say I've touched you
But I can say I've felt you
Through loving hands

I can say you love me
And I can say I love you
But it's more than that

You're bigger than you were
Or maybe I was blind
But now you're opening up my eyes
You're opening up my eyes

parentheses

I'm doing a quick internet run this morning (I still don't have internet at my house, so I have to find other means) before we are off to the Gori-area for 3 days to spend time helping people who were affected by the war!

Here's a video of a new song...not a music video (although I guess it is a music video)...but just the recording I did right after I wrote it, so that I wouldn't forget how it went (and actually I "wrote" some of it while I was recording too)!

These are the lyrics (how they should be, not necessarily exactly how I sing them in the video):

let this be the start, of an outpouring from my heart
that is endless
flowing into words, flying out my mouth
accompanied by music

I never knew if I was a poet
but now I see there is no other way

if I want a song that's beautiful and meaningful
then that's what I need to be
Lord free me from my fear of what people will think
and how they'll critique

bring me to the place the beautiful meadow
where creativity is birthed and grown

I really need to learn how to write without using parentheses (although they are so helpful at times). They really make things visually obscure. :-)

NEW SONG

Trees and Stars

Jenni's Journeys #8

After my initial blabbering, there is some music! My friend Ia and I sing 2 Georgian songs! :-) (come on Blogger, couldn't you have picked a better preview shot?)

Jenni's Journeys #6

Merry Christmas! I know I haven't been writing very much lately. Busyness + lack of ability to sort out thoughts=that. But here is a video. :-)

light camping

The LORD is my light and salvation, whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life, whom shall I fear?
When evil men advance,
When enemies attack,
Though war is breaking out,
Even then I will be confident.
The LORD is my light and salvation, whom shall I fear?

This is a psalm that I made into a song (I guess they already were songs), and I'm sort of trying to make a few songs out of different parts of it. So, here's part one. You can click on the link to go to my music page and listen if you'd like to!

Psalm 27 (part 1)

I'm "camping" right now. I use that word subjectively because I have electricity in my tent (which means a lamp and a computer), there's wireless internet all over the campground, I'm 15 steps away from bathrooms with running water and showers, and my parents are sleeping 10 feet away in an RV equipped with most things you'd have at home. So you know what I mean.

But hey, I'm not complaining.

A quick change of topic: I'm struggling with ME. I'm so focused on myself and my problems and struggles and weaknesses and worries, that I'm forgetting other people, and losing concern for them, and not be very actively loving. I don't want to be like that! Life is about relationships. It's not good how easy it is to get caught up in the constant race for more, and lose the right priorities. How many of you understand me?! LORD, please free me from myself.

I'll be here until Monday.

Oh, by the way: 21 days.

TB and Music

Okay, so something pretty cool.

When I returned to the States, I thought I should get a TB test (to make sure I didn't have it), and so I made my appointment and everything and I went to the doctor. Well, the day I showed up they were like, "your appointment was yesterday", but I wrote down the date she told me, so it was just a little mix-up. And the only problem was that the doctor I was going to see wasn't available, but it was okay, because they just had a nurse do it. Well, I just got the bill today and I am SO glad that the doctor wasn't available, because it probably saved me like $50 or something. So what seemed like plans gone wrong, actually turned out to be a benefit to me in the end, and for my good. Interesting. :-)

I put up some songs that I've recorded on here, so you can check it out if you want. You can download them too! :-)

What else? Oh, I'll just write more later.