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Give Thanks in All Situation

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No matter how grim life circumstance gets take a minute to reflect on the positive. After Brain surgery followed by gamma radiation two months later, I feel content. I feel far removed from my distress as though I am not lacking anything. I am grateful for the care and support I received though a difficult ordeal. Sweet Spot a song I wrote after reflecting on my emotional highs and low that resulted from my situation, and feeling renewed after feeling empty. For the doctors and nurses who took care of me after brain surgery, I am grateful. For the comfort and reassurance from family and friends, I am thankful. Sweet Spot

A God of Second Chances

I wrote the lyrics to a Song of Thanksgiving at a time when I was facing serious issues. I struggle with issues stemming from autoimmune disease. In addition I have other medical issues that has not been medically treated. It is like these issues has stolen apart of me and rob me of finding joy and contentment in things that should be celebrated.  I feel my illness has held me back from being my best self. I have pretty terrific children and I do for them in order that they are physical cared for but I feel that most of the time my tiredness does not exclude joy, or love. As a young woman I chose to live according to biblical principles and to have faith and to trust God blindly. However, based on the action of some, I felt unloved and rejected by God. I wasn't truly thankful for feeling unfulfilled and pushed aside, but in this song, I wrote that God was a God of second chances. After the musician created the music and produced the song, in my heart I felt that the lyric to