I just watched this video and this little girl is so beautiful and talented. Made me cry.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
No Name Rap
The Music Doesnt Lie.
Picture I took of the city I'm here to take on.
Picture I took while living on the streets of San Fran for two weeks.
(Reposting a Post) -Something I wrote while not able to access my blog- Original: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 10:06am
I wrote this rap while I was living in Santa Monica, California and hanging out with the homeless on Venice Beach. After eating lunch with a few of my new found homeless friends a rich man walked by and scoffed at me...and this is when these words came pounding onto my heart :) I've never written a "Rap" before so Critics go easy on me... but these words are meant to be read with a beat in your head. Read it as a rap or verse.
No Name Rap
Here I am standing right here
Do you hear me? Do you see my fears?
Of course you don’t
You’re looking at me with blind eyes, closed ears.
Open your mind, open your eyes.
Look around but don’t look so surprised
This is the way it’s always been
A life starving for love but surrounded by sin
Be the change that you want to see?
Does it start with you? Does it start with me?
I clutch my bible, keep it by my side
I read the words, become mad,
at how much the world has lied
I dance to my own beat
I wave my fists, jump to my feet
It starts now
No longer do I take a back seat
I feel the beat so strongly it pulses my heart
If you want to change the world now is a great time to start
People are running, they look so scared
The world just watches,
making comments, make’n em sound like they cared.
Throw off your shoes; give the shirt off your back
If you can’t do that,
don’t be surprised when its respect that you lack.
There you are, where you drive your nice cars
Whistle at the women, hang out at the bars.
Here I am made for the poor
But I have to be rich to open the door
Screw irony I will break that chain
I’m bringing new reason to why my savior was slain
I hold my hands high, jump to my feat
No longer do I sit here accepting defeat
If this is the life that I was made to live for
I’m not going to live it
as if I’m living for chores
People say, Jesus is coming back to the earth, I say He’s been here the whole time
he’s in them, the them that you don’t give a dime
Listen up people…now is the time!
Start it up…start living out those words that are so easy to speak
The words of the bible, your life, words that were meant for the meek.
People will laugh at you not understanding your ways
They turn the others around you, on you, choosing how to number your days
I say bring it on cause I got God on my side
The one, who for me, chose to die, broke my pride, watched me lied
And in the end, still, chose to be my guide
They look at me and they think they know
They got it all figured out, a white girl from Wheaton
But you reap what you sow
I get to say that I’ve been there before
No money, no food, broken family
But what is it that you’ve got to show for?
No Name Rap
Here I am standing right here
Do you hear me? Do you see my fears?
Of course you don’t
You’re looking at me with blind eyes, closed ears.
Open your mind, open your eyes.
Look around but don’t look so surprised
This is the way it’s always been
A life starving for love but surrounded by sin
Be the change that you want to see?
Does it start with you? Does it start with me?
I clutch my bible, keep it by my side
I read the words, become mad,
at how much the world has lied
I dance to my own beat
I wave my fists, jump to my feet
It starts now
No longer do I take a back seat
I feel the beat so strongly it pulses my heart
If you want to change the world now is a great time to start
People are running, they look so scared
The world just watches,
making comments, make’n em sound like they cared.
Throw off your shoes; give the shirt off your back
If you can’t do that,
don’t be surprised when its respect that you lack.
There you are, where you drive your nice cars
Whistle at the women, hang out at the bars.
Here I am made for the poor
But I have to be rich to open the door
Screw irony I will break that chain
I’m bringing new reason to why my savior was slain
I hold my hands high, jump to my feat
No longer do I sit here accepting defeat
If this is the life that I was made to live for
I’m not going to live it
as if I’m living for chores
People say, Jesus is coming back to the earth, I say He’s been here the whole time
he’s in them, the them that you don’t give a dime
Listen up people…now is the time!
Start it up…start living out those words that are so easy to speak
The words of the bible, your life, words that were meant for the meek.
People will laugh at you not understanding your ways
They turn the others around you, on you, choosing how to number your days
I say bring it on cause I got God on my side
The one, who for me, chose to die, broke my pride, watched me lied
And in the end, still, chose to be my guide
They look at me and they think they know
They got it all figured out, a white girl from Wheaton
But you reap what you sow
I get to say that I’ve been there before
No money, no food, broken family
But what is it that you’ve got to show for?
My Truth
(Reposting a Post) -Something I wrote while not able to access my blog- Original: Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 2:31pm
No matter what anyone says...I AM a beautiful person.
Do The Best I Can
-By APU’s own Andrea Hamilton
Maybe I’m not good enough for you
You want me to be some body else
Somebody more like yourself
I was starting to believe you knew so much more then me
Back when I hated looking in mirrors
I was scared of who I was
All I was holding
keeping my soul from
Learning how to love
But I will sing my song and walk my melody
And I will surround myself with honesty
Find out who I am
and do the best that I can
Maybe I’m not beautiful to you
You learn what beauty is
From somebody else
Or you’ve been hurt so bad yourself
And there’s nothing I can do
But hope you get here too
Back when I hated
how I was created
I worried what they thought of me
Now Ive accepted
Not everyone gets it
But I’m gonna be free…
So I will sing my song and walk my melody
And I will surround myself with honesty
Find out who I am
I will sing my song and walk my melody
And I will surround myself with honesty
Just be who I am
Just be who I am
Just be who I am
And do the best that I can
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This is a song written and sung by APU’s own Andrea Hamilton but her words through this song were so encouraging to me that I wanted to share it with every one else.
If you get a chance to listen to it…you should :)
Despite it all…
-I took this picture while I was in san francisco and I thought it appropriate for this note because its a father holding his daughter showing her the world below the bridge-
(REPOSTING A POST) -Original: Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 1:07pm.
I woke up this morning to study for a test that I really didn’t want to take or even study for. Since I have been so caught up with school I haven’t even had time for God. My life has become one big distraction. So instead of studying I decided to put my headphones on and listen to “Wholly Yours,” by David Crowder Band and it really filled me. I began to reminisce about days when I lived in Wheaton, IL and about old friends and experiences I had there. When I came to APU I used to think that I never wanted to return to Wheaton but I realize that God really did bless me with amazing things in that town. I also began to remember all of the amazing times I worshipped God. It’s funny because I wasn’t even really a Christian until I came to APU but there were times where I knew he was there. I began to pray for every thing and realized that because of God life is so awesome even though it can completely suck some times. It doesn’t always go the way you want it but I feel that I am a living testimony about second chances and my life story isn’t even as great as some I have heard. I realize that I am so thankful for my education, for my experiences that I have in Africa and Mexico every year. I am so thankful for my wonderful family and how far we have all come in loving each other. Life is so worth it even though some times it may not seem worth it. I just am so thankful for this new revival going on in my life and thankful for my salvation even though I may not lead my life as Christ would every day.
PS: That test I was studying for I decided to study for it as though it was a test from God (cheesy I know) But I totally NAILED IT!
I woke up this morning to study for a test that I really didn’t want to take or even study for. Since I have been so caught up with school I haven’t even had time for God. My life has become one big distraction. So instead of studying I decided to put my headphones on and listen to “Wholly Yours,” by David Crowder Band and it really filled me. I began to reminisce about days when I lived in Wheaton, IL and about old friends and experiences I had there. When I came to APU I used to think that I never wanted to return to Wheaton but I realize that God really did bless me with amazing things in that town. I also began to remember all of the amazing times I worshipped God. It’s funny because I wasn’t even really a Christian until I came to APU but there were times where I knew he was there. I began to pray for every thing and realized that because of God life is so awesome even though it can completely suck some times. It doesn’t always go the way you want it but I feel that I am a living testimony about second chances and my life story isn’t even as great as some I have heard. I realize that I am so thankful for my education, for my experiences that I have in Africa and Mexico every year. I am so thankful for my wonderful family and how far we have all come in loving each other. Life is so worth it even though some times it may not seem worth it. I just am so thankful for this new revival going on in my life and thankful for my salvation even though I may not lead my life as Christ would every day.
PS: That test I was studying for I decided to study for it as though it was a test from God (cheesy I know) But I totally NAILED IT!
I'm Back :)
Well, after a long process of trying to recover my password off an email address that no longer works I'm back. I refused to get a new blog for the sole reason that I love my web address too much. I love the story of Into the Wild and the reference of Leather Tramp. I love the fact that years ago I chose that web address and was so incredibly happy to learn that no one else had already picked it. So here I am about 2 and a half years later, back on, after long hours of trying to figure out what my login in was. Here I am at 1:32am lying in my bed, lids half open, but so excited to have recovered my blog.
So on that note [speaking directly to my blog] ....Hello old friend. I've missed you and have so much to tell you... ;)
So on that note [speaking directly to my blog] ....Hello old friend. I've missed you and have so much to tell you... ;)
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