IF GOD MADE MY STORY

September 25, 2009

  

If God Made My Story

RestyAcostaIbañez

 

 

What if I found that book lying silently

On a dusted shelf of an old town library

Will I read at once to know what it says

Or I’ll close my eyes and start to pray?

 

I wonder what it tells on its precious pages

How it worded the pictures stored for ages

Will I get to remember those things I did

If the author tells once more of the past I’ve lived

 

Does it have the end of a life I’m living

Or there are missing pages that needs to be hidden

If God wrote everything about things I’m searching

Will I need to wander if I knew what I’m heading

 

What will be its like when He lets me see it

Will I get tangled on my past and start to regret

Skip on pages I’m not proud to read

And hurry to find out what’s there with the rest.

 

If that book tells me how bad I’ve been

Will I start to be good to finish its end

Will I start living a life so different

From one that I’ve wasted on worthless things

 

If God made my story not a time well wasted

Would life be more worthy if just have to sleep

And dreamt of things He would have to make

When all else is done, then I have to wake.

 

 

 

 

ANGELS AMONG US

September 23, 2009

 

  

 An old Alabama song entitled “Angels among us” made its way to my music playlist months ago and I say it has been one of the finest country songs I’ve ever heard to date. When I actually got to hear it for the first time, I just thought it was one of an old country record fit for a good time sleep and it wouldn’t matter what it says for it sounded more of a traditional one which I seldom listens to. Yet somehow, who would trash a song with a marvelous story to tell even though it’s ancient enough for you to hear and it can even moved you when you’re captured by its lyrics. And I must say I go for songs like that.

My reminiscence to this song has been brought by something unusual that happens last week. I believe the song talks more of Jesus or someone who has been an angel for someone lost in his life’s darkest moments. I knew my story for this post couldn’t be far enough to match what the song’s story is entirely about but I felt like it somehow relates a thing or two. I’d realized there will be angels or people good enough to save us at time we desperately need them and by faith they’re definitely among us.

An unusual day ends up with a momentarily mind rest as I utter for prayers while heading home having a ride on a PUJ seemingly taking a death race. Its constant pace never bothered me at all as I ponder on one thought that I just realized moments after I packed my things for home. A precious blue pouch slipped through my pocket and may have found its way to a stranger. It happens that the small pouch used to hold important identification cards, credit and ATM cards as well as cash I spend for a day and the fact that it was lost gave me a bad day of countless reckoning how could it was possibly lost.

There seemed to be no point of blaming myself over and over for the bad story had already run its lines for that unusual day. As I gazed to every street the PUJ passed by, I was just left holding to one thing I knew I was keeping not to lose though it seemed like it would, Faith. At that moment, I knew I haven’t said the most beautiful prayer God would always love hearing but I guessed if it’s sincere enough and it’s anything that comes from the heart, it will be heard. So I just kept on repeating my prayers till I dropped by the street which leads me home.

My housemates were having a grin at me when I opened the door and immediately told me that something I owned was returned by somebody who got a hold of it probably the moment I lost it. I just have to claim it downstairs for he had handed it to our neighbors since no one was left home the time he personally delivered the thing to our address. They said he just left his phone number if I’m interested meeting him. They hand over the blue pouch to me and I immediately check its contents and fortunate to see it all complete.

To this date, I still haven’t called or leave a message to that kind stranger since our neighbor downstairs hadn’t forwarded yet the guy’s phone number. I just thanked God for someone like him and prayed he would always be blessed with the kind deed he had just done. I definitely had lessons learned from this story and this would primarily teach me to always keep a look on my things at all times but most of all, Pray for God is good all the time and he had a lot of angels sent for us.

 

 

ANGELS AMONG US

Alabama

Written by Becky Hobbs

I was walking home from school on a cold winter day.
Took a shortcut through the woods, and I lost my way.
It was getting late, and I was scared and alone.
But then a kind old man took my hand and led me home.
Mama couldn’t see him, but he was standing there.
And I knew in my heart, he was the answer to my prayers.

Chorus
Oh I believe there are angels among us.
Sent down to us from somewhere up above.
They come to you and me in our darkest hours.
To show us how to live, to teach us how to give.
To guide us with a light of love.

When life held troubled times, and had me down on my knees.
There’s always been someone there to come along and comfort me.
A kind word from a stranger, to lend a helping hand.
A phone call from a friend, just to say I understand.
And aint it kind of funny that at the dark end of the road.
Someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope.

Chorus

They wear so many faces, show up in the strangest places.
To guide us with their mercy, in our time of need.

Chorus
To guide us with a light of love.

COWBOY CASANOVA

September 8, 2009

 

  

I had the rest of the weekends getting lots of sleep as I ponder on plans I’m about to make for the coming weeks. I have no idea what it’s going to be moving to a new place or probably a new work but let me just wait and see on what’s really going to happen next. For the mean time, I have loads of thinking yet to do and I hope I won’t messed up with things I really ought to be doing.

Last night I had been rushing on drafting a report for my big fat unlikeable boss and it wouldn’t matter to me if I stayed late for hours as I beg for brighter ideas to sink in. Sometimes I figured out things so fast given limited and rushed timelines. It’s procrastination that is quite rewarding better than having a well-versed plan or action but I guess it’s in the way we just see things that make them quick as soon as we got a hold on them.

I’m a little furious hearing the bad news on the leak of Cowboy Casanova, Carrie’s first single for Play on. It’s an upset yet it had given us fans the chance to celebrate Carrie’s newest released song to date. I had the impression that My American Idol is about to make country music get into rock not that pop thing Taylor Swift does these days. I’m a great fan of country music and I don’t have any arguments on people who tries mixing them up with another genre.

Though Carrie might have done this in Before He Cheats and Last Name, I hope Play On would embark on these kinds of country songs. Be it a totally country rocker album, I perfectly feel it would be a cool thing for Carrie. Her voice could have been better in slow tempo songs like what she did in Jesus Take the Wheel or Just a Dream but I think Carrie must thrive more on her cutting edge country rocker side and it would be great if Play On has more rock-country songs to really play on. Yet somehow, a song like Oklahoma Wind as rumored to be one of the tracks in the album is excellent to hear from Carrie.

According to news, Cowboy Casanova was supposed to be released next week but an unfinished version of the song was unfortunately leaked and Arista Nashville rushed its full release to radio channels. I really hoped the song’s video be released as soon as possible to complement its chart performance. To date, its holds the no. 35 slot on the Billboard Charts and I believe it would even soar high for the coming weeks. I just love the way country music blended with a bit of rock as Carrie’s voice harmonize with its sound. This is one sure fire hit.

Just like Before He Cheats, some guys are quite bad enough that they don’t deserved to be loved and girls who are fooled learned their lessons enough that they may say you better run for your life. Here’s Cowboy Casanova. You may also check out the link below to hear updates on Carrie. Congratulations to Carrie, Brett James and Mike Elizondo for this great song. To all of Carrie’s fans out there, be sure to check out “Play On” on November third.

http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com

 Carrie Underwood - Cowboy Cassanova [2009 Official Single] (Carrie Underwood)

 

COWBOY CASANOVA

Mike Elizondo, Brett James, Carrie Underwood.

 

You better take it from me, that boy is like a disease
You’re running, you’re trying, you’re trying to hide
And you’re wondering why you can’t get free
He’s like a curse, he’s like a drug
You get addicted to his love
You wanna get out but he’s holding you down
‘Cause you can’t live without one more touch

[Chorus]
He’s a good time cowboy casanova
Leaning up against the record machine
Looks like a cool drink of water
But he’s candy-coated misery
He’s the devil in disguise
A snake with blue eyes
And he only comes out at night
Gives you feelings that you don’t want to fight
You better run for your life

I see that look on your face
You ain’t hearing what I say
So I’ll say it again
‘Cause I know where you been
And I know how it ends
You can’t get away
Don’t even look in his eyes
He’ll tell you nothing but lies
And you wanna believe
But you won’t be deceived
If you listen to me
And take my advice

(Chorus)

Run run away
Don’t let him mess with your mind
He’ll tell you anything you want to hear
He’ll break your heart
It’s just a matter of time
But just remember

(Chorus)

Oh you better run for your life