Chip away

I did it!  I'm so proud of myself!  I sent the song to Shae about a week ago and I am simply ecstatic!  The bulk of my excitement stems from the mere fact that I was able to accomplish a goal that I set for myself.  You have no idea how long this goal has seemed impossible to accomplish.  Granted, it wasn't a walk in the park, but determination and persistence won in the end.  Now, on to 2nd quarter goals.  I've decided to enter several songwriting competitions this quarter.  The first is Bosa.  The deadline to submit material is April 29th, which is right around the corner, so I'm frantically working to meet this deadline.  The second competition ends on May 31st-The USA Songwriting Competition.  The last contest is called the Next Classic Love Song Competion and it ends on June 18th.  No doubt about it,  I'll definitely be busy for the remainder of the quarter.

Unfortunately, I've been so focused on finding reasons to write songs, that I haven't thought a lot about the outings that I should take this quarter.  I stated last quarter that instead of one big event, I'll venture out every month.  Since the end of this month is fastly approaching, I'll have to find something to do pretty quickly.  I'll bring those ideas to my next post. 

I have a question.  I've been thinking long and hard about what I'd like to accomplish.  Sometimes it overwhelms me, because I don't see how it's possible.  How do you attempt to accomplish something that seems to be impossible?  Maybe you chip away at it, huh...

                                                              -Daphne-

Our God....

is an awesome God!  I can't say that I've recently had major changes in my life that would cause me to want to honor God now.  However, listening to stories of others has caused me to want to give God all of the props not only for what He does but for who He is.  Many times we feel as if we are spinning our wheels to no avail but God is always in control and if we continue to place our trust in Him, we should have no worries or fears.  Knowing this allows me to continue to pursue my dreams because I know that it is He who gave them to me. 

With that said, I'm just excited about life right now.  The first quarter was good and I'm glad to be moving into the 2nd quarter.  I joined Toastmasters which was one of my goals for the 1st quarter.  I am also prepping to teach classes through our Christian education ministry at church.  My plan for the 2nd quarter is to continue to stay the course and include some volunteer work for various non profits.  I do have some ideas in my head so hopefully, I will be blogging about those soon.

Happy Dreaming!!!

~ Tonya