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Grace!

Hello! Hello, hello, hello! So much has happened over the past year. I have a daughter now - thank you God! It has been quite THE year. Life, death, shut-ins, riots... It's been crazy, but one thing has stayed the same. God has been gracious and helps us through everything. I have been blessed and I am thankful. I didn't get to finish writing the summary of my bible study on the book of Peter, but I will return to it at some point.

I woke up this morning with a song written from my dreams. I hummed it, wrote it, then recorded it and will share it here! Since being pregnant with my daughter, I've wanted to capture my feelings about grace trumping my fear. God held me and was the strength I needed to stay hopeful that everything would be okay. It wasn't until today that I finally have the right words to pen down. The link to the song is in the title. I hope you enjoy this!

Grace Lifted Me
(Psalm 23)

Verse 1:
Though I walk
In the valley of the deep
I won’t fear
Cause grace lifted me

I will lie
In pastures that are green
I won’t fear
Cause grace lifted me

Chorus:
Grace lifted me so I won’t (3x)
I won’t fear

Verse2:
He will lead
Me by waters that are still
I won’t fear
Cause grace lifted me

He’ll restore
My broken wounded soul
I won’t fear
Cause grace lifted me

Chorus:
Grace lifted me so I won’t (3x)
I won’t fear

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