Writing

I decided to start this blog after I got back from Ecuador because a dear friend of mine said he liked reading my writing. I wanted to share my ideas and thoughts with other people. Honestly, I don't know how many people read this blog, but I've gotten good feedback(mostly from friends and family). Anyway, writing is one of my passions. I love being able to create something that I know is going to affect people when they read it. At first, my writing just consisted of documenting my daily life in my journal, which I still do. As I've gotten older, I've written a short story, added poetry to my writing skills and I have an idea for a screenplay. The one thing I wish I could do is write a song. Music is a big influence in my life, but everytime I've tried to write one, it just hasn't been what I wanted. I couldn't get the words to flow right, or it didn't sound the way I wanted it to. I also play guitar, so trying to find the right chords made it increasingly difficult for me. My dad also plays guitar, and he has written two songs that my church's band have performed. They are amazing. I don't know how he does it. One of the songs, I Know My God Reigns, the band just debuted today during the service. Everyone went crazy for it. It has a sort of southern rock feel to it mixed with a little bit of a Bon Jovi vibe. Put in some harmonica too, and we are talking major rocking out here. It was so great. I wish I could have been up there playing it with him. Never in a million years did I think my dad would write a song. But he's good at it! So what's stopping me from trying again? I want to write one with my dad. With our ideas together, who knows what we'll come up with!