This is my now

I use songs to define my life.  Sometimes they define a short season, sometimes a year, sometimes longer.  Sometimes the songs come and go at different times in my life. 

This song is especially meaningful to me.  Jordin Sparks won American Idol the year I went to Kenya for the first time.  And for me going to Kenya was all about grabbing the now moment and stepping outside of fear, doubt, etc.  It was all about learning to live out of courage instead of fear.  In 2007 when I traveled to Kenya God did some really amazing things that apparently he could have only done by taking me halfway across the world.  I came home from that trip empowered, certain fears banished, with a new family, loving the now that God had given me and ushered me into. 

The song faded away as I was living out of new found courage but it's kind of popped back up recently as I face head on some other fears and need to make a choice to grab the now moment.  It's a process but there's grace in it.  :)

Oh and btw, Jordin Sparks has an incredible voice!  Where is she these days?!? 

This is my now (Live)
This is my now (Studio)