but i can't.
Cai wanted to hear Aretha's version of Bridge Over Troubled Water after i was talking about it one day - so we looked it up on youtube.... w.o.w.
God didn't give me her range & ability & creativity... though, he gave me each of those things in smaller doses...
But, he did give me a heart that is unable - or unwilling - to hide my love for Him.
He gave me a voice that breaks because i mean what i sing -
He gave me a breathless passion as i sing with less air as a wee one compresses my insides.
He gave me the desire to sing always & only for Him.
& so while i sigh & listen to the perfection in some seemingly flawless voices... & the heartbreaking clarity in each musical phrase... & while i know that my offering isn't as beautiful as Aretha's...
it's all i have - & as i pour out my pittance at my piano bench each day, He counts my offering as much.
And so, Jesus... i will sing for You. i won't sit & be silent - & keep my composure & pride. i won't be afraid to lift my voice to join the throng of praise to My King.
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Aretha....hmm...where have I heard that name?...no, it's not quite Aretha....hmmm maybe it's just Retha. I dunno.... I think this Retha girl sings pretty good too...wish I could remember who it is.... ;)
haha- i used to wish that i was named after her :) (i wasn't)because i was so hypnotized by her voice. But nobody calls me retha anyway.
lookin' forward to eatin' your potatos and buns this weekend RETHA. And also singing with you RETHA. -j
Ha...you were named after Retha Young (who came from Rethilda Sask.)...but you wouln't have been named after her if her name wasn't like ARETHA's....so I guess in a way....you ARE named after Aretha...YOU SING BABY!!
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