Hello!
I just wanted to let everyone know that I have a Myspace direct link now...thanks to a little help from my roomates :) So...here it is... http://www.myspace.com/EmilyCWolff -please let me know if it works ok! Actually...please just let me know if this link takes you to the page...I know the last song skips...if anyone has any feedback on how to fix it I'd love to hear it! Thanks so much! Have a wonderful day and God Bless!!!
Emily
Monday, March 19, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Happy Friday! Well, I'm drawing near to the end of my spring break and reflecting a bit on the time...
First of all, it's been awesome to have the time with family-to say that God has blessed me with incredible parents and siblings would be an understatement.
I also can't tell you how nice it's been to have a break from classes...so much open time to WRITE! I've been working on two new songs this week-I finished one tonight...praise the Lord! AND...the other one is still a work in progress...but it's coming along! It's so strange how different ideas formulate and materialize. I was driving home from my sister's house yesterday, and I was thinking about her relationship with my brother-in-law. They got married pretty young and I've seen them experience so much together-simply in being young and married while in school. I am continually amazed by the love they have for eachother-and I know it's nothing but the grace of God that has held them together through everything. Needless to say, I was reflecting on all of this, and I opened my mouth, and just in singing my thoughts out loud, formulated a chorus! I was so excited I ran home, wrote down lyrics and began working out a melody. After the chorus, I began praying about the rest...and really started to feel like the song shouldn't just be about lateral relationship love, but about God's love for us, and how we should be trying to work towards loving eachother with unconditional love every day of our lives. The thing is, we (as people) aren't good at loving unconditionally. I know personally, I get frustrated because I don't love others the way I should or the way I want to or the way each person deserves. This song is about that, I guess. Being inspired by love-the love of others and the love of Christ for us and others and the realization of falling short of extending this love-but continually trying anyway.
On a different note...I also worked on my Kazakhstan support letters tonight. I'm taking a missions trip to Kazakhstan in May through the Worship department at Liberty. I always feel a little strange with things like this-I know God provides through the financial blessings of others, but I guess I just struggle with feeling as though things aren't getting across sincerely. So, I guess I would really appreciate all of your prayers-both that God would provide financially and that recipients of those letters would really know my heart. Thanks everyone!!!
Well, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Emily
Isaiah 42:16
"I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, in paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them and rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do, and I will not leave them undone."
First of all, it's been awesome to have the time with family-to say that God has blessed me with incredible parents and siblings would be an understatement.
I also can't tell you how nice it's been to have a break from classes...so much open time to WRITE! I've been working on two new songs this week-I finished one tonight...praise the Lord! AND...the other one is still a work in progress...but it's coming along! It's so strange how different ideas formulate and materialize. I was driving home from my sister's house yesterday, and I was thinking about her relationship with my brother-in-law. They got married pretty young and I've seen them experience so much together-simply in being young and married while in school. I am continually amazed by the love they have for eachother-and I know it's nothing but the grace of God that has held them together through everything. Needless to say, I was reflecting on all of this, and I opened my mouth, and just in singing my thoughts out loud, formulated a chorus! I was so excited I ran home, wrote down lyrics and began working out a melody. After the chorus, I began praying about the rest...and really started to feel like the song shouldn't just be about lateral relationship love, but about God's love for us, and how we should be trying to work towards loving eachother with unconditional love every day of our lives. The thing is, we (as people) aren't good at loving unconditionally. I know personally, I get frustrated because I don't love others the way I should or the way I want to or the way each person deserves. This song is about that, I guess. Being inspired by love-the love of others and the love of Christ for us and others and the realization of falling short of extending this love-but continually trying anyway.
On a different note...I also worked on my Kazakhstan support letters tonight. I'm taking a missions trip to Kazakhstan in May through the Worship department at Liberty. I always feel a little strange with things like this-I know God provides through the financial blessings of others, but I guess I just struggle with feeling as though things aren't getting across sincerely. So, I guess I would really appreciate all of your prayers-both that God would provide financially and that recipients of those letters would really know my heart. Thanks everyone!!!
Well, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Emily
Isaiah 42:16
"I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, in paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them and rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do, and I will not leave them undone."
Friday, March 9, 2007
Welcome to the Sweet Bean
Well hello!
I will confess, this is my first blog and I'm not sure how much of this is supposed to be random thought as opposed to background information. Let's try both. I'm a sophomore at Liberty University, studying Worship and Music Ministry...and I love it. I don't know what's going to happen with it yet exactly-but I know that God has given me a passion for music and songwriting. I'm not sure when this all started exactly. I started writing poetry in middleschool, and envied every person on the planet that could actually put melodies to their words. So, I did the only thing I knew how to do-I asked God for melodies...plain and simple. I told God, (as if He didn't already know) that I knew He kept giving me words for a reason, and I knew they needed melodies and I couldn't write them myself. Long story short, I began spending more and more time at the piano...staring at words...staring at keys...staring at words...staring in general...and God has been faithful.
There's this thing in all of us, this innate God-given desire to create and be creative-this insatiable yearning-our souls thirst for it...to express emotion in innovative and inspiring ways-to demonstrate true artistry through music, art, dance, you name it. Look around you and see the vastness of our universe and it's not hard to see that God is a creative God. We are His true artistry. This thing, this indescribable longing that stirs my soul and awakens me to God, to love, to people, is writing music.
You may have noticed, I entitled this blog, "The Sweet Bean". Currently, the Sweet Bean is the name of my dorm-adopted by myself and my roomates for our room, the hall coffee shop. This is all going to sound a little ridiculous...because...well, it is just a dorm room. However, that having been said, we have a few constants. First and foremost, there is a coffee pot that never goes inactive for more than a day. We also have pleasant lighting (via spider lamp) and mood-fitting music (music that fits our moods, and music that creates the desired Sweet Bean atmosphere).
I've said all of that to say this. First of all, I can't think of any greater atmosphere than that of a coffee shop. When you visit the Sweet Bean (blog) I hope you feel relaxed...I hope you feel as though time reading this is time well spent, I hope you find a temporary haven from the daily grind (also actually the name of a favorite coffee shop here in town). I hope you leave with a fresh desire to create. Thank you for coming. Life is sweet, take the time to enjoy it :)
I will confess, this is my first blog and I'm not sure how much of this is supposed to be random thought as opposed to background information. Let's try both. I'm a sophomore at Liberty University, studying Worship and Music Ministry...and I love it. I don't know what's going to happen with it yet exactly-but I know that God has given me a passion for music and songwriting. I'm not sure when this all started exactly. I started writing poetry in middleschool, and envied every person on the planet that could actually put melodies to their words. So, I did the only thing I knew how to do-I asked God for melodies...plain and simple. I told God, (as if He didn't already know) that I knew He kept giving me words for a reason, and I knew they needed melodies and I couldn't write them myself. Long story short, I began spending more and more time at the piano...staring at words...staring at keys...staring at words...staring in general...and God has been faithful.
There's this thing in all of us, this innate God-given desire to create and be creative-this insatiable yearning-our souls thirst for it...to express emotion in innovative and inspiring ways-to demonstrate true artistry through music, art, dance, you name it. Look around you and see the vastness of our universe and it's not hard to see that God is a creative God. We are His true artistry. This thing, this indescribable longing that stirs my soul and awakens me to God, to love, to people, is writing music.
You may have noticed, I entitled this blog, "The Sweet Bean". Currently, the Sweet Bean is the name of my dorm-adopted by myself and my roomates for our room, the hall coffee shop. This is all going to sound a little ridiculous...because...well, it is just a dorm room. However, that having been said, we have a few constants. First and foremost, there is a coffee pot that never goes inactive for more than a day. We also have pleasant lighting (via spider lamp) and mood-fitting music (music that fits our moods, and music that creates the desired Sweet Bean atmosphere).
I've said all of that to say this. First of all, I can't think of any greater atmosphere than that of a coffee shop. When you visit the Sweet Bean (blog) I hope you feel relaxed...I hope you feel as though time reading this is time well spent, I hope you find a temporary haven from the daily grind (also actually the name of a favorite coffee shop here in town). I hope you leave with a fresh desire to create. Thank you for coming. Life is sweet, take the time to enjoy it :)
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