Three Little Birds

Thus post's song is "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley. Love the lyrics to this song. This song explains itself. Rise up this mornin', Smile with the risin' sun,Three little birds Each by my doorstep Singin' sweet songs Of melodies pure and true, Sayin', ("This is my message to you-ou-ou: ") Singin': "Don't worry 'bout a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be all right." Singin': "Don't worry (don't worry) 'bout a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be all right! "

Skyscraper

The song for this post is "Skyscraper" by Demi Lovato. Beautiful song. I love the chorus. "You can take everything I have You can break everything I am Like I'm made of glass Like I'm made of paper Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground Like a skyscraper"IC can take everything away from but I will rise again.

Anyway

The next song on my list for posts is "Anyway" by Martina McBride. I love every bit of this song so I'll share all the lyrics. You can spend your whole life buildin' Somethin' from nothin' One storm can come and blow it all away Build it anyway You can chase a dream That seems so out of reach And you know it might not ever come your way Dream it anyway [chorus:] God is great, but sometimes life ain't good When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should But I do it anyway I do it anyway This world's gone crazy and it's hard to believe That tomorrow will be better than today Believe it anyway You can love someone with all your heart For all the right reasons And in a moment they can choose to walk away love 'em anyway [chorus] You can pour your soul out singing  A song you believe in That tomorrow they’ll forget you ever sang Sing it anyway Yeah, sing it anyway I sing, I dream, I love Anyway.  

Just love this song. My favorite part is "You can spend your whole life buildin' Somethin' from nothin' One storm can come and blow it all away Build it anyway" I was doing good in life. I had a great job. I had a boyfriend who I thought was the one. But then this storm called IC came through and took it all away from me. But I'm building a new life with better dreams. 

Courage

This post's song is called "Courage" by SuperChick. Just going to share some lyrics that speak out to me. 

"You should know you're not on your own
These secrets are walls that keep us alone
I don't know when but I know now
Together we'll make it through somehow"

I Need Thee Every Hour

The song for this post is "I Need Thee Every Hour" I love the version of this song. This guy is so talented. The first time I heard his version, I cried. It hit me that I need God more than anything. I need Him EVERY hour. I don't deserve His love but he still loves me unconditionally.

I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord; 

no tender voice like thine can peace afford. I need thee, O I need thee; every hour I need thee; O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee. I need thee every hour; stay thou nearby; temptations lose their power when thou art nigh. (Refrain) I need thee every hour, in joy or pain; come quickly and abide, or life is vain. (Refrain) I need thee every hour; teach me thy will; and thy rich promises in me fulfill. (Refrain) I need thee every hour, most Holy One; O make me thine indeed, thou blessed Son. (Refrain)

I'm Still Standing

The song of choice for this post is "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John. Don't you just love his music. Always upbeat and this is no exception. I first heard this song on Glee. Yes, I love that show. I get a ton of inspiring music from there.

"And did you think this fool could never win
Well look at me, I'm coming back again
I got a taste of love in a simple
And if you need to know while I'm still standing you just fade away
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my 

life without you on my mind
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah"

Love these lyrics. I think this explains itself. This fool is gonna win. And I will come back again. The normal, happy Kayla will be back one day. And IC NEEDS to fade away. I'm still standing. Not gonna lie, some days it's barely standing but hey at least I'm still standing. And one day people can say I'm a survivor. But, hey, I think I'm already a survivor. After all I've been through so far. I've survived that. 

I Believe I Can FLY

This post is about two songs. The first song is one I think we all know. It's called "I Believe I Can Fly" by R Kelly. The lyrics are powerful.

I Believe I Can Fly

I used to think that I could not go on

And life was nothing but an awful song

But now I know the meaning of true love

I'm leaning on the everlasting arms

If I can see it, then I can do it

If I just believe in it, there's nothing to it

I believe I can fly

I believe I can touch the sky

I think about it every night and day

Spread my wings and fly away

I believe I can soar

I see me running through that open door 

I believe I can fly

I believe I can fly

I believe I can fly

See I was on the verge of breaking down

Sometimes silence can seem so loud

There are miracle in life I must achieve

But first I know it starts inside of me

If I can see it,  Then I can be it

If I just believe it, there's nothing to it

I believe I can fly

I believe I can touch the sky

I think about every night and day

Spread my wings and just fly away

I believe I can soar

I see me running through that open door

I believe I can fly

I believe I can fly

I believe I can fly

This song is me in so many ways! "I used to think I could not go on".

When I was referred to pain management I felt like my doctor was giving up on me, but my friend Morgan came through and told me she thought the same thing when he doctor referred her to pain management. She said that's not true at all. He is just trying to get my pain under control. I obviously need this pain management because I'm in pain all the time. I guess I felt like my body was giving up and that i was giving up on my dreams. I knew I couldn't function well on pain medicine and I just knew I would have to rely on my parents for everything. Little did I know that I would be able to live a semi functional life while on pain management. The meds don't control me like I thought they would. 

I thought my "life was nothing but an awful song". My life has been pure hell for the past three years. I was and still am in so much pain all the time. I had been called a drug addict for seeking help for my pain. I had to quit my job because I couldn't even make it 4 hours. As a result, I had to apply for disability. I'm 24 years old. I shouldn't have to go through this. 

"But now I know the meaning of true love. I'm leaning on the everlasting arms". God loves me so much. I'm giving all my sickness, problems, and stress to Him! I'm leaning on him and you know what? HE WANTS ME TO! 

I wasn't on the verge of a breakdown... I did breakdown. Being alone was the worst thing for me. But now I have a husband who keeps me going. I have a puppy that keeps me on my toes. I have a gorgeous step daughter (10) and her half sister (6) they bring me so much joy. Yeah sometimes I just want to sit on my bed and sob but they truly make me happy.  I just try to keep myself busy. Now I believe I can fly. I just have to believe I can. 

The next song is called "Fly" by Nicki Minaj and Rhianna. I just love Rhianna's part in this song. 

I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive

I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise

To fly, to fly

Like I said I absolutely love this part. This is how I'm starting to live my life. I WILL win, conquer, fight, thrive, survive, prosper, rise, and to FLY! I WILL BEAT THIS!

The TV show Glee did a mashup of the two songs and you can listen to it by clicking Glee.