I Am With Thee © 2003
I was in the recording studio earlier that day and things weren’t going as good as I would have liked them too, I was tired and irritated so the engineer and my husband said go home and go to sleep. You need some rest. Ok was my response, so just as I was about to leave out the door the engineer stated, don’t write any songs tonight, and just rest. We’ll, I don’t just sit down to write songs they just come. Anyway, I went home to rest and about 10:00 p.m. I woke up to Christian Television (TBN) and they were showing a gentleman in army fatigue, getting off of his knees (the war had just begun) and He was crying and I began to cry and it was if the Lord placed that mans burdens on me. I began to pray and intercede and the Lord was bringing different scriptures to mind and I was searching the bible and Ps. 139 and James 4:8 were ringing in my head and God gave me a melody and I went to sleep singing that song, praying and interceding for our men defending our country. . .

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Amazing © 2003
I had just finished picking up my trash route and I was on my way home. I was admiring God’s handiwork and I just told Him, You are so amazing. He placed a melody in my heart, and I had to pull my vehicle over because I was so overwhelmed by His presence. I read the book of Philippians and He just flooded my soul. . .

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When God Says Move © 2003
Most people are going to think that I’m overly spiritual at this one or crazy. But here it goes. My husband and I live in Washington, DC and we commute back and forth to Germantown, MD for church and it is about a 45 min to hour drive. Our church family kept, and keeps on asking us when are we going to move to Germantown to live. My husband keeps asking, and I don’t know. We were returning from a drum competition, that my husband was judging, any who, long story short. We pulled up at home and I was on the sidewalk and the wind blew and I heard wind speak "Are you ready to move", I was so scared. I looked at my husband to ask him did he say something and the spirit within said you know that wasn’t him. Well I didn’t answer the question, well I did with a question. Move where and when, what are you talking about? That question kept coming to me and then three weeks later, my husband had a terrible accident and I was reading Proverbs 3 and the melody and lyrics fell in place. . .

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Awesome God - The Dump Truck Song © 2004
I drive a dump truck and was simply driving down 295 in Washington, DC where I do most of my driving and sitting. My bible was on the dashboard and I was thinking about God looking at His people in their small car beside me and He gave me a melody and lyrics. I have/had the best job, because I could read my bible, pray, listen to WAVA and WGTS and talk with God practically all day and not be stealing time from the company. Isn’t God good? My dump truck was my secret place.

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Sing to the Lord © 2003
This is where plagiarism comes in. I plagiarized the song Miriam wrote, Moses sister and a part of David writings too. I was just reading the word and I began to sing the scriptures with the melody God laid on my heart and there you have it.

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The Secret Place © 2003
Monday morning early, I was dealing with a client that I had just met on Saturday. We had a long conversation on Saturday and mind you we had just met. We are both Christians and I began to minister to her and she to me. We just let go and let God. Well on Monday we met again and she told me that what I was doing was of God (starting this CD) and that God had been dealing with her all weekend long and told her to release a $1000.00 to me. I thought she was kidding, but she was dead serious. I began praising God and we heard what I thought was firecrackers but it was actually gun shots and the guy who was being shot at jumped into my truck and was yelling get me out of here, and me not being sensitive, told him to get out and He’s pleading for me to drive away and I didn’t. So the gunmen said to me Ma’am get out of the truck because I’m going to kill him. I said no your not and I’m not getting out of the truck. The next thing I know I’m on the ground and the guy sped off in my truck. I don’t know how the door opened or anything. I can only imagine. The next morning I asked God what is it you want me to learn from this experience and thank you for saving me. And He placed the melody and the scripture Psalms 91 on my heart and on my lips. . . . and yes I got the $1000.00. Praise God for He is Awesome.

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Only You © 2003
It was 2:00 a.m. and I smelt fire burning but I was sleep and I jumped up out of my bed, yelling FIRE!!!! I jumped up, open the bedroom door, no fire, then I ran into the kitchen, no fire. I came back into the room and I told my husband that there was no fire, he just looked at me like I was crazy and went back to sleep. Well, I couldn’t go back to sleep and I felt stupid, empty, just strange and just when I was about to go to sleep God gives me a melody so I said ok God I’ll remember it in the morning and I’ll pen it. Well God was not having that, I got up angrily and went and song in my recorder like every 10 minutes after I heard Him. Then after the 5th time, I was up and searching the scriptures. It was still not solid lyrically and my melody was great but not solid. I met with Chad and said listen to this, He loved it and solidified the song. We recorded in the basement in our friend’s basement, Jason Robling. Who is just a phenomenal person who loves the Lord. . .

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Broken and Blessed © 2003
I had been thinking about doing the project and I ask God what is the title of the CD. He just said write about how you got to this place in your relationship with Me. That was not easy to relive. The cover of the CD is a reflection of my life, especially the formation of a pearl by an oyster. I was so blunt in my writings, it took Chad to change it and then Brad Baerwald the engineer of this project to change the second verse and help me in the studio. I thank God for the community of people God has placed in my life for such a time as this. It took a whole community to pull this project off. It was no one person alone.

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I Should Have Known © 2003
I had drawn close to God and I was thinking in my mind that the closer I got the better things would be for me. But, just the opposite was happening. I began to complain and cry to God, why, is all these things happening to me. A quick rebuke came. Look at your hands, look at your feet, no holes right, right. You have no crown of thorns on your head and you’re not nailed to a tree. Walk in your victory, the price has already been paid. Then I heard Him say, is the servant any greater than the Master. Drawing close and rendering your body is your reasonable service. But you will over because I have overcome for you. WOW. Although, the words I should have known is not in the song, I should have known better.

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Trust God © 2003
The Lord gave me this song right after 9/11 when the terrorist attacked America. I was flooded with phone calls, asking me, was the end near? I answered them yes it is but not today. I just encouraged people to get their lives right with Christ. On that day of tragedy I believe a lot of people came to Christ. I was speaking with my sister, Aretha and we were studying Revelations but it was the book of Daniel, chapter 10 that spoke to me that day. The Lord began to deal with me after our conversation, then I read Matthew 11:28-30 and God just gave me lyrics and melody and the rest is history.I have to say that my husband, Terrance A. Calhoun has been patient and loving through this whole process, without him, I wouldn’t have learned from all the hard lessons I had to endure. Thank you, Terrance, for the late nights, I got up screaming, for the many phone calls that said, "listen to this!!!." You are my soul mate.

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