http://www.chicagoicc.org/2008/10/life-song-by-theo-dawson-jr/ A Chicago Christian church that desires to know God and to make God known, by making disciples of all nations. This church of Christ says, "Jesus is Lord!" and means it. A grateful member of the Sold-Out Discipling Movement. Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:19:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.chicagoicc.org/2008/10/life-song-by-theo-dawson-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-380 LeAnn Dawson Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:12:19 +0000 http://www.chicagoicc.org/?p=1021#comment-380 I like the song very much. And not because Theo is my nephew but because the message in the song is true. Life isn't easy. Especially out here in Afghanistan. Going out on missions and getting shot at, getting attacked at all hours of the night, not knowing when and WHERE the next one may it. When one hits close it puts fear in your heart. Trust I know because it did that for me. It's hard to keep positive and stay happy because there are so many people with such negative attitudes. And it's hard to find ones with positive attitudes to help you out in a time of need.So I kept things to myself and held in everything. Then I became negative a very negative person and I started to change and started to not care about anything or anyone. My mood changed so often and so drastically you would think I was bi-polar. And one day I stopped and looked in the mirror. I realized I wasnt myself (plus someone told me I had changed.) So I thought about what my Ma, sister, Dad, well my entire family told me.....to stop and pray. Whenever I'm sad, angry, when I wake up, before I go to bed, or before I go to work.....just stop and pray. Ask God to help me, and that's exactly what I did Which is why I pray that the Lord keeps me from becoming so negative. And since I have I have had nothing but smiles on my face. Afew tears when I get a lil homesick but mostly smiles. Plus I feel so much better. But it's 10:39am I need to get back to work. Take care and see you all when I come home on leave. Love ya! I like the song very much. And not because Theo is my nephew but because the message in the song is true. Life isn’t easy. Especially out here in Afghanistan. Going out on missions and getting shot at, getting attacked at all hours of the night, not knowing when and WHERE the next one may it. When one hits close it puts fear in your heart. Trust I know because it did that for me. It’s hard to keep positive and stay happy because there are so many people with such negative attitudes. And it’s hard to find ones with positive attitudes to help you out in a time of need.So I kept things to myself and held in everything. Then I became negative a very negative person and I started to change and started to not care about anything or anyone. My mood changed so often and so drastically you would think I was bi-polar. And one day I stopped and looked in the mirror. I realized I wasnt myself (plus someone told me I had changed.) So I thought about what my Ma, sister, Dad, well my entire family told me…..to stop and pray. Whenever I’m sad, angry, when I wake up, before I go to bed, or before I go to work…..just stop and pray. Ask God to help me, and that’s exactly what I did Which is why I pray that the Lord keeps me from becoming so negative. And since I have I have had nothing but smiles on my face. Afew tears when I get a lil homesick but mostly smiles. Plus I feel so much better. But it’s 10:39am I need to get back to work. Take care and see you all when I come home on leave. Love ya!

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