I woke up this morning not feeling my best physically due to being under the weather all week, but I still opened my eyes thanking God for another day. Even though I didn’t feel quite like myself, my excitement and anticipation was just as strong as if I were feeling 100%.

As I sit here and write, my heart is overjoyed by all that is beginning to manifest in my life. At times I have wondered if I deserve all that God has given me based on my past and present mistakes. Then I thought to myself, heck yeah I deserve it because if I didn’t He would not have gifted me like He has. I figure, what better way to repay God for His many blessings than to do my craft and do it well. Not only that, but by treating people in my life, whether they are strangers, friends, family or business associates, the way I desire to be treated. It sounds simple enough, but it’s not always easy. I have just come to have a great love for people no matter who they are or where they are from.

One reason why I wake up every morning thanking God and expecting something great to happen is because that’s what I’m supposed to do. That’s what He expects me to do. In fact, that’s what we’re all supposed to do. Plus I know that one of these mornings and it won’t be long, you’ll look for me…LOL…sorry that’s a lead in to a church song. But seriously, I’ll awake doing what I love, dream about and long for, full-time. Trust me, I don’t believe that when I’m able to do what I love full-time that it’s going to be easy because it’s not easy now, especially since my publicist, David, is working me big time. He has a sister sweating, but I’m loving every minute of it! Okay, I got a little off track, but all and all doing what I love as a full-time career will be FUN because I’m having a blast now creating novels, music and new ideas. I will receive gratification knowing that all my hard work is paying off and that people are enjoying what I do.

I have a long way to go and I’m still learning and no matter what, I will always put my best forward while thanking God and all who have supported me, along that way. So in saying that, thank you God and thank you to everyone who reads this and who supports what I do.

Music, music and more music is the passion of my existence outside of God. My root and first love when it comes to music is gospel. Being raised in the church I was surrounded by gospel in the home, in church or I was able to hear the beautiful sounds come from my mother’s melodic voice. My goodness, that was the best sound to hear and still is.

Although gospel music was primarily in my home as a child, I was allowed to listen to R&B when my parents really discovered that I loved the sounds of all types of good music. One minute I would be listening to Walter Hawkins, Keith Pringle, Georgia Mass Choir, Milton Brunson and then I would switch to the sounds of Whitney Houston, The SOS Band, Anita Baker, The Gap Band or any singer or group that was saying something. Little do people know, I also used to love Rock and Roll bands like Bon Jovi, Journey, and Lover Boy. To date, I still love Bon Jovi and gained an admiration for Maroon 5, Cold Play and Sting (always one of my favorites) to name a few.

I can’t begin to express how happy I was when I could hold a note or two that didn’t slip off key. It felt like the best cold glass of satisfying ice water on a scorching day. What was more gratifying was the ability to share that same glass of water with others who were thirsty for good soothing music. I was even more grateful that they wanted to indulge in the music that I sang or wrote; drinking from my glass of water, what a feeling!

I’m inspired by soulful music that touches the insides of me like no other. Tre Alee just loves the sounds of what is good and filling.

When I write music, I tend to give people an inside track into my feelings. I may write novels that are fiction, but I write songs or sing songs that apply to me based off of experience, feelings or thoughts. If you want to know where I am in my life or how I’m feeling inside, listen to my music.

Now I think…what is the one song that touched me to the core of my being the first time I heard it? At first I couldn’t think of one because there are so many songs that move me, but then it hit. The one song that has stayed with me and causes goose bumps form on my arms every time I hear it is…Safe in His Arms, by Milton Brunson.

Let me in on the song that made you want to cry, make love, rejoice or just made you feel good. Tell me your song and the meaning behind it.