Vanessa

=== Hey there :) ===  I love you. Yeah, you. Because somebody first loved me.  The name's Vanessa.  18 years old, desperately imperfect,  and completely and irrevocably in love with the Creator of the Universe.  Mhm. I am in love,  and out of it, I will not go.  I believe that when Jesus said  "It is finished", He meant everything.  I am dead to my old way of life, and alive like I never imagined possible.  I see visions I'm afraid to put to words;  and I revel in my dreams.   media type="youtube" key="-NXWE6AC8ao?rel=0" height="195" width="320" align="right"  =  V A N E S S A S T O N E ♥  =

and God has helped me through so much in my life it's absolutely unreal.When it comes to music, I love anything that I can relate to my relationship with Him.
=Currently, my favourite artists would have to be: = Jason Zerbin!, John Mark Mcmillan!, Brian Johnson, Bon Iver, Chamberlain Davey, Regina spektor, Hillsong United!!, Fleet Foxes, Kim Walker, Chris Quilala, Joseph Arthur, Thrice, NOFX, Flyleaf, Gavin Degraw, T Swift, the Almost, Lights, She & Him, and Weezer. My roots are definitely more in 90's alternative, punk, and ska.. but now I lean mostly towards the above listed. :) Check 'em out, yo!

=I'm taking this course because: = 1.) I've always wanted to play guitar, and 2.) I'd love to have another avenue with which to express myself, ..and I enjoy the idea of being challenged, and starting something new that I can learn and grow in. ..I want to be able to express myself //well.//

It's like learning a new language. It's exciting.

** "My heart is steadfast, oh God; I will sing and make music with all my soul." **
// -Psalm 108:1 //

** "The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." **
// -Galatians 5:6 //

=** D E S I R E D O B J E C T I V E S : **=

By the end of this course, I'd love to be able to:
- Tune by ear quickly and efficiently. - Strum very naturally, and actually have it sound unlike I'm murdering my guitar. - Learn to play every basic chord that I come across. - Learn to play some bar chords. - Develop callouses. - Play with my eyes closed. - Fingerpick. - Know some theory, well enough to teach it to someone else. - Play all of the songs listed blow.

T H I N G S I //L O V E// :
====Laughing, life, God, reading, writing, singing, saying what I mean and meaning what I say, honesty, transparency, accoutability, chillen' with friends, adventures, fuzzy peaches, drinking tea, looking for answers, the peak 100.5, starry nights, building fires, the feeling of a heartbeat, integrity, hugging, long naps, theatre, torrential rain, surprises and the unknown, public transit, the smell of clean, profound late-night discussions, theology, imagination, snuggles, Peppermint Mochas, and rising before the sun. ====

TABS AND CHORDS:
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Goal. :) Moving Mountains, by Thrice.
This week, my goal is to learn to play (Strumming; noooo picking!) Moving Mountains media type="youtube" key="o8owIlJp7_M" height="390" width="480" align="right" Which means I gotta **get Am, Dm, F, and E down, and be able to easily switch between them.**

Also trying to have rhythm in the first place.. much less attempt to sing while keeping it!! haha. Sooo challenged right now; I'm stoked!
This song means alot to me this week. More than it ever has before.

Love is a verb.. it doesn't exist if it doesn't happen; if it isn't displayed. 1st Corinthians 13 says that if I speak in the tounges of men and angels, but have not love, I am no more than a clanging symbol, a meaningless, annoying resounding gong that does nothing more but cause you to cringe and press your hands over your ears. Loud, harsh, unpleasant noses make me feel sick. Let’s put action behind our words. ACTION is eloquence.

..this has been alooot harder for me than I first thought! New goal!!: the bolded part above is what I will have done by Friday! :)

