The Music I Write

Posted by Shawna on Mar 1, 2013 | 5 comments

I’m not really a composer. It’s a even stretch to call myself a songwriter. A songwriter is someone like Carole King, who has written 42 songs — that start with the letter “A”! (I don’t even have ONE song that starts with “A.”) But I’ve written a lot more

The Miracle

Posted by Shawna on Mar 25, 2012 | 270 comments

A few years ago, when I was directing the music in Primary, the theme of the month was “Jesus is a God of Miracles.” I wanted a song to go with it. I scoured all the typical sources to find that song, but no luck. So I decided to write one.

Everything Speaks His Name

Posted by Shawna on Feb 22, 2013 | 5 comments

I wrote “Everything Speaks His Name” as an assignment song when I was in college. It was an assignment where we were supposed to “Start with a title.” I came up with “Everything Speaks His Name” as a title, and I was feeling pretty smug about it. I thought it would be a love

Because

Posted by Shawna on Feb 20, 2013 | 12 comments

He Loves Me Too by Jon McNaughton

Jesus Christ died that we might live. He allowed Himself to be taken captive, so that we might be free. He bowed beneath all things so that He could lift us up. That’s what the song Because is about. “Because He gave to me everything He had to give, I breathe, I see, I hope, I love, I live. I don’t have a video for Because, but you can listen to it: Listen to Because

Good-Bye

Posted by Shawna on Feb 15, 2013 | 4 comments

Dear Rebecca,

You don’t like good-byes. So today, when you dropped me off at the airport, I didn’t say it. Well, truthfully, I slipped and said half of it — Behind my tears, I barely squeaked out the “bye” part, but that didn’t count, did it?

The Santa-conomy

Posted by Shawna on Nov 29, 2012 | 26 comments

I haven’t been shopping for Christmas yet. Maybe that makes me a Scrooge. But maybe it keeps me sane. The older I get, the less interested I am in celebrating the birth of my Savior by gathering up a bunch of gadgets and giving them to people who struggle to manage all the gadgets they already have.

But this post isn’t about me. It’s about Santa Claus. Sort of.

Do You Have Room? (A New Season)

Posted by Shawna on Nov 15, 2012 | 72 comments

I always look forward to Christmastime, and one of the reasons is the opportunity it gives me to connect to people who are making room for the Savior in their lives. Thank you again, for your interest in the song, and may you have a wonderful Christmas season.

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Politics and Prayers

Posted by Shawna on Oct 17, 2012 | 5 comments

I’m not a political blogger, but I just have to weigh in, and this morning seems like a good time. Mostly because writing is therapeutic to me, and I need a little therapy. ☺

The Miracle Part Two

Posted by Shawna on Apr 9, 2012 | 27 comments

To all of you who have watched, liked, played, sung, shared or commented on The Miracle, thank you so much. I’ve loved reading your messages and hearing from so many of you who are grateful for the miracle of the Atonement in your life.

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