Jazz Tape

Music makes a difference, doesn' it. My dad had this tape that he loved to play in the van rides to and from any week day destination. And I can't complain because I fell in love with it too. His favorite song to play was "What A Wonderful World" by Loui Armstrong. Today that song is near and dear to my heart for the simple fact that dad found so much solace in it. But the song that drew me in every time I heard it as a child was actually the song that I named my blog after. 'One Moment in Time,' was sung by Whitney Houston way back when she was skinny by nature and not by drug habits. Haha. Yes it's true... In those moments, riding shot gun to and from school with dad and my brothers, all I loved about the song was Whitney's voice and the sound of the music. As I grew older the tape was lost but the song continued to find me in elevators, supermarkets, and restaurants who pumped late 80's and early 90's music as mood softeners for their customers. Pretty soon the lyrics played in my mind over and over again till the song was more than just easy listening. It was a reason to stop my personal shopping and inwardly sing along to Whitney's passionate vocals. Today that song brings to me a bit of nostalgia mixed with awe. It's strange that a secular song can pump my veins with so much energy and longing. But then again, whenever I hear that song the only thing I can think about is doing something inredible for Christ; for what I believe in. I don't think my dad knew what he started in me when he played that cassette in the car. But I'm sure he would be proud of the aftermath.

One Moment in Time
Each day I live
I want to be a day to give the best of me
I'm only one, but not alone
My finest day is yet unknown
I broke my heart for ev'ry gain
To taste the sweet, I faced the pain
I rise and fall, yet through it all this much remains
I want

One moment in time
When I'm more than I thought I could be
When all of my dreams are a heart beat away
And the answers are all up to me
Give me one moment in time
When I'm racing with destiny
Then in that on moment of time
I will feel, I will feel eternity

I will live to be the very best
I want it all, no time for less
I've laid the plans
Now lay the chance here in my hands
Give me

(Chorus)

You're a winner for a lifetime
If you seize that one moment in time
Make it shine
Give me