The Story Behind My Blog Name

I wanted to start a blog about a year ago and you know what tripped me up...a name!!  I couldn't for the life of me come up with a name that I was happy with and portrayed the theme I was going for.  Then, one weekend, my extremely supportive hubby, was like, "Just do it, sit down right now and come up with a name and do this thing!"  So we started brainstorming.  He started thinking about song titles.  That got me thinking about songs that have had the most meaning to me and my life events.

Me when I was 9 with the kamp director, Kay Holiday

When I was growing up, I was blessed to go to a christian athletic camp for a month each summer, called Kanakuk Kamp.  It was the highlight of my year.  Year after year, I would look forward to the familiar faces and spritual recharge I would attain after a month at this camp.  I was extremely blessed and I feel it is one of the best things my parents did for me, in regards to my faith.  One year a counselor, that had formly been a camper was a singer and song writer and had recorded an album.  I remember begging  my parents for a copy.  It quickly became one of my most played albums.  Many years later, I would sing the sweet melodies to my babies, while I rocked them to sleep.    One of those songs was called,  Room To Grow, the singer was Ashley Johnston.  I have googled her a dozen times and never find anything.  Even though, she may not be singing anymore, her sweet words touched the heart of a young lady and inspired the title of the my blog, more than 20 years later.  I recorded this from my tape, so please excuse the poor quality.  



Room To Grow By: Ashley Johnston
Nothing ventured nothing gained am I right or wrong
listen closely there's a message in my song
perhaps you've heard many times and you think you know,
but believe me my friend there's still room to grow

Once upon a time in a land not so far away
walked a man through the desert all the live long day
searching high and low for the rivers flow
he never gave in, he believed there was room to grow.
though the rain did not come when he gave his call
patiently he waited and the rain began to fall
filling him with gladness and reason to live on
he believed and he began to grow

well now here's a story of a lady who was hunky dory
had everything she could want, maybe even more
until one day when the queen returned to her palace
to find only ashes scattered on the floor
such a tragedy, her riches all destroyed
now she'd have to look elsewhere to find her inner joy
she through her hands up to the sky and cried as if she'd known
heaven knows there's room to grow

well now I share the heart of my own, I once was blind, but now I see
i've still got a long way to go, don't get me wrong
but I  believe in a God who knows my name
and he's calling me back home
until that day you know, I know, there's room to grow

yeah, room to grow
for I believe that He that began a good work in me,
will be faithful to complete it perfectly
until that day you know that I will call
upon my Lord, to show me where there's room to grow


Update!!  Read here to find out how I finally connected to Ashley. 

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