When Life Isn’t What You Dreamed … But It’s All You Ever Wanted

I’ve chased a million things

Bright lights and empty dreams

Now here I am

Right where I thought I wanted to be

I’ll trade it all right now

Leave it all and lay it down

To get back to where I belong

Lord, all I’ve ever needed was Your love

“All I’ve Ever Needed” from the Grace Unplugged soundtrack

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Have you ever longed for a bigger life than the one you have?  Wished for all your dreams to come true? I suppose at some point we all have.  That grass always looks greener someplace else, doesn’t it?

I remember being a teenager growing up in a minister’s house.  I always thought if I could just get out of there I’d be something amazing.  I wanted to be an attorney or a political strategist … I longed to do something HUGE.

And here I am, almost 42, married to a minister and raising a 13-year-old daughter who longs to be amazing as well. I plan menus and buy groceries, taxi the girl to and fro, sing the church choir and teach a ladies Bible study. The people in my life are incredible and every day I get to write and encourage. Somehow it’s nothing I expected and yet everything I wanted all at once.

I suppose that’s why stories like the one from the movie Grace Unplugged appeal to me … I understand 18-year-0ld Grace’s desire to make it big, to get away from everything familiar and do something new.  I had the opportunity to read the novelization of the book and loved it.  For my birthday next week we’re going to see the movie.

I love AJ Michalka’s voice and I should admit at this point I’ve been listening to track 1, “All I’ve Ever needed,” a lot the past few days.  This CD has music from Chris Tomlin, Tobymac, Luminate, and several other artists.  It’s a great worship CD.

Here’s  the official trailer for Grace Unplugged which features “All I’ve Ever Needed” … and you can get more information about the movie and where it will be shown on the Grace Unplugged website.