Follower Of You!!

You are the Lord, You are my Savior
yes I will sing, I will sing Your praises

You're Master of all things,
You are the one who reigns
please Lord teach me your ways
I will wait all day!

I want to be a Follower of You,
'cause I'm called to follow You,
please help me follow You
I'm gonna follow You

You are the God, of my salvation
whom shall I fear,
You are the strength of my life

Father forgive my sins,
out of loving kindness
please lead me in Your truth
I will wait for You

I want to be a Follower of You,
'cause I'm called to follow You,
please help me follow You
I'm gonna follow You

I want to be a Follower of You,
'cause I'm called to follow You,
please help me follow You
I'm gonna follow You~~~

This is the first (real) song that I've
written. I wrote it a few years back

It's Okay

How can I be happy,when the sky's are gray
when everyone's afraid, to step out of their door?

and how can I become, Something in the future,
when I'm stuck here in the past reliving everything I've done?

And why does this world have to be such a harsh reality?
lets hope to God and here Him say, that its alright, ya, it's OK
'cause we've lived through another day
And why does this world have to be such a harsh reality?
lets hope to God that its OK

How can I have hope here, when i see people fall in
under the grasp of sin, and can't pull themselves back out?

and I really want to say, that we all can make
something really beautiful out of all the mess we've made

And why does this world have to be such a harsh reality?
lets hope to God and here Him say that he'll be back again some day,
and we'll live through another day
and why does this world have to be, such a harsh reality?
lets hope to God that its OK
'cause its OK

why don't I take a stand, and try to make a difference
try to change the world in every way I can?

'cause I'm gonna make a difference, and I'm gonna make a change,
and i know it's gonna happen, and it's gonna be OK

and why does this world have to be such a harsh reality?
lets hope to God and here him say that it's alright, ya, it's OK
'cause he'll be back again some day
and why does this world have to be such a harsh reality?
lets hope to God, lets hope to God, that it's OK
'cause it's OK ~~~

Daddy's song - Growing Up

As I am growing up I begin to realize
things are changing before my eyes
it seems like as I get bigger, the world gets smaller
and I don't know what to do

but I know that I have Jesus,
and Daddy I have you

whoa, whoa, whoa

I see it,
you say it,
I believe it, you would never leave
I see it,
you say it,
I believe it, Daddy I have you

My whole life you've shown me
the difference between right and wrong
and what it means
you taught me the gospel with your life
you games me wings to fly

I'm so glad that I have Jesus
And Daddy I have you

whoa, whoa, whoa

I see it,
you say it,
I believe it, you would never leave
I see it,
you say it,
I believe it, Daddy I have you

I'm so glad that I have Jesus,
and Daddy I have you ~~~


I wrote this song for my daddy on Christmas,
and sang it to him Christmas morning.
(he cried!)

"You Are So Beautiful to Me"

"You are so beautiful to me can't you see."
this sentence I have remembered all of my life. I would, and still do, use it to help me type faster. It comes from the movie The Little Rascals (or at least thats where I heard it, I'm sure thats not really where it came from). I love the song.

You are so beautiful
To me you are so beautiful
To me, can’t you see
You’re everything I’ve hoped for
You’re everything I need
You are so beautiful to me
You are so beautiful to me
You are so beautiful to me, can’t you see
You’re everything I’ve hoped for
You’re everything I need
You are so beautiful to me.

A Ji Hua Kai Adoption

About six years ago God told both of my parents that they were going to adopt a little baby girl from China. My mom and dad were told two completely different ways. My dad was told through a book about an orphanage in China, and my mom was told in her heart, through friends of hers who had adopted before. This changed our entire families lives. Although my brother and I didn’t actually get to go to China we both had a wonderful experience just hearing about it. The adoption process took about two years for us, off and on, stop and go, but when we finally saw the picture of the beautiful Chinese baby which would soon be ours it was by far one of the best moments of my life. The way my sister was brought to the orphanage is actually pretty sad, she was found on a walking bridge at one day old wrapped in a blue towel textured blanket when a man named Mr. Yang found her and brought her to the police station, for about four days, and then she was taken to the orphanage. You may be thinking why didn’t other people stop for her but that’s just not what its like in China. There is a rule that you may only have one girl child. That is why all of the orphanages are full of little baby girls. My little sister is a huge blessing on our family and the other families that adopted probably have a huge blessings as well. My mom, dad, older sister, older brother, and grandma went to China. They stayed in the White Swan Hotel (a very nice hotel in China). The day that they get her was very thrilling and nerve racking. My mom sat in the waiting room with the rest of the moms and families as they all kept saying to them selves, “I’m not going to cry. I’m not going to cry.” when they really knew there were going to cry. As the moms were talking to them selves the Chinese women were in another room with the babies. Then came the moment they had all been waiting for, as the Chinese women walk in to the room the parents stand to greet them and their new baby girls. My mom started to cry as she took her first look at the beautiful baby girl who was now all ours. She took my sister in her hands and stared at her precious face. Although my sister had the most perfect baby face we had ever seen she was still very pale because she was very sick. Although they tried, they could not take that good of care for her in the orphanage. She had been fed only powdered milk and rice there and slept in a hard crib. This was a adventurous journey that we have taken (in a way) together. My favorite part was when they brought her home for me to meet her for the first time. I was six years old and my brother and I were staying with my best friend and her family. Finally the day came, after two weeks on October 19^th, when they are coming back with my new baby sister. It was a very exciting day. When we arrived at the airport we sat down in the rounded, usual airport seats with the refreshing smell that has always given me the excited feeling in my stomach, just knowing someone is coming back home for me. Then there they were, walking around the corner of the all glass hallway just getting off of the airplane. We jump to our feet, and rushed to meet them. My grandma and sister came first, then my older brother with my dad following short behind, and then comes my mom with the most precious baby I had ever seen. Her face like a baby doll, so smooth and rounded in her little pink Chinese outfit. I go and hug all of them one by one and then for the first time I held my new Chinese baby sister, the first and only time (that I remember) I cried happy tears. Now she is five and we are all happy! Her Gotcha day (the day we celebrate getting her) is, October 8^th five days after her birthday. This is a true story that I wrote about my little sister, Sophia Hua Kai Tillman.

I wrote this story my 6th grade year, for the ACIS short story competition. This story was published in the top 12 short story's in the tri-state region, and won top awards.

Hear My Voice

I want people to hear my voice ~ with everything i write: songs, short stories, long stories, and poems. I am a writer, and lyricist, a girl with big dreams. This is me, I am she, we are her, and I am Lily Anna.