Blue Chair and Blue Monarch in Sewanee, TN

Hey! I wanted to tell you about a really neat place that I discovered this past week in Sewannee, TN! The Blue Chair is a quaint little cafe/bakery/coffee shop tucked away in the mountainous town of Sewanee, TN (a few miles off Interstate 24). My boyfriend, Douglas, is a graduate of The University of the South in Sewanee, so we took a day trip to see the view and visit the town.

After our third failed attempt to find a spot for lunch (the others restaurants were either shut down or closed for remodeling), we pulled up to The Blue Chair and headed in for a nice sit down lunch! This is no ordinary cafe! The walls are painted with scenes that remind me of what I would consider "the good ole days"....probably sometime around the era that our grandparents were teens...and the cafe was full of a variety of folks...some having their paper/coffee time, one group of women were discussing their "hot topic" of the week, and others were like us, just passersby.

I noticed a few items for sale....coffee beans, granola, and other goodies. Not only is Blue Chair a cafe, but it employs women that are in the sister non-profit organization called Blue Monarch. Blue Monarch is a residential, intensive self-help program for women and their children who are recovering from emotional wounds. The women that are a part of the Blue Monarch program are supported by the sales of their products.

BTW---I was inspired to write about this after devouring a bowl of the delicious Cranberry & Coconut Homemade Granola!!

All of their products are available online...check it out! www.thebluechair.com

AND, if you happen to be driving by the area or need a short road trip to a precious little Southern getaway town...visit Sewanee!! Stop in at The Blue Chair....I know you will LOVE it!!

www.thebluechair.com
www.bluemonarch.org

**This is a pic of Douglas at one of the overlooks in Sewanee!

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Lyrics from a new song...Bow & Arrows

Hey Hey friends!! I'm reprimanding myself for being so lax on this blog.....

Everytime I hunt down a guitar pick or bobby pin (which is daily)....I think about doing better at this!! :)

So....I thought I'd throw out the lyrics from a new song that I just finished TODAY with my friend Kyle Lee called "Bow & Arrows". I'm sure my family will like the title of this one, b/c we are devout hunters....but sadly, that's not what this song is about. I don't have a hunting song....maybe this is the closest thing I'll get to a hunting song.

I actually wrote these lyrics a few weeks ago....and Kyle came thru with the musical hook....it was a fun collaboration! Can't wait to play this one out live! Enjoy.

Bow & Arrows (2009)

Jessica Campbell/Kyle Lee

VERSE:

They told you it would be awhile

But I can see it in your eyes

This mending is breaking you down

But how can lessons be discerned

You try again but still get burned

It’s time for things to turn around

PRE-CHORUS:

If life is the bow and we are the arrows

If hope is the rain and we are the rainbows

CH:

Hold on, hold on to us tight

Underneath the shooting sky

Love us with a love that’s deep and wide

Shine us towards the burning light

Everything will be alright

Love us with a love that’s deep and wide

VERSE:

So what of all this mystery

How can two hearts build a dream

Some fairytales don’t last forever

Just like victories become

The breath that keeps us hanging on

For something so much better

BRIDGE:

When fear becomes my home & I am all alone

You will rescue me, rescue me

End of tour....Headed to Honduras

Hey! Here's what I've been up to: www.homewheretheartis.com

We have two more dates left on the tour....Charleston and Atlanta! Things have gone extremely well on the tour and I've made some lifelong friends! We've partnered with some amazing homeless shelters and organizations in the NC, VA, SC, and GA areas....they are each very unique and are making an impact in their communities!

Thanks to everyone who attended the house concerts!!

On Saturday, I will be heading back to Honduras for the third time with Riverside Mission out of East TN. We will spend 7 days in San Pedro Sula feeding the most impoverished population that reside on the banks of the river in the city. We will also have our 2nd annual shoe drive, where over 500 kids from the river area will be receiving a new pair of flip flops (provided by Soles 4 Souls). There are 15 of us on this trip and we ask for your prayers!

Thanks to all of those who have supported me and for those who continue to pour into the lives of those that are less fortunate!

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Michael Jackson memories.....

As I watch CNN's non-stop coverage of Michael Jackson's death, I'm gonna recall a few of my favorite childhood memories of MJ:

Smooth Criminal:  I took dance for nine years.  3-2-1 Strike a pose!!  I remember how excited I was when I finally made the dance troupe.  (All the girls in dance troupe were sooooo cool, so I wanted to be THAT good!)  This was back in the day of record players folks!!  We would dance so hard in rehearsals that we'd knock the pin off the record!  Anyway, for our first dance troupe competition we chose MJ's song "Smooth Criminal" as our song.  When I was all decked out in my red sequined 3 piece suit--complete with hat & gloves--I thought I was a real criminal on the stage.  :)  We'd dance to other of MJ's songs that year, but that one holds the most weight.

World Premiere of Black & White video:   In November 1991, I remember sitting in the living room of my parent's old house and waiting anxiously with my brother Tate for the world premiere of MJ's "Black & White" video.  We didn't have cable television at the time, so it was pretty rare for us to get music videos on network t.v.  We were pumped!  My brother Tate was so excited that he had a "spaz" moment (like most 10 year olds have when they have too much energy)....and ran around the living room making his best attempt at MJ's dance moves.  The problem was that my Mom had plugged up the space heater....do you see where this is going?  In the midst of Tate's spastic dance break, he put his hands on top of the space heater and pushed off of it to get some air on one of his moves.  BAD!!!  That was the negative part of the night.  I remember the video being amazing....and I loved the fact that there was some kind of storyline, with the use of other actors, and to be honest, I'd never seen a man walk through fire, or transform from being a black panther.  Wow....nobody does it like MJ.  RIP.  

Gonna try to locate the pic of that red suit from dance troupe......

new lyrics.....

Just wanted to post the lyrics from one of my newest songs......let me know what ya think!!  Hopefully, I'll have these new songs recorded soon!  More to come.....:)

Bittersweet

Campbell/Philpott

June 2009 Copyright

Verse:

The stars they are falling but they never reach the ground

They loose all their glitter on the long way down

I long for your sweet voice, to be wrapped up in your arms

I wish I had wished on a different star

Chorus:

Bittersweet, bittersweet

I'm looking, looking for love again

Bittersweet, bittersweet

I'm looking, looking for love again

Verse:

Sometimes I laugh, to show I'm alright

Would it be easier to give up the fight?

Now I sit alone here, while young lovers pass by

And I miss your kiss and your hand in mine

Bridge:

It's time to pack up, head back east

My load is lighter this time

I've had all the sunsets that I can take

And I'm ready, oh I'm ready to see one rise