Latest News!
Latest News!
September 2nd, 2010What A Great Night!
July 13th, 2010Thanks to everyone who came out to the Summer Songwriter Showcase last night, we had a great turnout and a lot of fun! What talented songwriters we had, they were awesome! Thanks to all you VIP Insider Club members who came to the private concert last night, it was great to see you and hang out!
Pictures from the VIP Club concert
July 13th, 2010Pictures from the VIP Club concert are now available on the pictures page.
Enjoy!
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The Ladies Spring Breakfast Was Awesome!
April 18th, 2010The Ladies Spring Breakfast this Saturday at Hollywood Blvd Theater was awesome! I really enjoyed singing and sharing on the topic of freedom and pray we can all continue to expose any lies that keep us from being free to be all we were meant to be.
It was also great seeing so many friends and making some new ones! Thanks to all of you who came out!
I hope to see you at the Family Law Short Film VIP Premiere on May 1st at Cutting Hall in Palatine at 8:00pm. I will be performing my new song, "Whisper" along with some of my other songs! More details are on my events page!
See You Soon!
Vanessa
Upcoming Ladies Event!
April 7th, 2010I am really excited about the upcoming Ladies Spring Breakfast on Sat. April 17th at Hollywood Blvd Theater in Woodridge, IL at 9:30am!
This is an event that has been on my heart for awhile and I'm co-hosting this with a couple other ladies. I will be singing original songs and sharing on the topic of "Freedom". Some of my background has been struggling with an eating disorder, and doubting my value and worth. I hope that by sharing some of my personal story and things I've learned (and am still learning), it will inspire the ladies/teens to look at their own story and uncover anything that keeps them from living a life of freedom.
This is a great event for ladies, teens, mother and daughters, and small groups! We'll also have fun, and connection, and do some give-aways!
Tickets are $20 and include breakfast and 2 free movie passes! Tickets have to be purchased in advance and can be purchased on-line at www.vanessae.com/breakfast or through Greta at greta@vanessae.com.
I really hope you can join us!
Vanessa
Updates on the new song and short film
March 6th, 2010
Just a few quick updates on the new song and the short film. For the record: In my last post I titled the song, "Only A Whisper" which was not correct. It is "Whisper". Oops! The song has received a lot of positive feedback and our VIP Insider Club members really like it! We are hoping to make it available to download through itunes and amazon in the future. I'll keep you posted!
The short film, "Family Law" has a Facebook page! The film is also being submitted to more film festivals. A Premiere is also in the works and I will be performing! More details soon!
If you want to hear all the new songs right away and give feedback, our VIP Insider Club is the best way to go. I've already recorded 15 new songs this year and have 5 more ready to go, and more I'm writing! Our VIP members will also help choose the songs for the new CD.
I probably sound like a broken record talking about the club all the time, but it really is the best way to experience all that is happening first hand! We've added a new "Gold" option for $19.95 for a whole year of receiving 12-24 songs! There will also be a Private Concert for VIP members only, in May. We really hope you'll join us. Check out the VIP page for more information.
Hope to see you at the next event! Don't forget to check the News and Devotion pages often, since I'm regularly posting!
Vanessa E.
Latest Vanessa E. News
February 23rd, 2010I'm excited to have just written a new song for a Christian short film project! It's called, "Only A Whisper", and is based on the Bible story of God demonstrating his awesome power through the wind, fire, and an earthquake, but speaking to Elijah in only a whisper. It has a cinematic feel to it with the strings, electric and acoustic guitar and other instruments. Greg did an awesome job with the instrumentation and mixing and I can't wait for everyone to hear it! It may make the new CD, that's for the Insider Club Members to decide! If you are on the Insider Club, you will be getting the song this week!
We have officially started to record CD #4! The first session went great with Bob S. laying down some drum tracks and acoustic guitar tracks. Can't wait for the rest of the band to add their talents!
I had a great time speaking at the SEA Conference in Lisle, this weekend! It was an awesome conference for independent artists of all types and I really enjoyed meeting a lot of talented artists.
Meant To Be Free
February 23rd, 2010Excerpt from "Meant To Be Journal"
Its taken me awhile to be comfortable in my own skin, though I can relapse occasionally. For years, the approval of others was my driving force. Like leaking sand from an hourglass, it was never enough. Once the approval and attention were gone, I began to feel empty. My value was ever changing based upon my latest approval rating.
Growing up, my self-esteem was very low and I didn't think I was worthy of love. Often I thought, "If they could see the real me, they wouldn't want to be around me." So I wore an invisible mask and pretended to have it all together when inside, I was falling apart. The thoughts in my head were so damaging I even tried to take my own life as a teenager. It was a huge wake-up call for help and I started going to counseling. The lies I believed about myself were being exposed but something was still missing. I believe it was incomplete because I was still living apart from God and His truth.
I had no doubt God loved the world, but I wasn't so sure He loved me. As I began to read the bible, I saw His love for me written all over the pages. This passage in Psalm 139:14-16 spoke to me so intimately, "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb, I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."
You and I exist because God wanted us to and because He loves us. God doesn't make junk. I like to tell my kids this but I need to hear it too. I tend to be very hard on myself! Even when we mess up incredibly, God still loves us and nothing can separate us from his love. "Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:39) "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!" (1 John 3:1)
God's love sets us free. Free from sin, free from an unhealthy need for others approval, and free to be all we were meant to be. "It is for freedom that Christ set us free." (Galatians 5:1)
The song, "Meant To Be", is about denouncing the lies I've believed and taking a stand for who I am in light of God's truth. He loves me and I have been set free. I now choose to walk in that freedom and I pray you will too!
Dear Lord,
Thank you for loving me, faults and all and thank you for setting me free, through your son Jesus. I pray that I will walk in your freedom and know you more each day. Amen.
Changes to the site
February 11th, 2010We have made a few changes to the site. The blog is being split into a Devotions page where Vanessa E will be publishing inspirational devotions, and a News page for news about Vanessa E. or about the web site.
On the site navigation bar at the top of each page, the Blog link has been changed to News, and a new link has been created for Devotions. Also, the Mission link has been renamed to Bio, and a few of the links on the navigation bar have been rearranged. The Lyrics link has been removed, but lyrics for all songs are available from the Music Page.
Check Out My Insider Club!
January 20th, 2010I am really excited about what's new in the Insider Club! Please check it out and join us!
Vanessa E.