Author: Jacob McGowen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb7kJ-j_dKA Last Saturday, I spent the whole day again with Colton, a 5th grader from my building. I knocked on his door at about 11:00 am  Saturday morning and from there, we walked to the bus. I had only watched movies with he and his grandma at their apartment up to this point, so I…… Continue reading Why So Serious?

It takes a lot of commitment to be a friend to me, Jacob McGowen. With all the mood swings, med changes, anxiety attacks, forgetting things, one often has to be rather patient to stand me. There are many people: friends, family, doctors, etc who all pour into my life regularly, on a day-to-day basis. Yet, I…… Continue reading Yippie Kay Yay and Yesu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqXKXxUUszA Fourteen years ago, I was eleven years old and living in rural West Monroe, LA.  My family and I were also very involved in our church, Cedar Crest Baptist. At the time, our church was very vibrant and full of strong relationships and community. There was a children’s choir, a youth choir, and a…… Continue reading Still Surviving

To You, I Give My Peace(Jacob R. McGowen) [1st Verse]Broken daughtersWayward brothersAll you sinnersTo you, I give My peaceTo you, I give My peace[Chorus] And I’ll give you peaceAnd I’ll give you joyAnd I’ll give you patience And I’ll give you love And I’ll cease your fear And I’ll end your doubt And I’ll make…… Continue reading To You, I Give My Peace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ksWKOy665o In 2015 here in America, we do a lot to “remember” our experiences. We “tweet,” we blog, post pictures on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest etc, and yet, with all the documentation of our lives, we rarely take the time to embrace and cherish all of life’s moments, grand and ordinary. My grandmother, Gloria Sanders Blackwell,…… Continue reading Take A Picture

Another Place By: Jacob McGowen Feeling trapped, standing alone Think you won’t make it on your own You’ve fought all your life Just to step out the door While others dreams came true And those voices shout so you’ll fall not fight, yet in the darkness, He is reminding you… You were meant to run…… Continue reading Another Place

Abundant God By: Jacob McGowen You can drain a river You can drain the sea You can pour out gumbo While having some sweet ice tea You can call your momma From 9-5, all day But the truth that still remains Is you can’t drain me You can’t change me Nor my love for you…… Continue reading Abundant God

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKVHGi1iRLE It has been almost a year since I graduated from Colorado State University, and if you’ve been following me for a while, you know, I’m still unemployed. While I have been working with the Department of Vocational Rehab, I have not had much success with them until this week. This is because, quite simply,…… Continue reading The Humor of Heaven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vvBAONkYwI Once upon a time, I did not have schizophrenia. I had never even heard of Uganda, and did not know where Steamboat Springs, Hayden, or Fort Collins, CO even were. I was in the 4th grade, and I loved music and movies, even more than I do now. Back in those days, however, one artist stood…… Continue reading Beyond the Fantasy and Into Life

Redemption By: Jacob McGowen As seasons pass and Time goes by It seems that many never cry They don’t complain They’re never in need And as I’m struggling to believe… Will I cling to Your Word? Or the world and its ways? Get lost in a crowd or Fall, then seek Your face Should I…… Continue reading Redemption