I used to have an above average voice but not the best (no Whitney). However, a few years ago I got acid reflux and now my voice is shot.
My younger sister has a fantastic singing voice (better than mine was) and I remember asking her the same thing about how it feels. Being able to sing well is such a great gift, imo.
What songs do you sing best?
I used to be very good at Mariah songs and EnVogue. I'm an alto/sorprano.
What is/are your favourite soug/s to sing?
I loved to sing "You're Vanishing" From Mariah, "Tell Me" From Groove Theory, "Me Myself & I" from Cheryl Pepsi Riley, "Do Me Baby" From Melisa Morgan, "Cassanova Brown" from Teena Marie, and still, "Here We Go" from Minnie Riperton
When did you or someone in your family notice your gift?
I remember being in 10th grade practicing for a school talent show in my bathroom. My sister came in the bathroom, but didn't see me because I was looking in the mirror behind a partician. She heard me sing and said "Wow, was that you!?" Do it again! She couldn't believe it, lol.
However my mom, from a very early age, always said that she didn't care for my singing and that I caterwauled. It didn't matter how many people told her that I had a good voice. She basically said that I sucked.
Many years later, she confessed to me that she did like my voice, but was jealous and didn't say so because she always wished that she could sing herself.
Unfortunately because of that, no matter how good people told me I was, there was a huge part of me that was very self consciousness about singing.
In what ways are you able to exercise your gift of singing?
I was in chorus, so I learned lots of vocal exercises and I would practice often just because I loved to sing. I'd even write songs.
(Note: Please don't feel 'hindered' to share if you sing outside of your Church -- no condemnation here) :Rose: ---Thanks for thatBut I could sing gospel too. Although, I couldn't do my favorite gospel song justice. It was Yolanda Adams. I forget what it's called. I think, something like "Have You Done What I've Asked Of You". Actually, I loved that whole album and would sing to it.
Did you ever take 'voice' lessons or was it just natural?
I guess I took voice lessons in chorus, i.e. the vocal exercises.
Do you sing lullabies or soft songs to your 'babies'/children?
Yes, when my niece was an infant and would cry, I would sing "I Can't Help It" from Michael Jackson and it would immediately put a smile on her face. It was remarkable.
Do you have videos or a YouTube of you singing? Do you like your videos? Can you share them here? I think it would be a blessing.
No. By the time I got into the YouTube phenonemon, my voice was already gone.
I just can't sing; my voice just never projected as a singer, it's just a low soft whisper. *shrugs* ...
This is how my voice is now when I try to sing. It's more whispery or I sometimes just sing how ever and don't try at all, which sounds horrible. It's sad because people used to liken my voice to having a gospel sound.
Too bad I was so insecure about it.
You've been through a lot and you shared your heart in your post. I love your 'freedom' in song. Somehow, I believe that you will sing again.
Is this the Album and Song by Yolanda Adams? The video is on the far left, next to the lyrics of the song, "A Message to You".
http://batlyrics.com/a_message_to_you-lyrics-yolanda_adams.html
I see the love of God all in you Godyssey... It's right there, your love for God.
How do I know this for a fact? I sure don't have those memories, but my mom used to record me, and every so often she reminisces and pulls out the tapes, lol. I was always singing from a child. Always.
In Jesus' name, Amen and Amen. So shall it be. Amen.
:reddancer: 
