During Camp Franciscan 2016 Women of Strength, Women of God, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity will host Amanda Vernon for a live performance of her song How I’d Like to Be. (Amanda and our Sister Monica Martin grew up together in Grand Rapids, MI. Amanda’s mother will also be visiting in Manitowoc, WI.)
Join us in thanking God for all the women who are models of strength to us and who light up our world by being women of God.
About Amanda Vernon
Amanda Vernon is a full-time recording artist from the United States. Through a genre she calls, “soulful pop,” this singer, pianist, and composer speaks to authentic beauty through music, the language of the soul.
At age 28, Amanda has over a decade of experience in both studio recording and live performance. She has shared her original music across the U.S. and in six foreign countries, including the 2008 and 2011 World Youth Days in Sydney, Australia and Madrid, Spain.
Other notable performances include the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes (Lourdes, France; 2008), three consecutive appearances at the bi-annual National Catholic Youth Conference, and singing the National Anthem at Lambeau Field for the Green Bay Packers (2014 Exhibition Game and 2015 for Monday Night Football on ESPN).
Lyrics and music by Amanda Vernon
© 2014, Joyful Noise Inc.
VERSE 1
A graceful blessed virgin woman
She knows just who she is
Not afraid of speaking up
She asks the right questions
And when she’s called
To give her best
Has no problem saying yes
CHORUS
She is the light for me
She’s how I’d like to be
Looking to her / I find Thee
Finding you I find out my identity
She’s how I’d like to be
VERSE 2
A wife / a mother / a cousin / a friend
She’s always quick to serve
She knows how to take / a compliment
Gives credit when it’s deserved
Traveling / shedding doubt
Fitting in / standing out
BRIDGE
And in your darkest hour
She never leaves your side
She need not say a word
She says it with her eyes
And when she speaks / news of peace
I fall down / to my knees
How I’d Like to Be
REFLECTION
What are some words that come to mind after listening to this song?
