Author: Samanthia Owen Cassidy
Located in: Kodak, TN.
Submitted: January 04, 2012
Tell us a little about yourself. I started writing at age ten. At age 12 I wrote "The Praying Place" ,Age 15 I wrote my first Gospel Song. My last CD was Nominated for Two Grammy's. In the year 2000 (March) I wrote a song for the nation Nigeria. I was invited by President Olusegun Obasanjo to come back to Nigeria an dssing th esong to thier nation as they celebrated their 40th year of Independence. I wrote "Dancing In The Wilderness" it is my life story, a true story. My book was Nominated for The Christian's Retailer's Choice Award. I love God's people and I speak for RAINN , Washington, DC. I love music, singing and laughter have become my best friends. I love justice.
What was your motivation behind this project? growing up in a fearful cultish belief, I had no one I could tell my thoughts or my fears or my dreams too, So I started writing my thoughts down on anything i could find, then I would hide all my writiings, but I kept all of them. In 1999 God told me to get out all those old papers and write a book. I did. It was published , nominated, it has blessed millions of people and now in a few months we will begin the movie, "Dancing In The Wilderness"
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? I hope people will gain encouragement, and gain a desire to forgive all those that have hurt them in any way. I hope this story will inspire writers to write their stories and to explore their talents and I hope they will dance with God.
How were you personally impacted by working on this project? Oh My, there are no words that can describe the cleansing, the joy, all the tears, the true redemption I have experienced from sharing my story. I have grown in so many ways. all for the better. Truth will always set us free.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? My Mother, Etta Terry Marshall, my brother, Roger D. Terry. My husband, Francis William (Bill) Cassidy, have been my greatest friends and encouragers. And my cousin, Becky Culver Bumpas.
My true source of inspiration is God.
So many authors, Oswald Chambers, Hannah Whittal Smith, Andrew Murray, Charles H Spurgeon,
The Holy Bible.
Mahalia Jackson, Dottie Rambo, Motown artist,
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: They can order my book by calling 865-253-1023
Be looking for the movie, "Dancing In The Wilderness"
Truth, Love and laughter makes a happier soul.
