Welcome to the second special episode of the summer break series on A Cup of Gratitude. This week we are talking about how important it is to take a step in the right direction. I am featuring a song by Erica Renee Mckinney, Erica has been a guest on the show and has become a great friend. I so admire her talent and her vulnerability. Erica is a Singer/Songwriter and Recording Artist from the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. This Mountian Native deeply respects her Mountian heritage and loves music close to her roots. Erica grew up all around rootsy music her whole life but never pursued a career in music until later in life when she decided to close down her very successful hair business of 16 years to pursue a music career. Recording from her in-home studio in 2019 after closing out the business earlier that year as an independent artist, she released her first full-length Album, “Come Praise the Lord,” in the Christian music genre with her first music video to promote her single “Come Praise The Lord”.  Flying to Fort Worth TX. With TenFourFilms in early 2021 and she released the single and Album in late fall of 2021. The North Carolina Native recently recorded in Nashville at “Wei Rock” a new single coming out this fall titled “Overwhelmed,” (Which we will be featuring today) followed by seven more songs, all surrounding her life lessons with overwhelm, burnout, healing, and finding your true identity and calling, which took place during the closing of her salon. Her passions include teaching others how to heal, recognizing and identifying the root, and strategically putting solutions in place for full recovery and longevity to prevent relapse with burnout. We have such a necessary teaching for you today Something we all struggle with and the promises from God we can count on

www.ericareneemckinney.com