A Fantastic Series of Videos by the David Crowder Band

I've seen the David Crowder Band perform live several times, so when I heard his name mentioned on one of the morning news shows, I perked up. I was blown away by the video and the details about it, check out the video and then the 4 part series on how they made "Shine":

here is how it was made:

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Meadowsprings Community Church April 2010 iMix

Here are the latest worship songs that have me grounded .... I love that our Meadowsprings Worship Pastor Jeremy Thom makes these up for us to reference and download through iTunes if we wish. It's been a great way to build up my library, a great resource when I need some time with Him. 

This will get your blood going...

Turn up the volume and get into it like my son and I did this morning ...

Today I Choose ...

I have learned many things through my many years of counseling and 12-stepping ... and I feel that the most important, yet the one I've obviously forgotten lately, is that I can make a choice now to do something, and then NOW I can make a choice to do something different; and there is NOTHING wrong with that!

We are in our present place and state of being because WE choose to be here.

I have been in an ugly and sad place for awhile. I've allowed situations to get the better of me. My circumstances are not even close to desirable for myself or my son, but I'm here and I have to do something about it. So right now, right this moment, I am choosing to do something different for us. It's not what I ultimately wanted for us, it's not what I would have chosen had I been 'in charge' of things, but it will work now, and that is most important to me.

So for today, I am accepting the settlement offer from the Insurance Company for my accident I had over a year ago. I do NOT have the time nor energy to fight a lawsuit against them, I have bills that need to be paid and a kid that needs clothes to wear. This will cover those costs, not all of them, but enough of them that some stress will be relieved until the next financial boost happens, which will hopefully be soon.

I've had this song rolling around in my head all day, and now I know why. I have forgotten to put Christ first and look to HIM for my guidance. The Forms have been sitting here for weeks, I've been mulling it over, and I let it get me down, the song came into my head overnight and I knew what I had to do, make a choice and go with it.

As for me and my house

chorus:

Today I choose to follow you

Today I choose to gi ve my'yes' to u

Today I choose to hear your voice and live

Today I choose to follow you

Verse:

As for me and my house

we will serve you

as for me and my house

we will spend our lives on you

(Repeat chorus and Verse)

Chorus

Bridge:

Wonderful counseler , Everlasting Fa-ther

E-ternal King , Lord of hosts

willingly we fol- low

Chorus

So I ask you, those reading, what choice are YOU making today? Doesn't it feel GREAT to know that you can choose now, and now, and now, and then again in  10 min if you want to change that choice? I think so and I will continue to let myself choose to do what works for me.

Jacob Merlin ROCKS the house!

OMGOSH They were chosen!! I am sooooo happy for these guys!! WOOHOO!!! They are headed into the Trailblazer Studio soon to record the music and a video!

One of my dearest friends is an amazing musician. Last week his band auditioned to be the House Band for the NBA's own Portland Trailblazers!

Found this video online of the audition; mind you, they didn't get the music until less than a week before the audition and his dad writes ALL the parts for the horn section. Oh ~ did I mention his dad was on a CRUISE in EUROPE at the time? Yes, Rick faxed/emailed all the music to Jacob so the guys could practice! I can't imagine THAT bill!!

Trail Blazers band tryouts: Jacob Merlin Band

On a music kick, here's another one!

All I can say is WOW!!

Way to go Mercy Me!!

I saw this video linked on The Adventurous Gang and couldn't resist sharing it here! What an amazing Memorial Day tribute from Mercy Me!

Edited at 9:12 am because I am an idiot extremely busy mom and forgot to embed the AMAZING video here ... duh!

Earworms

Saturday, August 05, 2006 9:09 AM

Earworms... Some just drive you nuts...you can't get that darned song out of your head...but today I'm stuck w/ Blessed Be Your Name and I'm LOVING IT!!! Gotta go pull out my CD's and BLAST IT!!

They Don't Understand....

Tuesday, August 01, 2006 6:35 PM

I've had several people talk to me about a song that describes some situations I've experienced lately, thanks to my AWESOME friend Mel for finding it for me...I heard it for the first time coming home from CreationNW on Sunday and WOW does it ever ring true: They Don't Understand by Sawyer Brown A mother riding on a city bus Kids are yelling kicking up a fuss Everybody's staring not knowing what she's going through Somebody said don't you even care? Do you let 'em do that everywhere? She slowly turned around, looked up and stared She said Please forgive them But they've been up all night Their father struggled but he finally lost his fight He went to heaven In the middle of the night So please forgive my children (They don't understand) Everybody's busy with their own situation Everybody's lost in their own little world Bottled up, hurry it up trying to make a dream come true (They don't understand) Everybody's living like there ain't no tomorrow Maybe we should stop and take a little time Cause you never really know what your neighbor's going through (They don't understand) A man driving on the interstate Slowing down traffic making everybody late Everybody's staring not knowing what he's going through Somebody hollered from the passing lane Yelled out the window, hey ain't got all day The old man looked around and caught his eye He said please forgive me You know it's been a long life My wife has passed away and my kids don't have the time I've been left all alone And its getting hard to drive So please forgive me children (They don't understand) Everybody's busy with their own situation Everybody's lost in their own little world Bottled up, hurry it up trying to make a dream come true (They don't understand) Everybody's living like there ain't no tomorrow Maybe we should stop and take a little time Cause you never really know what your neighbor's going through (They don't understand) A man hanging on a wooden cross Giving everything to save the lost Everybody's staring not knowing what he's going through Somebody said you don't have a prayer If you were keen you'd come down from there The man just turned his head looked up and stared He said please forgive them For they have not seen the light They'll come to know me when I come back to life Go to heaven, to make everything all right So please forgive your children (They don't understand) Everybody's busy with their own situation Everybody's lost in their own little world Bottled up, hurry it up trying to make a dream come true (They don't understand) Everybody's living like there ain't no tomorrow Maybe we should stop and take a little time Cause you never really know what your neighbor's going through (They don't understand) A mother riding on a city bus Kids are yelling kicking up a fuss Everybody's staring not knowing what she's going through Cause you never really know what your neighbor's going through (They don't understand) A man hanging on a wooden cross Giving everything to save the lost Everybody's staring not knowing what he's going through Somebody said you don't have a prayer If you were keen you'd come down from there The man just turned his head looked up and stared He said please forgive them For they have not seen the light They'll come to know me when I come back to life Go to heaven, to make everything all right So please forgive your children (They don't understand) Everybody's busy with their own situation Everybody's lost in their own little world Bottled up, hurry it up trying to make a dream come true (They don't understand) Everybody's living like there ain't no tomorrow Maybe we should stop and take a little time Cause you never really know what your neighbor's going through (They don't understand) A mother riding on a city bus Kids are yelling kicking up a fuss Everybody's staring not knowing what she's going through