2 1/2 years ago I attempted to write my own eulogy..complete with some details on the actual “service”. Who does this?! I don’t know, but I had recently been to a funeral, and, as it usually does, it got me thinking about what my funeral would look like, what people would say, etc. If you [...]
Archive for the ‘music’ Category
16 Dec
Bryan Adams-best balladeer EVER
Who didn’t love Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood? and the memorable Bryan Adams tune that brought the story to it’s rewardingly, swooning end?? Go on, sing it with me if you know it….Don’t telllllll me, it’s not worth tryin fooorrrr….. can’t telllllllll me it’s not worth dyin forrrrrrr….. You know it’s true, dun dun dun, everything [...]
22 Oct
What kind of music is God’s favorite?
I walked by Cory’s room the other night and heard the most awful noise coming from his room. The guttural screaming was almost unbearable to these 40 year old ears. Does my child actually enjoy listening to scream-o music? What have I done?? I’ve failed as a parent. just kidding. but, really…it’s awful. I knocked [...]
12 Mar
I Think I Love You!
My cousin mentioned a Shaun Cassidy concert from eons ago, which got me thinkin’…strollin’ down memory lane. I did have his records, and esp. liked the album cover for Under Wraps (visually stimulating, huh…), the yellow t-shirt from the concert with his pic on it. But, crazy enough, yes…it’s crazy…I am still hooked on one [...]
1 Feb
Save me
Hosanna. Hosanna means “save” or “save us”. Heal my heart and make it clean Open up my eyes to the things unseen Show me how to love like you have loved me Break my heart from what breaks yours Everything I am for your kingdoms cause More than anything else on this earth I need [...]
15 Dec
All I want for Christmas
You know what lights me on fire? You wanna hear what makes me really mad? I hate hearing someone say “we’re not going to be able to have Christmas this year, b/c ____ (fill in the blank)”. WHAT?!! WHAT?! What does that mean “not going to have Christmas”?!? It means we won’t be able to [...]
27 Aug
Give me your eyes, part 2
Sometimes I’m like the guy in this video. So self-focused and self-absorbed. So critical of other people. Not considering their feelings, struggles, or pain. That’s why I’m asking God to let me see people through His eyes. This video says it all. Watch it. Let it sink in.
6 Aug
Give Me Your Eyes
This song by Brandon Heath is my current favorite and I’m literally Praying it when I listen. Here’s an excerpt: Give me your eyes for just one second Give me your eyes so I can see Everything that I keep missing Give me your love for humanity Give me your arms for the brokenhearted The [...]
19 May
An Everlasting God
You know how you can hear the same thing over and over, and then one day…it becomes real? Tonight during worship, we were singing about God being the Everlasting God. I realized that all else fades away. Everything I have here on this earth will dissappear. None of it matters. But God is Everlasting. Everlasting! The [...]
