Worship and Praise Sunday - What Child is This?

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Today I'm sharing "What Child is This?" performed by Mercy Me

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This song brings back a lot of memories for me as a child. My extended family would walk throughout the neighborhood singing Christmas carols, and this was one of my favorites! It was such a fun, peaceful time for me to sing with my family. Sometimes I wish I could bring back those days as an innocent child. 

I pray you are blessed today! 

We have been experiencing freezing rain the last day or so. It can be pretty scary out on the roads so we're driving very carefully!

I'm sorry I haven't been posting this week. Please be praying as I try to juggle my work, school, home, social life! God has miraculously given me strength and time for each but unfortunately the blogging has been the last on my list!

This next week, I hope to post about our Christmas decorations! 

Have a blessed week! 

Worship and Praise Sunday - I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day

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Today I'm sharing "I heard the Bells on Christmas Day" by Casting Crowns

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In the spirit of the Christmas season, I'll be sharing Christmas songs for the next few weeks. 

I absolutely love this song by Casting Crowns. As you have probably seen/heard it's the first song on my music playlist! 

It really helps me to remember what Christmas is all about. As we all go about our days these next few weeks. I pray we have the heart of the Lord and share it with everyone we come in contact with. How amazing it is that God sent his only Son to bring peace on Earth. 

I hope you're enjoying this wonderful season! 

Worship and Praise Sunday - Closer to Love

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Today I'm sharing the lyrics to "Closer to Love" by Mat Kearney

She got the call today
One out of the gray
And when the smoke cleared
It took her breath away
She said she didn't believe
It could happen to me
I guess we're all one phone call
from our knees
We're gonna get there soon

If every building falls
And all the stars fade
We'll still be singing this song
The one they can't take away
I'm gonna get there soon
She's gonna be there too
Cryin' in her room
Prayin' Lord come through
We're gonna get there soon

Oh it's your light
Oh it's your way
Pull me out of the dark
Just to show me the way
Cryin out now
From so far away
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love

Meet me once again
Down off Lake Michigan
Where we could feel the storm blowin
Down with the wind
And don't apologize
For all the tears you've cried
You've been way too strong now for all your life

I'm gonna get there soon
You're gonna be there too
Cryin' in your room
Prayin' Lord come through
We're gonna get there soon

Oh it's your light
Oh it's your way
Pull me out of the dark
Just to show me the way
Cryin out now
From so far away
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love

Cause you are all that I've waited for
All of my life
(We're gonna get there)
You are all that I've waited for
All of my life

You pull me closer to love hu huuh
Closer to love hu huuuh
Pull me closer to love
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love oh no
Closer to love

Closer to love

Pull me closer to love

I love this song because it reminds me that whenever we go through trials or hardships, God is always there pulling us closer to Him. I was talking about this yesterday with a family member who just had a miscarriage. She said that even though it is difficult and has brought about pain, it's brought her closer to the Lord and she's thankful for that. God works in ways we cannot imagine but how awesome that He brings us closer to Him in these trials. 


Have a blessed day!

Worship and Praise Sunday - Overwhelmed

Hi Everyone! So sorry that I'm late on posting this. We went to a wedding last night and I completely forgot. You'd think I would be better at scheduling the posts! Here it is anyway! Thanks for participating!

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Today I'm sharing the lyrics to "Overwhelmed" by Tom Dickson

I was unable to find a good video for this song so I'm just sharing the lyrics. This song has been on my heart all week. I wish you could hear the way it sounds. Its beautiful! 

Overwhelmed

I am nothing, yet You bid me

Come to You, o Lord Almighty

As I come I'm overwhelmed with You.

Humbly now I break the silence

As I'm weeping in Your presence

I'm so wretched, overwhelmed with You.

 

Your blood of redemption

Is covering my shame (echo)

Your voice that shakes the heavens

Is whispering my name (echo)

As You catch my tears with Your nail-scarred hand

I'm overwhelmed, I'm overwhelmed with You.

I'm overwhelmed, I'm overwhelmed with You.

 

I am nothing, yet You bid me

Come to You, o Lord Almighty.

 

 

Have a blessed week! 

Worship and Praise Sunday - All I Need is You

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Today I'm sharing "All I Need is You" by Hillsong United

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If you've been participating in Worship and Praise Sundays for awhile, by now you probably know I'm a fan of Hillsong. Their music is truly worshipful.

I like this song because it reminds us that in a world full of so much stuff, all we need is God!

I hope you are all comforted by His love today!

On a side note, I wanted to thank all of you who have been praying for my husband and I this week. He is doing so much better! It's amazing how much the flu can knock a person out. I was fortunate to not ever become sick this week and I'm assuming I won't get it from him because I probably would have shown symptoms by now. So, praise God for your prayers and His healing!

Worship and Praise Sunday - Sufficient

Welcome to Worship and Praise Sunday!



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Today I'm sharing "Sufficient" by Adie, who is Jeremy Camp's wife.

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This song brings me so much joy. "When I am weak, your strength is complete." How awesome is that? God's love is completely sufficient enough for us! I wish I felt that way every day. Those words are so encouraging to me, especially when going through a dry spot in my walk.

I hope you all are encouraged and blessed today!

Thank you!

Ladies, thank you so much for all of the encouragement and support you gave me on my last post! It was so comforting to know that I'm not the only one going through a dry spot or who has gone through a dry spot in their walk. In the back of my mind, I knew I wasn't the only one, but it helps to hear it!

God is truly working my life. I've been able to meet with him almost every day this week! Praise Him! Also, I've notice He's helped me at my job. I have a job that can be extremely emotionally tiring and frustrating. He's helped me to have a calmness at work and also has helped me to "leave work at work"! How awesome!


I also wanted to share with you about a concert that my husband and I recently put on. Over a year ago, my husband and I created an electronic-style worship CD.I wrote a post about it that you can read, here. Some of the songs were remixes of contemporary worship songs. The others, were ones that we wrote together. My husband does the amazing work with all the instrumentals and some vocals and I do the main vocals. Since we got married last October, we haven't been able to play much. This past summer, we played at a youth event and at the end of October, we played a concert at our church with another band.

I've got to say, Mackenzie and I work ourselves up for every event! We do a lot of practicing before the event, but we are always nervous! Once the show is over, we have so much energy and want to do it again! Its funny how things work that way. We truly enjoy playing music together. Especially music that praises God. Its just hard, in our busy schedules, to find time to play!

Anyway, here are a few pictures from our concert that Sharon took.

If you would like to hear snippets of our music, we're on itunes. Our band is called Voice to Spirit (the idea behind this is our "voices" are singing praises to God)and our CD title is "Songs for a Broken City."

Here we are before the concert

Mackenzie's Grandpa Leonard, myself, Mackenzie, and Mackenzie's brother Hayden.

Grandpa Leonard, myself, Sharon, Mackenzie!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Worship and Praise Sunday - How He Loves Us

Welcome Back to Worship and Praise Sunday!
I'm so glad to have this going again! I love that we can share our love for Jesus through song and worship to Him!

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Today I'm sharing "How He Loves " preformed by David Crowder Band. Written by John McMillan

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I first heard this song around Easter. We sung it in the choir for Easter. It is such a powerful song reminding us just how much God LOVE us! For me, its so easy to get wrapped up in my life and how busy it can be. I forget that God loves me and desires that I meet with Him. He wants me to feel his love.

If you're going through a trial right now, try to remember that God loves you! So much!

Worship and Praise Sunday - The Motions

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Today I'm sharing "The Motions" by Matthew West
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This song has really hit me hard lately. The first time I heard it on the radio it challenged me to stop "going through the motions" of life. I feel like it is so easy to fall into the business of life that encompasses us. It's so easy to fall away and be distracted from Christ. I find that if I try and keep my mind focused on the Lord throughout the day, it helps to keep me from just going through the motions.

I pray you are encouraged and blessed today! I'm really hoping to get my computer fixed, but I've got to say that it has been nice taking a break. Not necessarily from blogging but from the computer. It can definitely be a distraction for me. I do miss sharing with you all, though!

Have a blessed Sunday!

Worship and Praise Sunday - Make a Joyful Noise

The computer problems continue...or my lack of time in being able to get it to the store to get it fixed! I've been really busy this week planning a baby shower for my best friend. I'm so excited for the party. Baby Silas is growing so handsomely! I'll have to share pictures when I can. Anyhow...

WELCOME TO WORSHIP AND PRAISE SUNDAY!


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Today I'm sharing "Make a Joyful Noise" by David Crowder Band

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Make a joyful noise to the Lord
All the earth
Make a joyful noise to the Lord
All the earth [2x]

The flowers of the field
Are cry'n to be heard
The trees of the forest
Are singing
And all of the mountains
With one voice
Are joining the chorus of this world

And I will not be silent
I will not be quiet anymore [2x]

Running through the forest
Dive into the lake
Bare feet on beaches white
Standing in the canyon
Painted hills around
The wind against my skin
Every ocean
Every sea
Every river
Every stream
Every mountain
Every tree
Every blade of grass will sing

I've been doing an independent study class about Worshiping God. It has been so beneficial and I've really learned a lot. This lesson was about Making a Joyful Noise to the Lord and of course, this song came into my mind. It is such a powerful, worshipful song to me. I love the part where it says, "I will not be silent and I will not be quiet anymore."

May you be blessed today!

Worship and Praise Sunday -

A quick note...I'm still having computer problems. However, my sweet husband is letting me use his to get this post up today. :)


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Today I'm sharing "Unfailing Love" by Chris Tomlin

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God's love is truly unfailing. Its so hard to imagine at times but He never stops loving us. No matter what. How amazing is that? Thank you Lord for the love and grace you show me.

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! I'm hoping to get my computer fixed next week. We'll see how it goes!

I pray you are blessed today!

Worship and Praise Sunday - You Have Redeemed My Soul

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Today I'm sharing "You Have Redeemed My Soul" by Don Chaffer

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This video is a tutorial on how to play "You Have Redeemed My Soul" if you just listen to the tutorial for a few minutes, they'll sing the song for you. The song starts at 1:46



You have redeemed my soul
From the pit of emptiness
You have redeemed my soul
From death
You have redeemed my soul
From the pit of emptiness
You have redeemed my soul
From death

I was a hungry child
A dried up river
I was a burned out forest
And no one could do anything for me
But You put food in my body
Water in my dry bed
And to my blackened branches,
You brought the springtime
Green of a new life
And nothing is impossible
For You

We introduced this song to our church last Sunday. It is so simple but the words are very powerful to me. Praise God for He has redeemed our souls! "Nothing is impossible for You."

Have a blessed day!

Worship and Praise Sunday - Grace

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Today I'm sharing "Grace" by Phil Wickham

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Phil Wickham is one of my favorite artists. I love how he gives a great picture of the grace that God gives us and how we can't survive with out Him. God's grace has been on my mind a lot lately. I'm so thankful for the grace and mercy He gives to us. I don't know what I'd do without it!

I pray you are blessed today! Hope you're enjoying your Memorial Day weekend!

Worship and Praise Sunday -

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Today I'm sharing "There Will Be a Day" by Jeremy Camp

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I try to hold on to this world with everything I have
But I feel the weight of what it brings, and the hurt that tries to grab
The many trials that seem to never end, His word declares this truth,
that we will enter in this rest with wonders anew

But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings
That there will be a place with no more suffering

(Chorus)
There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more
fears
There will be a day when the burdens of this place, will be no more,
we'll see Jesus face to face
But until that day, we'll hold on to you always

I know the journey seems so long
You feel you’re walking on your own
But there has never been a step
Where you’ve walked out all alone

Troubled soul don’t lose your heart
Cause joy and peace he brings
And the beauty that’s in store
Outweighs the hurt of life’s sting

But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings
That there will be a place with no more suffering

(Chorus)

I can’t wait until that day where the very one I’ve lived for always will
wipe away the sorrow that I’ve faced
To touch the scars that rescued me from a life of shame and misery
this is why this is why I sing

There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more
fears
There will be a day when the burdens of this place, will be no more,
we'll see Jesus face to face
There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more
fears
There will be a day when the burdens of this place, will be no more,
we'll see Jesus face to face

There will be a day, he will wipe away the tears,
He will wipe away the tears,
He will wipe away the tears,
There will be a day.

I love this song it gives so much hope in a world where there is so much pain and sadness. There will be a day!

Have a blessed day!

Worship and Praise Sunday - Be Near

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Today I'm sharing "Be Near" by Shane and Shane

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You are all
big and small
beautiful
and wonderful
to trust in grace through faith
but i'm asking to taste...

for dark is light to You
depths are height to You
far is near
but Lord, i need to hear from You

be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good
be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good, our good

Your fullness is mine
revelation divine
but, o, to taste
to know much more than a page
to feel Your embrace...

for dark is light to You
the depths are height to You
far is near, but Lord
i need to hear from You

be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good
be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good, our good

I love this song and it's simpleness. Be near, oh God. That's all we need!




Have a blessed day today! Happy Mother's day to all you mothers out there!

Worship and Praise Sunday - High Above

Welcome to Worship and Praise Sunday!

If you'd like to join...see here to read the first post and why I started. Also, read the guidelines below to know how to participate!

• Share a favorite worship song by either a video (i.e. youtube, etc) or the lyrics of the song.
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Today I'm sharing "High Above" written by Phil Wickham
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Your mercy falls like the rain
Your powers displayed in your wild ocean
Your presence will always remain
Jesus Your love reaches to the heavens
You are God, high above the earth

        Angels sing  for you,      
mountains melt at the sound of Your name
      Oceans roar for You,      
all of creation gives You praise
For You are God high above the earth

Jesus Your all that I need
Here is my life come and take it from me
Jesus you make me complete
With You at my side I can know no boundaries
You are God High above the earth

My husband and I remixed this song on our CD. See my Voice To Spirit post for more information on how to listen to it. This has been one of my favorite praise songs for a few years now. Phil Wickham makes such beautiful music. My favorite part of the song is where it says "Angels sing for You, Mountains melt at the sound of Your name. Oceans roar for You. All of creation gives you praise." That paints such a beautiful picture in my mind. Oceans roar, mountains melt. Praise You Lord!

On a side note, I'm sure many of you have noticed I took a break from blogging this week. I feel like the time has just flown right past me. Each week feels busier and busier. But, I'll be back with new posts on Monday. I've got a neat Crafty Type Giveaway/Challenge for you to join in on if you wish as well as an award to accept (Thanks Leah!), and a few recipes to share as well!

Have a blessed day!!

Worship and Praise Sunday

Good morning! I'm sorry I'm so late in getting this post up! I've had a really busy couple of days and didn't even spend anytime blogging yesterday!

Better late then never, I guess!


If you'd like to join...see here to read the first post and why I started. Also, read the guidelines below to know how to participate!

• Share a favorite worship song by either a video (i.e. youtube, etc) or the lyrics of the song.
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Today I am sharing All I Need is You by Hillsong



Left my fear by the side of the road
Hear You speak
Won't let go
Fall to my knees as I lift my hands to pray

Got every reason to be here again
Father's love that draws me in
And all my eyes wanna see is a glimpse of You

All I need is You
All I need is You Lord
Is you Lord

One more day and it's not the same
Your spirit calls my heart to sing
Drawn to the voice of my Saviour once again
Where would my soul be without Your Son
Gave His life to save the earth
Rest in the thought that You're watching over me

All I need is You
All I need is You Lord
Is You Lord

You hold the universe
You hold everyone on earth
You hold the universe
You hold
You hold

All I need is You
All I need is You Lord
Is You Lord

I love this song. My favorite verses are of course "All I need is You" and also "You hold the universe, You hold everyone on earth."

I hope you are blessed by this song today. There's been so much going on in my life lately. A lot of change. Changes within our church and worship team. I've realized in this time, that change is hard. Especially when you are directly involved in it. I spent two and a half hours praying and seeking the Lord yesterday about what Worship is and what my place is in the worship team. I'm realizing even more and more that all we need is God. He's everything. He's our strength, our love. When praying and seeking God yesterday, He pointed me to these answers on what Worship is and I wanted to share them with you.

Worship is calling upon the name of the Lord.
Worship is praising God for all He does.
Worship is loving God with everything you've got.
Worship is proclaiming God's holiness.
Worship is proclaiming to God "All I need is You."
Worship is allowing God to enter into our hearts.
Worship is more than a song.
Worship is making a joyful noise to the Lord! Rejoicing for all He has done.
Worship is not about us but about God.

I hope you have a wonderful day praising God for all He has done. May you be blessed today!

Voice to Spirit

Hi all! Can I just say that the weather has been beautiful here? I absolutely love the sun, being from Southern California. However, where I live in Oregon now, we don't get too much of it. So, I like to take advantage of it when it is here!

Yesterday afternoon I went for a nice walk and decided to bring my camera along with me. Here are some of the pictures I took. Unfortunately, I didn't plan right and my camera battery died right in the middle of my walk.

I loved how the sun was shining through this tree.

In other news, the reason for the title of this post...many of you have asked about the cd that my husband and I put together. It's been almost a year now since we released it. Our group is called Voice to Spirit and the title of the cd is "Songs for a Broken City". It is a Christian Electronic-Style Worship CD. We covered/remixed 6 contemporary worship songs and wrote 9 of our own. 2 of the ones we wrote are co-written by both Mackenzie and myself. The rest are Mackenzie's own work, a few of them are instrumental.

We held a release party with about 30 of our friends and family members last June. Our intentions have been to do more events but due to our recent marriage and wedding last October keeping us really busy, we weren't able to schedule any concerts. Our hope is to travel to churches and youth groups to share our music. We'd also like to create a new cd in the future. Music has always been a passion of both Mackenzie and mine. We're fortunate enough to play in the worship team at our church.

Anyway, my loving husband gave me the code to paste the link to preview our music on Itunes. You may have to download itunes if you don't already have it on your computer. Once you get to our page, you can double-click on the song title and listen to a sample of our music. I'm sorry it's not the whole songs, but at least you can get a preview! I hope you are blessed! Here's the link:

Songs for a Broken City Voice To Spirit Genre: Electronic Worship (P) 2008 S.I. Productions

I'm sorry the link and spacing are so big! My husband is working on making it smaller but for now, this will do! Once it is smaller, I will place a link in my sidebar.

Have a blessed day!

He Knows My Name

Welcome to Worship and Praise Sunday!


If you'd like to join...see here to read the first post and why I started. Also, read the guidelines below to know how to participate!

• Share a favorite worship song by either a video (i.e. youtube, etc) or the lyrics of the song.
• Share a bit about what it means to you.
• Whether it be you or someone else, please give credit to the artist who wrote it.
  
• Publish your Worship and Praise Sunday post on your blog.
• Please offer a link back to the main page of my blog, so other readers where know where to join in.
  
• Copy the "permalink" from your Worship and Praise Sunday post and add it to Mr. Linky.
• Grab the button on my sidebar and paste it in your post. It will also link back to my page.
  

Today I am sharing "He Knows My Name" written by Tommy Walker



I have a Maker
He formed my heart
Before even time began
My life was in his hands

He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
and He hears me when I call

I have a Father
He calls me His own
He'll never leave me
No matter where I go

He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
and He hears me when I call

This song was really powerful for me when I was dealing with my parent's divorce in high school. The words "He see's each tear that falls and hears me when I call" were so important to me. They reminded me that God was always there to comfort me and He would never leave my side.


Have a blessed Sunday!

Afloat

Good morning! Thank you so much for all of your comments on our cabinet! They were so encouraging!

Today I wanted to share the first official music video for some friends of ours.

They are Caleb and Sol and their song is called "Afloat". They are twin brothers who have recently released their first album. Their mission is to spread the Gospel through music. They've been traveling around to local churches sharing their music. They charged nothing for their CDs at first. They just wanted to get their music out there. I think it's so awesome that they were able to do that.

Caleb and his wife Betsy used to be a part of our worship team at church. They are such a wonderful couple with an amazing heart for the Lord. I pray that God leads Caleb and his brother Sol and accomplishes His work in them. As a side note, the guitar player and violinist are also friends of ours and they agreed to help record and play in Caleb and Sol's album for free. Such an awesome ministry this group is doing! I hope you are blessed by this song as much as I am!



You can also visit their website at www.calebandsol.com to learn more about them!