Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Still don't know what love means
What an incredible voice!…this is just the mood I'm in!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Sigh No More
Sigh no more, no more...
Love that will not betray you, dismay or enslave you,
It will set you free
Be more like the man you were made to be.
There is a design,
An alignment to cry,
Of my heart to see,
The beauty of love as it was made to be
Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
Just how I'm feeling.
Thanks Jesus for Love that will not betray, dismay or enslave me
but for love that has set me free!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Flooded in Light...
In the fine print they tell me what’s wrong and what’s right
And it comes in black and it comes in white
And I’m frightened by those that don’t see it
When nothing is owed or deserved or expected
And your life doesn’t change by the man that’s elected
If you’re loved by someone, you’re never rejected
Decide what to be and go be it
There was a dream and one day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid with a head full of doubt
So I’ll scream til I die and the last of those bad thoughts are finally out
There’s a darkness upon you that’s flooded in light
And in the fine print they tell you what’s wrong and what’s right
And it flies by day and it flies by night
And I’m frightened by those that don’t see it
There was a dream and one day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid with a head full of doubt
So I’ll scream til I die and the last of those bad thoughts are finally out
There was a dream and one day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid with a head full of doubt
So I’ll scream til I die and the last of those bad thoughts are finally out
There’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light
In the fine print they tell me what’s wrong and what’s right
There’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light
And I’m frightened by those that don’t see it"
Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise - The Avett Brothers
I love the line, "There's a darkness upon me that's flooded in light"
What a sweet picture of Jesus in our lives!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
All I Do is Blob Blob Blob...
Friday, August 27, 2010
This guy is Amazing!
Monday, July 26, 2010
It's Amazing
"It’s amazing you still love me
It’s amazing you still care
After all those times I turned away
And left you standing there.
When I feel like I can make it
on my very own
patiently you’re waiting
until I get home.
So don't let me leave this place unchanged
‘Cause I can’t bear to stay the same
‘Cause we both know the reason why
You climbed that cross and chose to die.
You climbed that cross and gave your life.
It’s amazing you still love me
After everything I’ve done
Lord you brought me from the darkness
to lead your people to the son.
You are closer than my shadow
whom shall I fear
wherever this life takes me
I know you’ll be near
So don't let me leave this place unchanged
‘Cause I can’t bear to stay the same
‘Cause we both know the reason why
You climbed that cross and chose to die.
You climbed that cross and gave your life."
Michael Warren
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Unarmed
I heard this song on the season finale of Grey's Anatomy and I loved it! I absolutely love her voice! I'm excited for her to come out with some new songs...I think she is going to be very good!!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
She's Like Texas
Here's the video (the video isn't that great of a video but I do love the song!)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Beach Bound
Monday, May 3, 2010
The flooding rises...
Sunday, May 2, 2010
It's flooding!!!!
Rain, rain on my face
It hasn't stopped raining for days
My world is a flood
Slowly I become one with the mud
But if I can't swim after forty days
and my mind is crushed by the thrashing waves
Lift me up so high that I cannot fall
Lift me up
Lift me up - when I'm falling
Lift me up - I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up - I need you to hold me
Lift me up - Keep me from drowning again
Jars Of Clay - Flood
Friday, April 30, 2010
I could really use a wish right now...
Airplanes by B.O.B. feat. Hayley Williams from Paramore
Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
If you haven't heard it you should download it now!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
"If I Die Young"
Friday, April 23, 2010
Making my life something so Beautiful!
And saw the person that I could be
Awakening my heart
Breaking through the dark
Suddenly Your grace
Like sunlight burning at midnight
Making my life something so
Beautiful, beautiful
Mercy reaching to save me
All that I need
You are so
Beautiful, beautiful
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Set the World on Fire
I wanna set the world on fire
Until it's burning bright for You
It's everything that I desire
Can I be the one You use?
I, I am small but
You, You are big enough
I, I am weak but
You, You are strong enough to
Take my dreams
Come and give them wings
Lord with You
Nothing I can not do
Nothing I cannot do
I wanna feed the hungry children
And reach across the farthest land
And tell the broken there is healing
And mercy in the Father's hands
I, I am small but
You, You are big enough
I, I am weak but
You, You are strong enough to
Take my dreams
Come and give them wings
Lord with You
Nothing I can not do
Nothing I cannot do
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
And the Dove award goes to...
Female Artist of the Year - Francesca Battistelli
Group of the Year - NEEDTOBREATHE
Song of the Year - "By Your Side" by Tenth Avenue North
Artist of the Year - Casting Crowns
It was a great night over all and some really great performances! And Brandon Heath gave a big shout out to Young Life! So exciting! Check out the Dove Awards this Sunday at 7pm!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Christian Group of the Year?
Group of the Year
Casting Crowns
Gaither Vocal Band
Jars of Clay
NEEDTOBREATHE
Tenth Avenue North
Hezekiah Walker & LFC
Skillet
I love Casting Crowns' song Slow Fade on their newest CD, The Altar and the Door.
I of course love Jars of Clay and am cheering for them because of my sweet friends, Kristen & Matt Odmark.
I have a new love for NEEDTOBREATHE and their incredible new CD, The Outsiders. (And I secretly wish that Bo would fall in love with me!)
Tenth Avenue North is another favorite and I think that I could play the song "Times" on repeat all day long!
And I do like Hezekiah Walker for his great song "I Need You to Survive"
So who will it be to take home the award?...We shall find out tomorrow!
Friday, April 16, 2010
When A Heart Breaks
Loving this song today...I had to try hard to not play it on repeat the whole plane ride to Chicago and then again on the train into the city!
Woke up this morning
And I heard the news
I know the pain of a heart break
I don’t have answers and neither do you
I know the pain of a heart break
This isn’t easy
This isn’t clear
And you don’t need Jesus till you’re here
And then confusion and the doubts you have up and walk away
They walk away
When a heart breaks.
I heard the Doctor, but what did he say
I knew I was fine about this time yesterday
But I don’t need answers
Well I just need some peace
I just need someone, who could help me get some sleep
Who could help me get some sleep
This isn’t easy
This isn’t clear
And you don’t need Jesus till you’re here
And then confusion and the doubts you have up and walk away
They walk away
When a heart breaks.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
I'll Find you There
even when I felt like crying
Lord You made me sing
even when my heart was achin'
Lord, you let me hide in You
when the sky was ragin'
I know the sun always shines...after the rain"
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Blessed are those who can forget...
"Blessed are those who can forget
All all those who haven't been hurt yet
I am damned, there's nothing I can do
Because I fell in love with you
Do I ever Cross your mind?
Do I ever Cross your Mind?
Cause I can't seem to get...
you outta mine
I want you to know, that I am not well
riding memories in circles on your carousel
you'll never miss me the way I miss you
cause the love of my life, is just a girl I once knew
Do I ever Cross your mind?
Do I ever Cross your mind?
Cause I can't seem to get...
you outta mine."
Erick Baker
Monday, April 12, 2010
One in a Million
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
New James Bond Song?
Check it out...Here he is live:
Feeling Good - Michael Buble
Birds flying high
You know how I feel
Sun in the sky
You know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by
You know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good
Fish in the sea
You know how I feel
River running free
You know how I feel
Blossom on a tree
You know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good
Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don't you know
Butterflies all havin' fun you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when day is done
That's what I mean
And this old world is a new world
And a bold world
For me
Stars when you shine
You know how I feel
Scent of the pine
You know how I feel
Oh freedom is mine
And I know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good
Saturday, April 3, 2010
New Again
All of this is exactly how it's supposed to be
I'm right here. Can you hear my voice?
My life, my love, my Lord....my baby boy
As they nail me to this tree
Just know my Father waits for me
God how can this be your will?
To have your son and my son killed?
Whatever happens...whatever you see...
Whatever your eyes tell you has become of me
This is not...
Not the end...
I am making all things new again
I remember when you were born
In that manger where I first held
You in my arms
So many miracles and lives you've changed
And this world repays you how?
With all this pain
Brad Paisley & Sara Evans - New Again
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
The Last Song
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
"Til Summer Comes Around"
"But I close my eyes and one more time
We're spinnin around and you're holdin on tightly
The words came out, I kissed your mouth
No 4th of July has ever burned so brightly
You had to go, I understand
But you promised you'd be back again
And so I wonder 'round this town
'Til summer comes around"
But I loved the song and just for a moment it made my heart hurt and smile all at the same time!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Something Beautiful
Here is a fun video of them singing it:
"Hey now, this is my desire
Consume me like a fire, 'cause I just want something beautiful
To touch me, I know that I'm in reach
'Cause I am down on my knees,
I'm waiting for something beautiful
Oh, something beautiful"
I feel like those lyrics are so true for so many people...we're waiting for something beautiful....for God to touch our lives in a way that transforms us and we can't help but share that beauty!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Washed by the Water
You should also check out their new CD called The Outsiders, it is also very good! I think my favorite song on this album is Something Beauty....followed closely by Garden and of course Girl named Tennessee!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Loving you is Easy
I wish that someone would sing this song to me! I hope that you enjoy it and enjoy this new and upcoming Nashville artist...he has some GREAT songs!
For more fun new artists and songs check out:
Music City Unsigned
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Send my Love through a Satellite
Tomorrow night I'm going with some friends to a Steve Moakler, Ben Rector & Andrew Ripp concert and I'm very excited about it! My favorite song by Steve Moakler is Hesitate, but I also love Satellite and especially these few lyrics:
Steve Moakler - Satellite
Your tears dismissed me to the red-light train
I said baby, someday this will all make sense
She dropped my hand,
she said tell me when it does,
oh please just tell me when it does.
You can send my love through a satellite
and I, I can fell like you're here tonight
When your love is a blinding light, light
I don't know why I close my eyes to the one thing I can't deny
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Remember Me
Breathe Me by Sia
Help, I have done it again
I have been here many times before
I hurt myself again today
And, the worst part is there's no-one else to blame
Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
and needy
Warm me up
And breathe me
Ouch
I have lost myself again
Lost myself and I am nowhere to be found,
Yeah I think that I might break
Lost myself again and I feel unsafe
Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
and needy
Warm me up
And breathe me
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Madly In Love with You
"Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders." Deuteronomy 33:12
May you find rest on the Lord's shoulder's this day!
Enjoy these lyrics by Sean McConnell - Madly in Love with You
(Written from God's perspective)
See you down there everyday
Trying to find a different way
To build some kind of ladder to the sky
Trying to find some way to see
Secrets of eternity, and they don’t come all at once
And you don’t know why
Well how do you think it feels to hear you screaming out my name
While all the while I’m trying to open up your heart
See you when you cry yourself to sleep
It’s tearing me apart
I know you wish you could see me
That’s the way it has to be
Someday you’ll understand,
don’t you lose your faith in me
I know you wish you could hear me
Sometimes it’s so hard to do
But every morning sunrise it says
I’m madly in love with you
Yes I’m madly in love with you
Yes I’m madly in love with you
Yes I’m madly in love with you
I know that you’re waiting for,
A chance to come in from the war
If only a moment, if only a day
A place where you feel safe and warm
A sanctuary from the storm
Until all of these questions fade away
But I cannot count on all the signs
You’ve passed away as mere coincidence
And I'm running out of ways to break through
Like a lonely lover, Waiting by the ocean
Ill never give up on you
I know you wish you could see me
That’s the way it has to be
Someday you’ll understand,
Don’t you lose your faith in me
I know you wish you could hear me
Sometimes it’s so hard to do
But every morning sunrise it says
I’m madly in love with you
Yes I’m madly in love with you
Yes I’m madly in love with you
Yes I’m madly in love with you
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
"The Last Song"
"Everybody needs inspiration
Everybody needs a song
A beautiful melody
When the night's so long
Cause there is no guarantee
That this life is easy
Yeah, when my world is falling apart
When there's no light to break up the dark
That's when I, I, I look at you
When the waves are flooding the shore and I
Can't find my way home anymore
That's when I, I, I look at you
When I look at you
I see forgiveness
I see the truth
You love me for who I am
Like the stars hold the moon
Right there where they belong and I know
I'm not alone
Yeah, when my world is falling apart
When there's no light to break up the dark
That's when I, I, I look at you
When the waves are flooding the shore and I
Can't find my way home anymore
That's when I, I, I look at you"
Sunday, February 21, 2010
You are my Sunshine
But of course as is typical in my life it started raining tonight...Pouring for that matter, after hours of cleaning my car, it rains! UNREAL!!
And so the song for today, is actually my favorite lullaby song my mom would sing to me all the time growing up! (and partly why my blog is named Instant Sunshine!)
"You Are My Sunshine"
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away"
Friday, February 19, 2010
This is an Emergency!
Lord, may each of our hearts break for the lost and unsaved...lead us to your children, that we may lead them to you, that their lives would be changed! Amen.
"There are many prodigal sons
On our city streets they run
Searching for shelter
There are homes broken down
People’s hopes have fallen to the ground
From failures
This is an emergency!
There are tears from the saints
For the lost and unsaved
We’re crying for them come back home
We’re crying for them come back home
And all your children will stretch out their hands
And pick up the crippled man
Father, we will lead them home
Father, we will lead them home
There are schools full of hatred
Even churches have forsaken
Love and mercy
May we see this generation
In its state of desperation
For Your glory
This is an emergency!"
(Tears of the Saints - Leeland)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Armageddon
"I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Well, every moment spent with you
Is a moment I treasure
I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
Lying close to you
Feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes and thank God we're together
And I just wanna stay with you
In this moment forever, forever and ever
I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna miss one smile
I don't wanna miss one kiss
Well, I just wanna be with you
Right here with you, just like this
I just wanna hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time
Don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream would never do
'Cause I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
Don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna fall asleep, yeah
I don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna miss a thing
Monday, February 15, 2010
"We Are the World"
"There comes a time
When we head a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
And it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We can't go on
Pretneding day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of
God's great big family
And the truth, you know love is all we need
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
Send them your heart
So they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
When you're down and out
There seems no hope at all
But if you just believe
There's no way we can fall
Well, well, well, well, let us realize
That a change will only come
When we stand together as one
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me"
We Are the World Original
We are the World Remake
Sunday, February 14, 2010
"Where Have all the Cowboys Gone?"
"Where have all the Cowboys Gone?!"
"Oh you get me ready in your 56 Chevy
Why don't we go sit down in the shade?
Take shelter on my front porch
The dandy lion sun scorching,
Like a glass of cold lemonade?
I will do laundry if you pay all the bills.
Where is my John Wayne?
Where is my prairie son?
Where is my happy ending?
Where have all the Cowboys gone?
Why don't you stay the evening
Kick back and watch the TV
And I'll fix a little somethin' to eat?
Oh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor
How do you take your coffee my sweet?
I will raise the children if you pay all the bills?
Where is my John Wayne?
Where is my prairie son?
Where is my happy ending?
Where have all the Cowboys gone?
I am wearing my new dress tonight
But you don't even notice me.
Say our goodbyes
Say our goodbyes
Say our goodbyes
We finally sold the Chevy
When we had another baby
And you took that job in Tennessee
You made friends at the farm
And you joined them at the bar
Almost every single day of the week
I will wash the dishes while you go have a beer.
Where is my John Wayne?
Where is my prairie son?
Where is my happy ending?
Where have all the Cowboys gone?
Where is my Marlboro Man?
Where is my shiny gun?
Where is my lonely ranger?
Where have all the cowboys gone?
Yippee Aw, Yippee Yea
Yippee Aw, Yippee Yea
Yippee Aw, Yippee Yea"
Thanks Paula Cole!