May 12th, 2011
What Sean’s been up to…
Sean started composing songs on the piano some time before he even had a piano of his own. He started taking lessons a couple months ago and has quite quickly learned to read music. His years of playing the guitar have given him a good foundation musically but he didn’t have any experience reading anything other than guitar tab. Sean spends hours just playing around and coming up with melodies that are sometimes melancholy, haunting and mostly just wonderful. He has learned how to use GarageBand to mix and record his music. This latest one is my favorite: Sean’s New Song
Additionally, we’ve discovered Sean is a pretty talented photographer. Our friend Em passed along her old Nikon SLR last September and Sean has put it to good use. Here’s a slideshow he created of his favorites:
I have to say I love that he used Best of What’s around- one of my favorite songs! It turns out Sean and I have lots in common :)
January 17th, 2011
Rock 10,000′s first single!!
Play that Rock’n'Roll
This song was recorded using GarageBand. They wrote all the music and lyrics, recorded each individual track and learned how to burn it onto a CD all on their own. There’s a lot going on in this song and they have lots still to learn but I am such a proud mom!!!
December 17th, 2010
Name That Christmas Tune Game
Here’s a little game I created for our CTK Women’s Christmas, Coffee and Carols night. Feel free to download and play with your friends and family!
December 31st, 2009
Inspirational Soundtrack of 2009
- Your Love is Strong, Jon Foreman
- Open Skies, David Crowder
- The Right Thing, Mandisa
- Bring the Rain, MercyMe
- Something to Say, Matthew West
- I will Rise, Chris Tomlin
- New Day, Robbie Seay Band
- I’m Not Who I Was, Brandon Heath
- By Your Side, Tenth Avenue North
- How He Loves, David Crowder
- Love Wins, Robbie Seay Band
- Rock of Ages (When the Day Seems Long), Sandra McCracken
- Wash Me Clean, Shawn McDonald
2009 has been a time of major growth and change for me. The overall theme of 2009 was dependency on God for everything. To come to a place of really trusting Him, to believe that He loves me, to know that He has a plan for my life and that my life is an opportunity to tell the story of His grace and to glorify Him in all things. Each of these songs hold different memories of this past year and all I have to do is hear one of them to be taken back to those moments and feelings. Music has always been one of the primary ways God reminds me of His presence and His love. He allows lyrics to teach me, prepare me, soften me and humble me. Most days I wake up with a song in my head and frequently find that there is providence in hearing those particular words over and over throughout the day.
I am not who I was and I don’t want to to ever forget what God taught me throughout this past year. I am looking forward to new lessons, new memories, more growth, more dependency and a new soundtrack in 2010.
Happy New Year!
February 4th, 2009
September 17th, 2008
guitar lessons, old memories
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Dynamite Warrior movie
Caved In hd
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The boys had their first guitar lesson today and LOVED it! Their teacher, Mr. Beede, is an old friend of ours from High School. Mr. Beede’s (aka Nate’s) dad, Glenn, was our youth pastor in High School and actually officiated our wedding. Nate leads worship at CTK occasionally and each time he does I feel sentimental and I miss his dad. As the boys shared what they had discussed in their lesson today, about not using a talent like playing the guitar for your own glory, I remembered how humble Glenn was and I see that in Nate as he leads worship too. Glenn taught us how to really worship God. Simply and humbly. I am so thankful for the impact he had on our life and indirectly now has in Sean and Caleb’s life. Only God.
This is part of the explanation from Nate of what they would be learning in their lessons:
“The
worldview focus is on appreciating music as a gift from God and using our abilities to praise and glorify Him. Worldview questions include: “What can music tell us about God?” and “How does our biblical knowledge of God determine how we use our musical abilities?”
I’m sure his dad is proud.
C.H.U.D. full movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen rip 
Jesus Christ Superstar trailer
The boys started practicing as soon as they got home and were so eager to show Cam and I everything they learned.
April 9th, 2008
how is it possible?
How can it be that there are Jars of Clay songs that I haven’t heard until today?? I was listening to the radio this afternoon and heard this song and was so puzzled– apparently I missed that there were a couple songs on Furthermore Out of the Blue download
Californy er Bust hd
Babylon 5: In the Beginning video
Elmo’s Potty Time move
Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot full
Outland
Schindler’s List film Jesus Christ Superstar ipod
that I didn’t already own. Anyway, this song I heard today is beautiful and maybe I wasn’t supposed to discover it until now? It does seem to be the very thing God and I are working out right now. I thought I’d share the lyrics here:
Valley Song The Good Shepherd divx
You have led me to the sadness
I have carried this pain
On a back bruised, nearly broken
I’m crying out to you
Chorus
I will sing of Your mercy
That leads me through valleys of sorrow
To rivers of joy
When death like a Gypsy
Comes to steal what I love
I will still look to the heavens
I will still seek your face
But I fear you aren’t listening
Because there are no words
Just the stillness and the hunger
For a faith that assures
Alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia
While we wait for rescue
With our eyes tightly shut
Face to the ground using our hands
To cover the fatal cut
And though the pain is an ocean
Tossing us around, around, around
You have calmed greater waters
Higher mountains have come down
Alleluia, alleluia alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia alleluia, alleluia
Oh, Lord sing of Your mercy,
Mercy
Your mercy
