Music Monday ~ Lose My Soul

Typically I don't think of a song to share for Music Monday until I am ready to start up my computer and log into blogger, and today was no different. I was pondering what was on my mind and heart but couldn't figure out what I was being led to share so I glanced back through some of my older posts. I watched this video, the second one I ever shared, and thought, "Yup, this is me today!" Hope you all don't mind the repeat by Tobymac!



(feat. Kirk Franklin, Mandisa)

Man I wanna tell ya'll something, Man.
Man I'm not gonna let these material thing's, get in my way, ya'll.
I'm trying to get somewhere.
I'm trying to get somewhere,
That's real and pure and true and eternal.

Father God, I am clay in your hands,
Help me to stay that way through all life's demands,
'Cause they chip and they nag and they pull at me,
And every little thing I make up my mind to be,
Like I'm gonna be a daddy whose in the mix,
And I'm gonna be a husband who stays legit,
And I pray that I'm an artist who rises above,
The road that is wide and filled with self love,
Everything that I see draws me,
Though it's only in You that I can truly see that its a feast for the eyes- a low blow to purpose.
And I'm a little kid at a three ring circus.

I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.

(Mr. Franklin, Step up to the mic sir)

The paparazzi flashes, and that they think that it's you,
But they don't know that who you are is not what you do,
True, we get it twisted when we peak at the charts,
Yo before we part from the start,
Where's your heart?
You a pimp, hustler?
Tell me what's your title,
America has no more stars, now we call them idols,
You sit idle, While we teach prosperity,
The first thing to prosper should be inside of me.
We're free...
Not because of 22's on the range,
But Christ came in range, we said yes now we changed,
Not the same, even though I made a fall,
Since I got that call, no more Saul, now I'm Paul.
(YEP!)

I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
Don't wanna walk away,
Don't wanna walk away

How do I sense the tide that's rising?
De-sensitizing me from living in light of eternity,
How do I sense the tide that's rising?
It's hypnotizing me from living in light of eternity,
How do I sense the tide that's rising?
De-sensitizing me from living in light of eternity.

(Lord what we gon do,We're relying on you,
all eyes are on you Lord,
all eyes are on you, all eyes are on you Jesus.)

I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
(Don't let me lose my soul, my soul.)
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
(This is my honesty, Father, won't you cover me.)
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
(Don't wanna walk away, and all those people say)
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
(Don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose my soul.)

Lord forgive us when we get consumed by the things of this world,
That fight for our love, and our passion,
As our eyes are open wide and on you.
Grant us the privilege of your world view,
And may your kingdom be, what wakes us up, and lays us down.

(Hallelujah, Don't wanna lose our soul,
No, Don't wanna lose my soul.)

Hey excuse me,
I'm looking or the after party,
Toby,
Haha, yeah, last door on the left, you'll hear it.
Thanks,
No problem.

Don't let me lose my soul, I never wanna walk away,
I don't wanna lose my soul,
No, no, no.
Don't let me, don't let me, lose my soul,
I don't wanna walk away,
Don't let me walk away,
Na na na na no,
Don't let me lose, my soul,
I'm never gonna walk away.

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Happy Thanksgiving 2009

A psalm. For giving thanks.

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.

Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Psalm 100

Music Monday ~ Thankful

This week is Thanksgiving, a day in which we celebrate the goodness of God in our lives. A day to remind us of all the things we have to be thankful for. Thanksgiving is not the only day of the year we should be thankful, an attitude of thanksgiving is something that we should strive for every day, in all circumstances. With that thought, the song I am sharing with you today is Thankful, performed by Mary Mary. I could not find an official music video so please reflect on the lyrics I posted while you listen.



CHORUS:
Lord I'm thankful for my blessings
Everything that you gave
Times when danger was around me
My life Lord you saved
Where would I be without your love
Where would I be without your grace
You didn't have to do it but I'm glad you did

Can't pretend that what I got
I got it on my own
Every move that I made
Can't say I never been wrong
When I fell you picked me up again
Thought I brought it on myself
I can always depend on you
Whenever I need help

CHORUS

The next time you go to sleep
And you wake up alright
Remember that he kept you safe
And warm all through the night
Lift your hands and lift them high
And this is what you say
Lord you didn't have to give me
One more day

CHORUS

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you
It's plain to see
all that he's done for me
I thank you for everything
I live my life
So I can let the world
know that I am

CHORUS

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Music Monday ~ Something Beautiful

I am so thankful for our Lord and his blessings, his patience and love. Each day is a gift knowing that He is there for me. I am hungry for the simple things in life, the little things that make each day beautiful.



I wanna start it over
I wanna start again
I want a new beginning
One without an end
I feel it inside
Calling out to me

CHORUS
It's a voice that whispers my name
It's a kiss without any shame
Something beautiful(Yeah Yeah)
Like a song that stirs in my head
Singing love will take us where
Somethings beautiful

I've heard it in the silence
Seen it on a face
I've felt it in a long hour
Like a sweet embrace
I know this is true
It's calling out to me

REPEAT CHORUS

It's the child on her wedding day
It's the daddy that gives her away
Something beautiful
When we laugh so hard we cry
Oh the love between you and I
Something beautiful

REPEAT CHORUS

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Let's Be Friends Award

A few weeks ago my dear friend Ali, up and coming author, bestowed this most treasured award upon me and my little blog. I am so very grateful for it, it warmed me to my very core, thank you Ali!!



A little about the award: "Blogs that receive the Let’s Be Friends Award are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight four bloggers."

I have not posted this award sooner because I was having a difficult decision regarding who to share this with. When passing on awards I ideally would like to choose new people to honor, but I keep finding myself coming back to certain names again and again! I guess that says something about the wonderful company that I interact with online, I think you are all terrific! If I have shared a bloggy award with you before know I was thinking of you this time around as well. But today I am choosing new recipients, so to pass on the honor, I am awarding the Let's Be Friends Award to:

Jen @ Inglesidemom
Tammy @ The Time Gone By and The Here & Now
Laurie @ Common Sense Homesteading
Tiffany @ Our Lifes Journey in Christ and So Much More

Congratulations ladies!

Music Monday ~ A More Beautiful You

The song I am sharing with you today came to me by random chance, or God's design, depending on your beliefs...

Last week I was visiting one of the many book blogs I have started frequenting, and I noticed on the blog roll that someone had a post titled "The Words I Would Say" by Sidewalk Prophets (those of you who are regular visitors of Music Monday may recall a few weeks ago I shared this song). Of course I made a quick visit to see who else was enjoying this terrific music, (great minds and all that!!) and I ended up here at Woven By Words, a blog written by Mimi AKA bigguysmama. I left a comment about the song and was pleasantly surprised to receive an email that I had a new comment here at SBG from the lovely blog owner I had just visited. Indulge me while I share the last comment she left, on my Music Monday~The Words I Would Say post:

bigguysmama said...
I LOVE this song! I keep hearing it. I hope the radios don't over play it! My other recent favorite is in the similar vein of reminding girls to remember whose they are: A More Beautiful You by Jonny Diaz!! Praying our girls remember how beautiful they are in their hearts and that they know their beauty stems from the Lord, their Maker!
Blessings,
Mimi

A woman after my heart! I immediately found the song she mentioned on Tangle and listened and watched and cried, and for a moment questioned God as to why no one shared words like this with me when I was fourteen and so desperately needed to hear them. My heart breaks to see so many young ladies that are just crying out for attention, looking in all the wrong places, just like I did... I pray that every young girl hears this song and finds contentment in the arms of God, the one who truly loves them.

This is why I blog! As always I am grateful you have joined me today, thanks for your comments and your links (at the bottom of this post), enjoy A More Beautiful You by Jonny Diaz.

Watch on YouTube

Little girl fourteen flipping through a magazine
Says she wants to look that way
But her hair isn’t straight her body isn’t fake
And she’s always felt overweight

Well little girl fourteen I wish that you could see
That beauty is within your heart
And you were made with such care your skin your body and your hair
Are perfect just the way they are

There could never be a more beautiful you
Don’t buy the lies disguises and hoops they make you jump through
You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do
So there could never be a more beautiful you

Little girl twenty-one the things that you’ve already done
Anything to get ahead
And you say you’ve got a man but he’s got another plan
Only wants what you will do instead

Well little girl twenty-one you never thought that this would come
You starve yourself to play the part
But I can promise you there’s a man whose love is true
And he’ll treat you like the jewel you are

So turn around you’re not too far
To back away be who you are
To change your path go another way
It’s not too late you can be saved
If you feel depressed with past regrets
The shameful nights hope to forget
Can disappear they can all be washed away
By the one who’s strong can right your wrongs
Can rid your fears dry all your tears
And change the way you look at this big world
He will take your dark distorted view
And with His light He will show you truth
And again you’ll see through the eyes of a little girl

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Why I Blog ~ Follow Up

For those who are wondering, there wasn't any particular reason I wrote my last post. I have been thinking about re-designing my blog again and was searching some websites for ideas and inspiration. Instead of ideas to improve my design I had ended up finding many suggestions about increasing traffic, gaining followers, make more money with as sense, that sort of thing. Not quite what I was looking for! I was just frustrated wondering if anyone else blogs just because. Your comments and emails reassured me that some people do blog for the pure enjoyment and I appreciate you taking the time to respond. :)

Speaking of comments, I am hoping you will indulge my curiosity with a response. I am wondering how many of you actually revisit posts that you have commented on. Do you actually go back to see if the blog author has commented or responded to you? When I first discovered the blogging world, I rarely commented on peoples posts so I would easily remember when I had left a question and where I needed to go back to look for a response. That was a long time ago, or so it seems, and now I find myself commenting all over the place, often forgetting to go back to look for a response (pie baking anyone?!!?) Enter email! I love having email notification enabled, I get an email every time someone leaves me a comment, and I can easily type a response to them, if they have simply checked 'show my email address' on their blogger profile.

So, what is your preference? Is your profile enabled to show your email address? Do you revisit the comment section of old posts?

My inquiring mind would like to know!

Why I Blog

Maybe I should re-title this, Why I Don't Blog.

I do not blog to gain followers.
I do not blog to make money.
I do not blog because I think that I have something interesting to say and people will want to read it.
I do not blog to tell the world about mundane things that are happening in my life.
I do not have hopes of one day ruling the blogging world with 1,000,000 subscribers in google reader!

I blog because I hope that in expressing myself I will meet a few like minded others who will in turn become my friends, and that they will in turn become a part of my MOSAIC.

Yes, I have a 'follow gadget', and I would love to have you come back to read what I share. But, I also would love to have you comment so I can get to know you just a little bit better.

So, please don't follow me expecting that I will follow you in return, and please don't follow me in order to promote yourself. I would much rather have five followers be a part of my life than five hundred strangers faces staring back at me from my blog.

Yours Truly ♥

Music Monday ~ Shackles (Praise You)

Good morning friends! Sorry for the late start today, we had a wonderfully busy weekend and this morning it has caught up with me, I am so tired! We had a nice, quiet Halloween at home, no costumes or trick or treating. The kids picked out a bag of candy each from the store and we spent the evening playing the video games Grandma sent for their birthdays. Then, like I do every October 31st after the kids go to bed, anything pumpkin related got packed away so I could put up the birthday decorations for Angel and bake her cake. No matter how much I prepare it is always the longest night of the year for me. :) Sunday morning she awoke bright and early and dragged us all out of bed so she could open her presents...then it was off to Build a Bear so she could stuff her new bear, and Olive Garden for lunch. Watched and awesome football game in the afternoon, (go Vikings!!) and then yummy cake and pumpkin ice cream, and a too long night of lesson planning. I am once again revamping our schedule, Lord help me.

Now for Music Monday!! Today I am sharing another song from one of my favorite duos, Mary Mary singing Shackles. This is definitely one you will want to crank up, like I will, once the kids get out of bed!!

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CHORUS:
Take the shackles off my feet
So I can dance
I just wanna praise Ya
Just wanna praise You
You broke the chains
Now I can lift my hands
And I'm gonna praise You

In the corner of my mind
I just can't seem to find
A reason to believe that
I can break free
'Cause You see I have bound for so long
It feels like all hope is gone
But as I lift my hands I understand
That I should praise You
Through my circumstance

CHORUS

Everything that could go wrong
All went wrong at one time
So much pressure fell on me
I thought I was gone lose my mind

Lord, I know You wanna see
If I will hold on through these trials
But I need You to lift this load
'Cause I can't take it no more

Been through the fire and the rain
Bound in every kind of way
But God has broken every chain
So let me go right now

CHORUS