Radiant by Kate Carlson

CONGRATS CATHY! You won!

I am honored to tell you about this new EP (CD) by Kate Carlson, a Worship leader and talented musician!  I met Kate and her mom, Melissa, through twitter and an online bible study we did. (These are both some very talented ladies!)  You can go to Melissa's blog to read more about Kate and her calling as a worship leader.

The CD has five songs on it:  Saving One, How Marvelous, Desert Song, You Are Able and Revelation Song.  Two of these songs were written by Kate - Saving One and You Are Able.  Oh my goodness, I thought Kate wrote You Are Able just for me!  Such a beautiful song of redemption and God's love for us.

Kate has a beautiful voice.  When I picture angels singing, I can imagine they sound like Kate!  I don't feel I'm doing this CD any justice, but explaining how much I've enjoyed the CD is hard.  (You can tell I like it - look at all the exclamation points!)

Not only did Kate give me a copy of her CD to review but she also gave me an extra one to giveaway!  All you have to do is leave a comment.  For additional entries, you can tweet or Facebook about the giveaway - just leave a separate comment for each entry.  I will close this out on Saturday and announce the winner on Sunday.

If you cannot wait for the giveaway, you can go to Melissa's blog and order a copy of the CD or download it. Do it!!  You'll be glad you did!

MercyMe The Generous Mr. Lovewell

MercyMe has released a new album called The Generous Mr. Lovewell.  Mercy me it's good!  There's one song on there that just about brought me to my knees when I first heard it, but I was driving, so that wasn't really possible.  I wanted to see if I could share it on here - it's called Beautiful.  I'm going to post the lyrics...oh they are beautiful.

Days will come when you don’t have the strength. When all you hear is, you’re not worth anything. Wondering if you ever could be loved. And if they truly saw your heart, they’d see too much.


You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful. You are made for so much more than all of this. You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful. You are treasured. You are sacred. You are His. You’re beautiful.

Pray that you have the heart to fight. ‘Cause you are more than what is hurting you tonight. For all the lies you’ve held inside so long. They are nothing in the shadow of the cross.

You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful. You are made for so much more than all of this. You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful. You are treasured. You are sacred. You are His. You’re beautiful.

Before you ever took a breath. Long before the world began. Of all the wonders He possessed, there was one more precious. Of all the earth and skies above, you’re the one He madly loves enough to die.

You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful. In His eyes.

(I can't figure out how to post the song...may not be a way right now.  But, oh it's worth listening to.)

Third Day on the 3rd Day: Comedy Edition

Third Day on the 3rd Day: Comedy Edition
I realize it's a little 4 days past the 3rd, but I had a somewhat amusing story about Third Day to share!

Every year Birmingham has a huge non-profit music showcase called City Stages. There are more than 40 acts during its three day run in June. There are multiple staging areas that feature similar bands. In 2007, we had bought tickets from The Basement, which is where my teen and her friends were enjoying a very contemporary and youthful worship experience. (It is a little loud for my aging ears, so I didn't attend as often. Also, I get a little antsy around big crowds and the crowd grew larger and larger each week at The Basement.)

SO, since we had tickets AND I didn't like crowds, my daughter's friend's mom offered to take my kids to support Matt Pitt and The Basement! I was very thankful! (Seriously, looking at all these clips of The Basement and I'm blown away again by Matt Pitt's testimony and ministry! Wow!)

When the girls got home, I asked who all they had seen. I was sort of new in the faith and I was just starting to listen to Christian music and know who the various artists were. So, when my 12 yo daughter told me she had seen some Three Days Grace. Well, of course, I thought she meant Third Day! I said something to the effect about how I liked their music and wished I had heard them. I think when I told my husband about it, he started laughing. Something to the effect of..."Honey, Three Days Grace isn't a Christian band. As a matter of fact, they are the opposite." :O:O:O Imagine my horror!

I would think that neither band would want to be confused with the other. I'm shuddering chuckling thinking about it. You can see how a newbie would get confused though!

Anyway, that's my Third Day story. It's funny, right?

What I did last night!

Go over to DeeDee's and see what we did last night! It was great fun meeting new people and hearing Trent Monk sing! I think the funniest part was when I realized I knew one of his songs and I said, "That's you?" I just know my face turned bright red!

Thank you Sophie (& Hubs and child) for opening your home for us to come over. It was great getting to see you (or meet you, as the case was for the hubs and child).

*Funny little story - I took my 13 yo daughter with me. When we got there, she looked in the floor board at the CD cover and said, “Is that who’s going to be there? Bart Millard?” “I wish!”, said I. However, I was more than tickled to meet Trent and hear him sing. He’s funny guy (and very talented…which is probably more of what he’d like to hear me say because he’s promoting a CD of songs and not a comedy act…I’m just saying).



For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jer. 29:11