Pressing On

365 Day Project-Day 32-Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)

I’ve been a fan of Kelly Clarkson since she won the first American Idol.  I really didn’t watch the show until the finale and I only watched it then because my daughter, who was a huge fan of Kelly, made me watch it with her.  Since then, I’ve been a believer and have followed Kelly’s career and cheered her on. Her latest album, Stronger, was just released and I’m excited to say it’s awesome.  Kelly is Stronger!

 

365 Day Project-Day 31-Brighter Than The Sun

This is my beautiful daughter and her beautiful family. There is Maseo, then Mandy and Matt, and then Uriah. This picture was taken during a family photo shoot and the boys were having fun throwing leaves.

I love spending time with my grandbabies. We have fun playing and laughing, they are such a delight. 

They’re who I thought of when I heard this song earlier today and then I saw this picture and thought it fit as well. 

 

 

365 Day Project-Day 30-Stereo Hearts

I like Adam Levine and Maroon 5.  I watched the whole first season of “The Voice” because of him.  Also, because of him, I heard this song by Gym Class Heroes, which I also like.  They’re pretty interesting.  I like that, too.

Hey, it’s Monday… whaddya expect?

365 Day Project-Day 29-God and Sinner Reconcile

I owe thanks to Steve McCoy for introducing me to a lot of good music.  Through him, I’ve discovered the Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons, Beirut, Bon Iver, to name a few. 

Now, that’s not how I heard of Stephen Miller.  I found out about him through my Genius Recommendations on Itunes.  I love the song that was recommended, so I downloaded it.  And then I saw that McCoy had written about Miller’s recently released worship album, from which I got my single (I hope to share that one here eventually). 

So, tonight I looked up Stephen Miller videos and came across this one that talks about the development of this album and then offers this song.  Love the solid theology, love the musicianship. 

 

365 Day Project-Day 28-Head Full Of Doubt/Road Full Of Promise

Lazy Saturday… Not much to say… So… I won’t.  Here’s the Avett Brothers.

365 Day Project-Day 27-If I Die Young

I grew up listening to Country Music.  My parents liked it, so it was what we listened to.  I listened to the likes of Jimmy Rodgers, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, so many of the “oldies.”  Rock ‘n’ Roll came along and I dropped Country pretty quickly.  I didn’t come back to it until years later, because my ex liked it so it was what we listened to.  I listened to the likes of Garth Brooks, Ricky Scaggs, George Strait, Brooks and Dunn, and Dwight Yoakam. 

I say all of this to say that I am familiar with Country.  I know Country.  That said, I don’t listen to Country any more.  I don’t particularly like it.  It could be that I spent so many years “having to” listen to it that I don’t want to anymore and now that I don’t “have to” I’m not going to. 

So, I’m not going to… unless it’s Keith Urban… or Taylor Swift… or Rascal Flatts, maybe… or the Band Perry.

If I Die Young - The Band Perry - The Band Perry Videos

365 Day Project-Day 26-New York

I may have mentioned in the past that I find a lot of new songs from the shows I watch.  I think it started with Dawson’s Creek and the songs they would include in the show and then list at the end for anyone who was interested.  I was. 

I’ve watched as that trend has continued through the various shows that I watch.  I hear a song playing during a critical scene and I’m hooked.  I have to look up the song, who played it and then decide if it’s something I want to download.  I’ve done that with a lot of the songs in my collection. 

Tonight’s selection is a song I heard during a recent episode of Grey’s Anatomy; the episode where Teddy finds out Henry died on the operating table and Meredith and Derek get Zola back.  It was a rollercoaster episode.  I broke down in grief at one point only to whiplash into joy at another.  Rollercoaster!  This song was the hook.

 

365 Day Project-Day 25-My Love

Ok, so I’m still fixating on the music from the Twilight Series.  Each movie has had a song that gripped me with its beauty, its wistfulness.  The first Twilight movie gave me “Bella’s Lullaby” which I’ve already showcased here (Day 4).  This song is from the third movie in the series, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.”  Yes, I know I skipped the second movie, but I’ll get to it.  This one is for today.

 

365 Day Project-Day 24-Silver Springs

Ok, so a friend posted a Dave Matthews Band video on Facebook and I thought it would be a good one to share tonight.  I love that video, too.  But then, another friend posted a Fleetwood Mac video from 1977, when they had just released their album, Rumours.  I think I posted earlier that I’ve been a fan of Fleetwood Mac since the days of Rumours.  I even saw them live at a Day on the Green concert in Oakland in 1977.  Good times…

I then started looking at Fleetwood Mac videos and came across this one.  This song was not included in that album, but was included as a B-Side to the single “Go Your Own Way.”  I actually purchased that single on a 45 rpm (regrettably, I gave it away years ago, with all my other vinyl).  I remembering hearing it back then and fell in love with it.  I was going through a painful breakup and this song was one that got me through that time.  It was beautiful then, it is beautiful now. 

I’ll save DMB for another day. 

 

Jesus and the Woman at the Well

Justin Taylor posted this on his site, Between Two Worlds.  I love this story of the Samaritan woman’s encounter with Jesus at the well.  I can so relate to her and to see in this reenactment how Jesus speaks without any judgment or condemnation and offers “Living Water” to her and then to see her eyes widen… that moment of awareness; gave me goosebumps.