I had this long, nasty, almost six hour flight to Hawaii two weeks ago. Being in Hawaii is awesome. Getting there? Not so much. First I am traveling with a two year old. Never fun to travel with a two year old. Second, I get motion sickness pretty easily. So it is hard to watch movies and read while on the airplane. Thankfully, I had my parents on this flight and they could take the unruly aforementioned two year old. I also had a new CD I could listen to - Rend Collective: The Art of … [Read more...]
My Christian Music Playlist
My kids both love music (as do I). We have a favorite Christian playlist right now that is fun to cook to, dance to, clean to, and exercise to. My Current Christian Playlist In our home we love to listen to Christian music. Upbeat music that gets you moving and singing at the top of your lungs. Here are 10 of my current favorites: Saltwater Heart - Switchfoot Build Your Kingdom Here - Rend Collective Hero - Skillet Fix My Eyes - for King and Country Forget and Not Slow Down - … [Read more...]
RAGAMUFFIN: The Life of Rich Mullins
This summer I have been turning down many movie review requests for this blog. I am trying to free up time this summer with the family and honestly, we have a lot of DVDs here at our house. But when I heard of the RAGAMUFFIN movie based on the life of Christian musician Rich Mullins I just couldn't say no. I had to see this movie and add it to our family friendly, faith-based movie collection. I was not disappointed. It was so well done. Aren't we all ragamuffins when it comes to Christ and the … [Read more...]
If We’re Honest: Francesca Battistelli
Francesca Battistelli’s third studio album, If We’re Honest, came out on April 22. It features her current Top 5 single “Write Your Story” which she performed February 13 on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” It is her most personal and accomplished musical statement yet. I love hearing Write Your Story on the local Christian radio, plus I loved her first album, so I knew I wanted to share this new album with you all! Career Highlights on Francesca Battistelli GRAMMY® nomination (’10 “Best … [Read more...]
Point of Grace Christmas CD Giveaway
POINT OF GRACE CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH NEW CHRISTMAS COLLECTION, A POINT OF GRACE CHRISTMAS, AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY AT CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE® As the holiday season gears up, multi-platinum trio Point of Grace are celebrating with the release of a new Christmas collection, A Point of Grace Christmas, available now exclusively at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® locations. The 12-track album features a compilation of songs produced by multi-GRAMMY® Award-winner and … [Read more...]
Stocking Stuffer: 1 Girl Nation CD
This post is brought to you by 1 Girl Nation and FlyBy Promotions. We love Christian music in our home. My Princess loves to sing and dance daily. So when choosing music to listen to, I choose positive music with an obvious Christian message. If my daughter is going to sing and dance to music, I want her to be singing praises to the Lord. Thank the Lord for groups like 1 Girl Nation. With songs like Vertical - "We're going vertical, praying for miracles" and Love Like Crazy - "take a … [Read more...]
Songs for Kids With Cancer: Singing Our Way Through CD
My sister in law has brain cancer. She has 3 young children who are learning about and dealing with a scary disease. But they are not the only children that deal with cancer. We live in a world where most family's are affected by cancer in some way and kids with cancer or kids who are dealing with cancer need music. That is why I wanted to share with you about a new CD Singing Our Way Through: Songs for the World's Bravest Kids. About Singing Our Way Through: Alastair Moock, one of Boston’s … [Read more...]
