Tunesday- Copeland

I figure that as much as we need new music, we also need a healthy dose of the old faves. Here's one of mine. #RIPCopeland.

Tunesday- The Head and the Heart

Often your favorite music is the music you stumble upon and for me, that was definitely the case with The Head and The Heart. I'm sure by now you've notice my appreciation for vocals, good harmony in particular. I hope you enjoy this little snack, entitled "Honey, Come Home."

Tunesday- William Fitzsimmons

I first heard William Fitzsimmons when he open for a band I had tickets to see. His creativity and musicianship hooked me immediately. Take a listen from one of his earlier albums.

Tunesday- Sugar & the Hi Lows

If you need something for your sweet tooth, try this on for size.

Tunesday- Birdy

Imagine you’re in north England in the cutest little pub you’ve ever seen. As you sip a J2O and chat with one of your sweetest gal pals, you notice something. The song playing throughout the lounge sounds familiar, but you know you haven’t heard it. All the sudden it dawns on you, “That’s Bon Iver’s Skinny Love”, but that’s definitely a lady voice. The British definitely have true love for covers. Lucky for me, the one I heard was a voice that’s become a favorite of mine. Birdy is a beauty and has a fabulous voice. Check out her full length album.

Tunesday- The Fox and the Bird

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to be entertained by this band. They have definitely become a new favorite. Surely, their laid-back sound and unique style have something to do with it, but honestly, I think they are just plain cool. Enjoy!

Tunesday- All Delighted People

To merely call ADP “a band” would be like minimizing an accomplished artist to “a painter”. This “painter” brilliantly strokes color, passion and brilliance onto the canvas bringing to life not only art, but a true artist. In the same way, ADP must be considered a collective of divinely inspired musical minds, collaborating to lure the sounds of heaven to earth. Be they from different backgrounds, unique heritage and diverse talent, they unite. You see, musical preference, skill and excellence are not their common bond, though, that they share these things is true enough. This community finds its center in Jesus. He is their creativity, their fuel and their lives. For ADP, music is simply the best way to express their affection, hunger and longing for a face-to-face encounter with the Living God. The thing is, whether you understand what I mean and find yourself in the same space or you simply appreciate innovative and beautiful music, “When the Morning Comes” will likely take it’s place at the top of your playlist. Enjoy!

Tunesday- The Lone Bellow

My little bundle of a friend, Erika, introduced me to The Lone Bellow. I think I like them because their sound is pure and just all-around likable. They have solid harmonies, good lyrics and lots of heart. Enjoy!

I Feel It When My Heart Beats

You know that expression, "All dressed up with no place to go"? I think I live my life in the opposite sentiment, kinda like, "Too many places to go with no time to get dressed".  Honestly, I had the best of intentions of keeping this little window to my world open. As the summer turned into fall, the schedule got the best of me. My "real job" took all of my energy, a lot of my time and most of my drive with it. That's not to say that I haven't created, dreamed, designed, and beautified many things since then...I just haven't had time to reflect. 

Until today.

Today may seem like a funny day to start reflecting. It isn't the beginning of the new year. It isn't the beginning of the month. In fact, it's not even the beginning of the day. Nevertheless, today is the day. 

I've decided to begin my contemplating with my delinquency in regular posts. Give me 140 characters or 19 filters any day and I will promptly use them as my "creative outlet" for the day, week, or if I'm honest, and I am, the month. The problem is, I have eternity in my bones. Literal, high-octane, blazing-eyes, met-with-Jesus eternity and I waste it. On our favorite apps. Here's an example.

For actual months, I have deliberated over daily posts. Wednesday caught my eye, in particular. My dear friend is more or less famous for the phrase “whoa mama” said like “whuh-oh-ma-ma”. Not in a Full House “whoa baby” kind of way or even a “whoa Nelly” way, but an intentional and deliberate way, but I digress. In consideration of the days of the week, Tuesday has “tiny” and Thursday has “throw back”. Wednesday deserved “whoa mama”. So today I pulled the trigger, well, actually, a sort of pulled the trigger. Instead of honoring Wednesday for all it was worth, I settled for captioning a photo with only a fraction of what was in my heart. Even though I didn’t give Wednesday enough, I did give myself something. Conviction and accountability.

You see, even though I decided to live a life of discipline almost 12 years ago, I still need help. I still need motivation. I still need to choose what’s best. Everyday I counsel people (insert pat on the back). Each morning, I dream and strategize issues with God (insert pat on the back). Of course, I also know what happened on every episode of Downton this season (insert the list of things I threw at the television, ahem) but where is the more?! All of those things are great, but I spend so much time patting myself on the back that I forget that unseen, accessible riches are available daily. The only thing that keeps me from them are the distractions I allow myself. So, from now on, I’m committing to fill my pockets with the all the glory I can reach. I’m made to celebrate life to the fullest, everything from true redemption to half-birthdays. And I’m gonna.

Johnnyswim has a song called “Heart Beats”. In it Amanda Sudano sings these lyrics:

I want to go where they tell me it’s not possible, fan the flame, walk on water. I’ve got heaven locked up in these bones. I feel it when my heart beats. Every time my heart beats.

Just a little bit of glory I picked up today.