Day #25 "Never Gettin' Tired of You"

This is day #25 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 25 Song That You Could Listen to All Day without Getting Tired of:

The song that I could listen to all day and never get tired of is "A New Hope" by Five Iron Frenzy
This song is a good reminder of where hope comes from and who provides it.

Amy's going back to school today
Elation, jubilation
Streams from her face
Did the halls smell
Of gunpowder still
What made the human mind
Dark enough to kill

A new hope
Where is your freedom
A new hope
Cast off your burdens

A darker world lies behind this one
Cryptic, it hides beneath perception
We all saw it on that day
Stunned, we stood stuttering
What did the news say

A new hope
Where is your freedom
A new hope
Cast off your burdens
A new hope
Where is your freedom
A new hope
Here is your freedom

Peace
Fills us
By hope we steer
Our dark hearts salvaged
We live without fear

Day #24 "Dancing With Friends"

This is day #24 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 24 Song That You Have Danced to with Your Best Friend:

The song that I've danced to with my best friend is "Blue Comb" by Five Iron Frenzy. I really wish I could upload the VHS of us dancing around the Christmas Tree. It was a typical night where we were asked to "watch" the Christmas Tree Lot at the church to make sure people weren't stealing trees at night. Our solution was staying up the entire night making ridiculous movies about absolutely nothing at all! So much fun! At one point we danced around a Christmas tree like it was a bon-fire of a Native American campground. As we did so we started singing Blue Comb, because it had come out earlier that year, maybe a month or two. But I can't upload that video. Here's Five Iron Live performing Blue Comb...

Day #23 "I Cant Stand It!"

This is day #23 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 23 Song That You Can't Stand to Listen to:

The song the I cannot stand to listen to is "Sail Away" by Enya. I can not stand that sound. I never really liked it when it was on the radio and everyone loved it. I didn't like it when I found out that the words were actually in English and not in a foreign language. And I really didn't like it when I had to do a dance routine to it! So, I still have bad feelings toward this song. It sounds like a haunting dream and not the good kind, So, yeah that's my song I can't stand.

Day #22 (12/02/14) "Song Someone Has Sung to You"

This is day #22 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 22 Song That Someone Has Sung to You:

As a general rule people don't usually sing to me. Even my kids will sing a song, but not to me but while I happen to be in the room. So really the only song I can remember anyone singing to me would be Jesus Loves Me which is a traditional song. I'm not sure who wrote this one but it has been around for sometime. While it's simple in construct, it's theology is pretty sound. "Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so..."

Day #21 Favorite Song

This is day #21 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 21 Your Favorite Song :

This is by far the hardest question to answer! I have a handful of songs I could Lauren to all day! I guess if I have to nail down just one it would have to be, On and On by P.F.R. The words below are written to Our Father. This song always brings comfort and hope to my soul. It reminds me this isn't my journey alone and that it's God who continues to send us "farther on and further up" asC.S. Lewis put it.  Here are the lyrics:

Father of love, look upon me now
I've come so far, only You know how
You've changed my life, made me whole
All I am now, to You I owe it all

You are reality, You alone are life
You take a heart so dull and make it shine so bright
To burn for You and all You are
A Light in the night, a guiding star You are

Here are all my burdens, I lift them up to You
Your words, they ease my mind
Your gentleness shines through,
Giving us hope when hope is all gone
Never retreating, sending us on and on

Songwriters

Hanson Joel David

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SPARROW SONG;UNIVERSAL 

Day #20 The Last song alphabetically in my mp3 player...AKA phone

This is day #20 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 20 (11/27/14): The Last song alphabetically in my mp3 player...AKA phone:

The song that has the very last spot alphabetically is "Zen & the Art of Xenophobia" by Five Iron Frenzy:



This is a very fun video and one of my favorite bands. The best "un-dead" bands from Denver, CO!

"Keep on rockin for the kids!"

Day #19 "First song alphabetically in my mp3 player...AKA phone"

This is day #19 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 19 (11/26/14): First song alphabetically in my mp3 player...AKA phone:

The song that has the primary spot alphabetically is "And the Rest Will Follow" by Project 86:



Most of these guys went to my church that I grew up and eventually worked at. Two of the members were in a band I was in also. You won't be seeing that video on You Tube however. These are good guys with good music!

Project86 the Website

Day #18 "Rarely Listened to Song You Love"

This is day #18 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 18 (11/24/14): Song That Love but Rarely Listen to:

The song that I love but rarely listen to would be this song by PFR called "Here in the Middle". I rarely listen to it because I don't have it anymore on my computer or phone. The CD is probably long gone. I really love the song. The the part of the chorus that goes "I make it so hard when it could be so simple..." Really hits home and makes me think of every time I over-think and over complicate things. "Help me love me for some better reason, learn to take myself in all of my seasons" also resonates incredibly. Took a lot of counseling to get to that point and more to keep me there, but the point is to be able to be able to "put up" with myself or how could I expect others to. I really is a great song,that I would link to but it's not available. Here are the lyrics though:

"In The Middle" Lyrics
by PFR | from the album The Bookhouse Recordings

For so long I had the same dream,
I'm running like a man possessed: breathless and scared to death,
Then, last night, I swear I heard a voice whisper in the dark,
And it spoke right into my heart, saying...
Don't you know that you're one of the sweetest songs I've ever sung?

Just try to find a little peace in the middle,
You make it hard when it could be so simple,
Love yourself for some better reasons, and learn to take yourself with all of your seasons.

Oh, oh.

There's hope in the mystery, 
In loving all I'm not, surrendered to the thought,
I'll find comfort in my own skin, 
Accepted as I am: broken and blessed man,
Tell me again that I'm one of the sweetest songs you've ever sung.

Help me to find a little peace in the middle,
I make it so hard when it could be so simple,
Help me love me for some better reasons,
Learn to take myself with all of my seasons.

Help me to find a little peace in the middle,
I make it so hard when it could be so simple,
Help me love myself for all the right reasons, and learn to take myself with all of my seasons,
Everybody needs some peace in the middle, 'cause life gets hard when we could all use a little,
Learn to love ourselves for all the right reasons, and learn to take this life in all of it's seasons.

In the middle,
In the middle,
I'm here in the middle,
In the middle

Day #17 "Dancing Song"

This is day #17 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 17 (11/23/14): Song That Makes You Want to Dance:

The song that makes me want to dance is "Shooting Star" by Owl City:



This song is in the closing credits of "Escape From Planet Earth" and my kids always ask, "Do want to have a dance party?!" The answer is always "YES!" It's a fun song.

Day #16 "Song That Has Made You Cry"

This is day #16 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 16 (11/21/14): Song That Has Made You Cry:

The song that seriously make me cry every time I hear it, even before his daughter died, is "Cinderella" by Steven Curtis Chapman:



Damn you Steven Curtis Chapman for giving my tear ducts a cleanse every single time!! It really is a good song. I just can't listen to it in any public setting!

Day #15 "Sing A-long" 15/25 (yes, I skipped yesterday-no one is keeping track anyway)

This is day #15 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 15 (11/20/14): Song That You Love Singing to:

                             I love singing along to a lot of songs! It's really tough to narrow it down to just one but for the sake of sanity, mine and yours, I will only pick one.

The song that that I love singing along to is "A New Hope"(LIVE) by Five Iron Frenzy:



I love singing along to the end of this song! So fun shouting out the lyrics at the top of my lungs while driving. My kids sometime ask me to stop...but still a great song to sing along to.

Day #14 "Wife Song"

This is day #14 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 14 (11/18/14): Song That Reminds You of Your Wife...

                             The song that reminds me of my wife would have to be "God Gave Me You" by David Barnes but performed by Blake Shelton:

Day #12 "The Last Song I Heard"

This is day #12 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 12 (11/16/14): Last Song I Heard

                             The last song I just heard was the Leverage Theme Song because I'm watching the show. Here it is:

Day #10 Song from my Favorite Band(s)

This is day #10 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 10 (11/14/14): Song from My Favorite Band(s)

                             I have 3 favorite bands, FIF (Five Iron Frenzy), All Together Separate and PFR (Pray for Rain. The only thing they have in common is the fact that they all have three words for their name. Here are 3 songs from my favorite bands:

Dandelions byFive Iron Frenzy



Camouflage Soul by All Together Separate



We Can Work it Out (Beatles Cover) by PFR(and Phil Keaggy)

Day #9 "Hope!" 9/25 song, day challenge

This is day #9 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 9 (11/13/14): Song That Makes You Hopeful

                             The songs that always makes me hopeful are these two:

Everything by LifeHouse- It's mostly because of this skit/drama that this song makes me hopeful for redemption and to fight against the darkness. The imagery is just so viscerally powerful and it gets me everytime...



and


Kingdom in Reverse (AKA: The Shepherd is the Lamb) by O.C. Supertones- One of the most honest worship songs out there. Almost every time it brings me to tears know that God's love took the place and has this,
"...unshakable love for the unloved and the unlovely, the weak, the abased, the unworthy, the unwarranted, the rebels, [the outcasts], and the sinners..... you and me"
      -O.C. Supertones The shepherd is the Lamb

"First Love or first girlfriend" Day #8 of the 25 song, 25 day challenge

This is day #8 of the 25 day, 25 song challenge...

• Day 8 (11/12/14): Song That Reminds You of Your First Love

                             The song that reminds me of my first "Girlfriend" is
We Built This City by Starship:



I don't say first love because I was in 3rd grade and liked her but broke up with her when she asked me to kick a couple of 6th graders butts because they were hitting on. I didn't even know what "hitting on" meant, I still feel bad but, I just didn't know what to do with that. This song we listened to every time we were at her house.

"Summertime" Day #7 of the 25 song, 25 day Challenge

This is day #7 of the challenge for 25 days, 25 songs...

• Day 7 (11/10/14): Song That Reminds You of This Past Summer

                             This Summer I started my practicum and my new hours at my work. So even though I didn't listen to this song once this Summer, it's more the Title of the song.

Crazy Times by Jars of Clay:

Day #6 of the 25 day, 25 song Challenge: Best friends

This is day #6 of the challenge for 25 days, 25 songs...

• Day 6 (11/09/14): Song That Reminds You of a Best Friend

                             My best friends are Boo Wallace on the Upper East Coast and Brad Holten on the Upper West Coast. So there are two songs.

For Boo, because of the hours spent playing and listening to this song:
 Paradigm by All Together Separate (AKA Formerly PraiseHouse)



For Brad, because nothing is more funny than impersonating someone trying to rhyme Hello and For:
Hello by Lionel Richie



Thank you both for years of friendship!! You both rock!

This is day #5 of the challenge for 25 days, 25 songs...

• Day 5 (11/09/14): Song That is Often Stuck in your head

                             The song that is often stuck in my head lately has been This is Home by Switchfoot:



I can't wait for the day we are finally Home!

Day #4 25 songs, 25 songs The Calm

This is day #4 of the challenge for 25 days, 25 songs...

• Day 4 (11/08/14): Song That Calms You Down

                             Today's song is a song that calms me down. I'm not sure there is a single song that calms me down. It depends on the reason I'm not calm. So here are the top 3 songs that calm me down for most occasions:

Dandelions by Five Iron Frenzy- For those days I see too many weeds in the flowers of what I offer to God and to Others




On and On by PFR (Pray for Rain) Reminds me God is with me On and on and on...

Everything by LifeHouse This one reminds me that struggle is tough but it's worth it. 


Lifehouse - Everything Skit from GracePoint on Vimeo.