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September 25, 2015

TWENTY-FIVE | SONGS

Today’s prompt: Three songs you are connecting with right now.

Oh, how I love music. There really isn’t any way I could only choose three, so I chose five. Honestly, some of these songs I’m just now connecting with and some I’ve connected with my entire life. Music is such a huge part of my life, and I adore every single aspect of it.


Rachel Platten – Fight Song


This song, oh this song.  So many different ways I connect to it.  There have been so many days where I had to fight to take back myself…whether it be on one of my sick days or my battle with weight loss.  This song makes me want to continue the fight.


Sidewalk Prophets – Keep Making Me


I absolutely love this song.  It makes me want to throw my hands in the air and let the tears roll down my face.  The words are so powerful…Make me empty so I can be filled ‘Cause I’m still holding Onto my will. And I’m completed when you are with me. Make me empty.  Isn’t that what we all should strive for, less of us and more of Him.

Alan Jackson – Standing on the Promises


This song holds such a oh-so-special place in my heart.  When I was a little girl taking piano lessons, this was one of the first hymns I learned.  While I was playing, my Dad would sing along.  He taught me how to pull the harmony out and pick out those notes.  I remember my neighbor saying how they enjoyed sitting on their swing listening to me play and us sing this song.  Even now, when there is a Sunday we sing this song, my heart does a little leap.  And you can bet I belt out those harmonies. 

 


The Kingsboys – The Son Hath Made Me Free

While other teenage girls were crushing on NKOTB and Backstreet Boys, this girl was crushing hard on the Kingsboys.  Goodness.  Teenage Christian boys that can harmonize.  I had every single one of their albums and still bust them out when I’m home alone {everyone else in my house isn’t a fan} so I can sing at the top of my lungs.  I’m still a sucker for amazing harmonies.


The Gaithers – Daddy Sang Bass

This is another song special to me because of my Daddy.  One of the first records I can remember us having was Statler Brothers hymns.  This was one of the songs on that poor record I wore out.  I adored this song and listening to my Dad sing it.  I’m blessed to have a husband that can sing the best bass around.  And sometimes if I turn this song on, I can talk him into singing it with me.

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September 24, 2015

Thankful {Book Review}

Thankful
By Eileen Spinelli 

About the book:

Bestselling and award-winning children’s author Eileen Spinelli combines charming rhymes and whimsical illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings. Thankful, by bestselling and award-winning children’s author Eileen Spinelli, combines charming rhymes and whimsical illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings. Like the gardener thankful for every green sprout, and the fireman for putting the fire out, readers are encouraged to be thankful for the many blessings they find in their lives. 

Spinelli exhibits her endearing storytelling with this engaging poem, reminding children how blessed and special they are. Meant to be read aloud, this heartwarming picture book will be a treasured keepsake for parents and children alike.

One thing is for sure, I just adore how Thanksgiving and this season give us a good reminder to be thankful.  And this book is a great way to convey that to the littles in my Sunday School class!  Thankful by Eileen Spinelli is an absolutely wonderful book to remind children to be thankful. I love that this book teaches children to be thankful for the everyday little things in life. It’s easy to be thankful for the big things but when you focus on the little things you can truly see how blessed you are. This book has beautiful illustrations and my kids enjoy reading it!

This book was provided to me free of charge by Book Look in return for my honest review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

Eileen Spinelli is a poet and picture book author with a talent for lovable stories that tug at the heart. She is the author of more than forty books for children, including Heat Wave, When You Are Happy, I Know It’s Autumn, Thanksgiving at the Tappletons’, Sophie’s Masterpiece, and Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch. Ms. Spinelli lives in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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September 20, 2015

TWENTY | GUILTY PLEASURES

Today’s prompt: It’s guilty pleasure time! Shows, books, songs, foods, whatever it may be.

Just a snippet of my current guilty pleasures…

Watching Big Brother with the entire fam, we all love it!

Black Bean Salsa and chips.  Oh my lanta is this amazing! {recipe below}
Outback’s Blooming Onion with their ranch.  Pure bliss.  Not something I easily share.
Shoop by Salt n Peppa, taking it old school.  And it’s currently my littles fav too!
Little Woman LA…Jade and I watch it every single week.  
Black Bean Salsa
1 red pepper, chopped
1 yellow pepper, chopped
1 orange pepper, chopped
onion to taste {I omit onion from mine}
1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can of corn, drained and rinsed
4 oz. feta cheese
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
Chop peppers and onions and put into a bowl.  Dump corn and black beans in colander and rinse well, then add into bowl with peppers.  Add feta cheese into the bowl.  In a separate bowl, mix oil, vinegar and sugar.  Mix well to dissolve sugar then pour over the bowl of veggies.  Eat with tortilla chips.
* It’s better to let it sit for a bit in your fridge to allow the flavors to marry.  I usually can’t resist and eat a bite or two straight away.  

Filed in: blogtember, recipes, Uncategorized • by Amy • 2 Comments

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