Mom's Wisdom

Mom knows best.

Music Spotlight

I'm starting a new feature called...... drum roll please(drum roll) MUSIC SPOTLIGHT!!!! Tah dah. Yeah, I know, not that exciting. Anyway the first one is a bonus so I'll include three (count 'em three) artists. Our first is Ayiesha Woods with a great song called "Love Like This". Not to be confused with Natasha Bedingfield's "Love Like This". I must confess that I think Ayiesha's name sounds a bit like someone sneezing, but her voice and her music are really good, so I ignore that. The song is on an album that is called (surprise!) "Love Like This" which won't be released until September 8. So watch for that. The second is Group 1 Crew with Keys to The Kingdom. This song is on an album entitled "Ordinary Dreamers" which comes out September 16. Check that out. Then the third is "Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath. This is from the album "What If We". This one was already released. Finally! One that's already out. It was released August 19. Anyway, these are really good songs that are quickly becoming my favorites. Check them out. And the reason I've heard these unreleased songs already is my favorite radio station gets the songs early and plays them.

Something Beautiful-The Newsboys

Revelation 19:6

Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns."

Anticonformity-Krystal Meyers

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Cinderella- Steven Curtis Chapman

This song is so touching. It perfectly illustrates that special relationship that only a father and daughter have. I'm so fortunate to have that relationship with my own dad. Let's remember our dad's and how special they are today. And let's pray for Steven Curtis Chapman and the death of his daughter. Happy Father's Day!

Ruth 1:16-17

But Ruth replied, "Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me."

ALIVE overature (joyful, joyful, we adore thee)

Revelation 22:21

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen.

Fire Fall Down-Chris Tomlin

Psalm 13:5

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

Song of Love-Rebecca St. James

I absolutely love this song. There just isn't really anything I can add to it.

Matthew 19:26

Jesus looked at them and said, "with man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Glory Defined-Building 429

Beloved daughter

We're absolutely pathetic and God is amazingly and indescribably great. Let's get that established first of all. Okay, now that we have that, I have a cool thought for you. We are pathetic and we don't even deserve to be the lowest servant for God. It would be a privilege to scrub the floors in God's house if he lived in an actual house. But, we aren't the lowliest servant, we are His beloved daughter. You are His beloved, His beautiful one, His daughter. That's how great His love is. When you look in the mirror, don't just see those freckles or that stomach that isn't quite flat or that huge zits on your chin (contrary to popular believe it's not the end of the world, I know, I just had one on my chin), see yourself how God sees you. You are His beloved daughter and He thinks that you have beauty beyond compare. Who else's opinion could ever possibly matter? And while we're thinking those good thoughts, listen to the song "Mirror" by BarlowGirl and read "God called a Girl" by Shannon Kubiak. Get to it!! And dab a little concealer on that zit and it will disappear.

He Reigns-The Newsboys

Amazing Grace review

Amazing Grace is the story of William Wilberforce and his struggle to abolish the slave trade in Great Britain in the 17-1800s. Ioan Gruffudd (of Fantastic Four fame) does a superb job as William Wilberforce. The acting is this movie is good and the cinematography is excellent. The dialogue is witty and well written and the costumes are good and (as far as I can tell) very authentic looking. This movie is very interesting and the story captures your attention. The moment when Parliament declares the slave trade to be abolished is one movie moment that will stay with me for a very long time. The movie would have the potential to be boring as there is no action and a lot of it is set in the house of commons (A.K.A the parliament building). It actually turns out to be pretty captivating because of the dialogue and rather dramatic arguments among delegates. The downside to this film is the language. There are many uses of the English meaning of the word bloody and and several uses of the word arse in reference to someones rear end (I didn't find this offensive, but some might). This isn't the most kid friendly movie ever, as it does deal with the issue of slavery. All in all this exceptional movie gets five stars out of five.

Fire-Krystal Meyers

Jeremiah 1:5

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."