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I’m just sayin’
Changing “baby” to “Jesus” doesn’t make the song any less annoying. h/t Matthew Paul Turner Tagged: annoying, Justin Bieber, music
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New Additions
These are the songs my two oldest want added to their mp3 players. I’ll let you guess who picked which one (and which one is on mine)… Tagged: Aiden, aly, music, playlist
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The Soundtrack Stuck in My Head
I can’t get these songs out of my head. For the last week, I’ve heard a mix of these three songs playing in my mind’s ear every time I go to sleep. It’s like some kind of remix dance party gone...
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THIS is Why It’s My Favorite Song…
Back in January, I gave Hold Me, by Jamie Grace, the Ralphie for Favorite Song of 2011. My reasoning? The way our youngest sings it will melt your heart. I couldn’t find a video at the time. We have...
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“Here’s My Number. Call…”
If you’ve been around the World Wide Interwebs at all over the past few months, I’m sure you’ve seen one of these videos. I have to admit that Call Me Maybe is a fun little ditty. Well… it’s fun the...
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Once a Band Geek. Always a Band Geek.
We are the Warriors and the Warriors are Great! I dug this up at my parents’ house when we were in town for a family reunion. I’ve already shared it with my fellow Recovering Band Geeks, but it’s too...
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A mid morning pick me up
I’m thankful for the friends who have challenged me, encouraged me, picked me up when I have fallen, and looked me in the eye and told me I was completely wrong. I’m thankful for you. Tagged: friends,...
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Aiden’s Big Bloomington Adventure
We drove to Bloomington yesterday for Aiden’s first-ever participation in Solo and Ensemble. We had a little bit of extra time after his performance, so I took him over to the athletic facilities at...
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The Todd Boys Take Over Cincinnati at Winter Jam 2013
Remember a few weeks ago when I said I was taking Aiden to Winter Jam that weekend? Well…that didn’t happen. Stupid snow forced us to reschedule our trip. I picked Aiden up after school on Friday and...
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Mihret wants you to know something
You’re gonna miss her when she’s gone. Fortunately, she isn’t going anywhere for a long, long time. Tagged: Mihret, Mihret singing, music, singing
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My post road trip “Get Work Done” soundtrack
I’m getting soft. It used to be that driving from Milligan to Indy was merely a walk in the park for me. I could easily go do something after taking such a road trip from Tennessee’s fair eastern...
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Flannel shirts, Miley Cyrus, and pop culture
It was the fall of 1991. I wore a flannel shirt to school. Towards the end of the day, this guy who was obviously way cooler than me came up to me during passing period. To say we were friends is an...
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My Ultimate Christmas Playlist: Santa Wants a Tuba for Christmas
The tree is trimmed. The stockings are hung. Christmas is in the air! Last year, I asked for guest posts about everyone’s favorite Christmas songs. Y’all stepped up by writing some pretty awesome...
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My Ultimate Christmas Playlist: Little Drummer Boy
This isn’t your momma’s Little Drummer Boy. But it’s probably my favorite rendition. I remember singing this in a children’s choir. I couldn’t have been older than five or six. I had finger cymbals....
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My Ultimate Christmas Playlist: O Holy Night
I purchased this album a few years ago while gathering supplies for our church’s Christmas Eve service. It quickly became one of my favorite Christmas albums. It still is. There have been some years...
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My Ultimate Christmas Playlist: O Come, Emmanuel
This song is, without a doubt, my all-time favorite Christmas song. I guess this really shouldn’t be that much of a surprise. With musical and lyrical roots that date back approximately 1,000 years, O...
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My Ultimate Christmas Playlist: Yo! Ho Ho
Ah, yes. Early 90s Christian hip hop Christmas music. Yup. There was such a genre. It was very niche-specific. And I think it only consisted of one album. And I owned that album. Don’t judge. It was...
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My Ultimate Christmas Playlist: Labor of Love
Andrew Peterson has an amazing way with words. In Labor of Love, which he wrote for Behold the Lamb of God, he beautifully takes the whole concept of a calm, serene, silent nativity and turns it...
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My Ultimate Christmas Playlist: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Whenever I hear this Jars of Clay rendition of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, I’m suddenly driving around Elizabethton, Tennessee, with some college friends. And then when I hear the line, “to save us...
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My Ultimate Christmas Playlist: Behold the Lamb of God
I know. This is the second song on this Christmas playlist from Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God. And there’s going to be a third one later. I probably should’ve just included the whole album...
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