Memorial Day

On May 30, 2016May 30, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, Memorial Day, musicLeave a comment

My post from last year, my second ever post. Thank you veterans.

Happy, or should it be Thankful, Memorial Day. In honor of all those that have served for our freedom. Thank you to the ones who have passed, the ones who have not came back the same, the ones who fight every day (even when they are not on the battlefield), thank you to all who have served and who will serve.

My dad served in the Vietnam War. He never talked much about it and I never asked. To be honest, I can say I didn’t care that much. Now he is gone and I will never be able to tell him thank you. It wasn’t until his funeral I found out he had lived with the effects from Agent Orange. How could I not have known? How could I have never asked ? This memorial day has hit me harder than any ever. Yes, I know the freedoms I…

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New, Forgotten, Unknown 5/27/16 New Music Friday

On May 27, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, music, new music, new music Friday3 Comments

Three new musician followers this week. Take a listen, might find someone new that you really like their music. Please feel free to share/purchase the song I wrote the lyrics to, Lily Messer is the voice and Ceylon Wise is the producer. I have many more songs I would like to get out there but can not financially afford to record them. If interested in teaming up together, feel free to contact me.

The God I Know by Love & The Outcome – Throw My Hands Up great lyrics

In the Garden by Laura Hawthorne –

Beautiful Believers by The Steve Deaton Three –

Thanks for all the follows, musicians and non-musicians.

Some other music from non-followers I have listened to recently. Pick out a few you haven’t heard and take a listen. In trying not to put way too songs on here I am going to start putting 1 or 2 per band max and just tell you the entire cd, or 90%, is good and I would recommend purchasing it or checking out more songs on your own. I may add more artists and their new cd’s as I listen to more songs from them. Not all the way through all of them yet.

Goo Goo Dolls – Boxes CD

Cole Swindell – You Should Be Here CD

JJ Heller – Sound Of A Living Heart CD

Lukas Graham – Lukas Graham CD

The Wild Feathers – Lonely Is A Lifetime CD

Wade Bowen – Then Sings My Soul ( Songs For My Mother) CD – If you like old hymns

Feel Invincible by Skillet – They are back

Giant by Javier Colon –

Happy Home by Lukas Graham –

Giants Fall by We Are Messengers –

Go For A Walk by Lissie –

The Good News by Bloc Party –

Goodbye Baby by The Heavy –

Help Me Out by The Wild Feathers –

I’ve Been Wrong Before by Lonestar –

Home Game by Cole Swindell –

Hurt Me by Lapsley –

I Can Feel You Healing Me by The Taylors –

I Remember It All By Keith Harkin –

If We Keep Doing Nothing by Kris Allen –

I’ll Be Standin’ Tall by Josh Kelley –

Just Around The Corner by Martina McBride –

and our song:

I Question You by Lily Messer –

On Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943

Kylie Is Moving Up

On May 26, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life16 Comments

For those of you forty and older, how many just hummed the Jefferson’s theme song?

I can’t believe how fast this school year went. I can’t believe our baby girl is now in middle school. One thing I do believe is that she will succeed. I don’t know what it is about her but I see something. A calmness maybe. A natural leader maybe. For someone who is so quiet, when she gets on the field she is a leader. Telling the other players where they should be and what they should be doing. Her teachers tell us she always takes time to help her classmates that are struggling. Her coaches, church teachers and school teachers comment on how compassionate she is and that she is a born leader. Others follow her and look to her.

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I have talked to her about that and told her with that comes a big responsibility and pressure. However, she can’t live with the fear that she can never mess up. Everyone makes mistakes and a leader admits when they make a mistake, apologize, and move on. Get back on track. As long as she is living for God first and puts Him first, it doesn’t matter what others say about you.

As her teacher said in the 5th grade ceremony, he is releasing a bunch of guppies, who are just now starting to turn into fish, into a world of sharks and whales. Sharks with big, sharp teeth. He knows these fish that he is releasing will swim, and they will continue to swim and they will survive. I think it would be so hard to be a 5th grade teacher. Every year, you are releasing your students to the next phase of their life, most you will never see again.

Kylie’s school has a 5th grade clap-out the last day. All the parents gather outside and form a tunnel and all the younger students line the hallways inside the school. Then the 5th graders go through for their final goodbyes. Yes, it is emotional. You know you have an awesome school when the students come out to We Will Rock You by Queen.

That was all on Tuesday.

Then on Wednesday we had the church graduation move up. Now Kylie and her classmates move up to the middle school service. We now will go to the 0900 service instead of the 1030. Our church has an awesome space for middle schoolers and high schoolers. Middle school kids go to 0900 service and high schoolers go to 1030. I don’t know if I have seen another church with a space for kids like we do. Not that I have seen a lot of churches but..

We went to Innis Woods Park for a picnic celebration. I wish more of the kids could have made it. We had dinner, some playing, some talking.

We then had a ceremony where they crossed the bridge. Crossed the bridge from this part of their life to the next. It was beautiful and also emotional.

We are proud of Kylie and the person she is. God has molded her in a special way. Maybe I am a little biased but when other parents tell you the same thing then… We can’t wait for the next phase of her life to begin and to watch her grow into the young lady she is becoming.

I, of course, can’t wait until she is the first female quarterback and leads the Dallas Cowboys to the 2027 Super Bowl Championship, as a rookie. It’s good to have dreams and that is hers.

She has big dreams and an even bigger heart. You know God is working in her and we have done a decent job of raising her so far when she says that this song should be the song all 5th graders should listen to and follow as they get older. It should be the 5th grade theme song.

Humble and Kind by Tim McGraw –

Life Has Been Busy

On May 25, 2016May 25, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, introvert, music8 Comments

Been a busy couple days and to be quite honest, it has been very nice and sunny and warm outside. Which means I didn’t want to be inside behind a laptop or computer.

Guess what though? I just passed a year on WordPress. I can not believe it has been a year since I started this venture. I pray God has used the words He has given me, and the ones I snuck in on my own, to touch you, the readers.

Thank you for the encouragement and comments.

Today, I will put a link to my very first blog here. Since most of you didn’t start reading my posts until well after this one.

Hope you enjoy.

The music thing with Lily hasn’t turned out like I hoped but when one door closes, God will open another.

I’m an introvert

Gave You My Heart

On May 23, 2016June 1, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, God, poems, The Heart20 Comments

I came home from work Friday night and Kim told me Deanna, one of her best friends and mentor, told her about a vision her daughter had. Her daughter just finished her freshman year of college and truly lives for Jesus. Deanna said maybe Rob can turn her vision into a poem or a song. I took Kylie up to get her shower ready and sat down and this is what came out.

It is truly an inspiring vision and I hope my words do it justice.

Gave You My Heart

I gave you my heart and you walked away

You’re my dad, you were supposed to stay

I couldn’t keep it all together today

I grabbed what was left of my heart and walked to the beach

Walked far enough until your memory was out of reach

I screamed at you dad until I was too hoarse to speak

Then I saw a piece of sea glass so bright

It had such a mysterious light

It was like a piece of day in the darkest night

I bent down and dug with my free hand

There had to be more pieces under the sand

That’s when I felt the presence of another man

It was like a dream as my other hand held my heart

The one that you, dad, had ripped apart

Then I had a thought, this isn’t the end but a brand new start

I felt this man telling me to turn in his direction

But I couldn’t so I grabbed my sea glass collection

And I tried to hold a piece just right to see his reflection

I couldn’t turn around, I knew what he wanted me to do

I couldn’t give him my heart dad, I had given it to you

And I was scared he would walk away with it too

Then his hand touched my shoulder

My courage grew just a little bit bolder

My tears started to flow as I began to molder

I turned and as he reached for me I saw the scars on his hand

He looked at me and I knew he wasn’t just a man

That’s when I dropped my sea glass in the sand

I let him hold me for what seemed like an hour

I could feel his gentleness, as well as his power

I felt his love pour down on me like a summer shower

I whispered, “If I give you me heart will you walk away?”

He said “I’m your father. I’ve never left, I will always stay.”

I knew he was telling the truth so I gave my heart to him that day

(image credit: Kevin Carden Photography)

Busted Heart ( Hold On To Me) by For King and Country –

Let Down Your Guard by JJ Heller –

Every Beat Of My Broken Heart by Hawk Nelson –

Take A Broken Heart by V Rose –

I Let My Heart Open by Charles Billinsgley –

Here’s My Heart by Lauren Daigle –

Friend Of A Wounded Heart by Point of Grace-

<a href=”https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/fairytale/”>Dream</a>

New, Forgotten, Unknown 5/20/16 New Music Friday

On May 20, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, music, new music, new music FridayLeave a comment

No new musician followers this week. Please feel free to share/purchase the song I wrote the lyrics to, Lily Messer is the voice and Ceylon Wise is the producer. I have many more songs I would like to get out there but can not financially afford to record them. If interested in teaming up together, feel free to contact me.

Thanks for all the follows, musicians and non-musicians.

JJ Weeks Band- As Long As We Can Breathe cd

Keith Urban – Ripcord cd

Randy Houser – Fired Up cd

Sixx A.M. – Prayers For The Damned cd

We Are Messengers- We Are Messengers cd

Count Them All by JJ Weeks Band –

Benediction by Josh Garrels –

Be As You Are by Mike Posner –

Between Here and Heaven by The Taylors –

Breathe by NF –

Chasing Down A Good Time by Randy Houser –

Children Of God by Phil Wickham –

Better Man by Sixx AM –

Don’t Ask Me To Change by The Wild Feathers –

Encore by Graham Nash –

Every Second by From Ashes To New –

Everything Comes Alive by We Are Messengers –

Excuses by Kane Brown –

Father – Daughter Dance by JJ Heller –

Flood by The Goo Goo Dolls –

and our song:

I Question You by Lily Messer –

On Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943

Hitchcock Movies

On May 18, 2016May 18, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, Lyrics, music, poems5 Comments

I wrote this one today, thought about saving it because it’s different than most of the other songs I have written. I picture it being harder, faster, maybe Skillet, Thousand Foot Krutch or NF could take it on. LOL, I can only dream. Well, since I have all but given up on my words becoming songs you get to be the first ones to see what’s in my head today. After all, it seems like every time I give up on something in my life, God steps in so….. I will wait, I know in God’s time and His will. Maybe it will never happen. Until it does or until it doesn’t….I will let God take these words where He wants them to go. I will keep writing what He puts in my head.

Hitchcock Movies
I wanna be a Marvel superhero

But I always feel like I’m less than zero

Did I just say that? Let me push rewind

Man I’ve been messed up a long time

I want the whole world to know my name

Maybe I’m just playing the wrong game

I can’t believe these choices I make

Man, I think I’m losing my way, I’ve lost my way

It’s like I’m tearing my world apart

Ripping out my heart, do I have a heart?

Can’t you see me? Can’t you see me? Can’t you see….

It seems like I have Hitchcock movies playing in my head

I have killer birds and psycho killers

I don’t know what I’m gonna do, my soul is dead

I only need one thing but I have all these fillers

I push you away, tell you to leave

Then ask, why won’t you reach out to me?

Why are all these demons in my head?

Man, I’d be better off dead, am I already dead?

I want to rip out my brain, am I going insane?

If I’m being honest I know I’m the only one to blame

Oh my God what have I done?

Oh my God what have I become?

Can’t you see me? Can’t you see me? Can’t you see….

It seems like I have Hitchcock movies playing in my head

I have killer birds and psycho killers

I don’t know what I’m gonna do, my soul is dead

I only need one thing but I have all these fillers

I’m on my knees

Begging you please

Take my life, take my life, take my life

Cut these demons out, I’ll give you the knife

Can’t you see I’ve hit the bottom

I’m no longer fighting Him, fighting Him

Rip off these chains

Take my shame

You alone have taken my sin, You alone give me reason to live

You alone forgive all, You alone forgive all, You alone forgive

You can see me, You can see me, I know you see….

It seems like I have Hitchcock movies playing in my head

I have killer birds and psycho killers

I don’t know what I’m gonna do, my soul is dead

I only need one thing but I have all these fillers

I only need one thing

Fully Known by JJ Heller –

Guard Your Heart by 1 Girl Nation –

Outta My Mind by Anthem Lights –

Therapy Session by NF –

Madness In Me by Skillet –

Running With Giants by Thousand Foot Krutch –

Random Thoughts In A Poem

On May 17, 2016June 3, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, music, poems, Random Thoughts6 Comments

Why is where I park my car called a driveway?

Remember when the doctor said you wouldn’t make it through the day?

Ten years later and you still haven’t ran on a runway

Who was the first person who thought “I think I’ll boil those eggs!”?

Who was the first woman who said ” I need to shave my legs!”?

What makes us think we will never be the guy on the corner who begs

If the sky was green and the land was blue

Would it even affect me or you?

Do you spell two to or too?

How do you pronounce read? Is it read or red?

What about the word lead? Is it lead or led?

All depends but in this case let’s go with feed and not fed

Remember when you never were sick

And your thoughts weren’t so easy to forget

And ole Rover wasn’t too tired to fetch his stick?

I love how the morning is so quiet

Why does it seem like only some people riot?

Why do so many people fail when they diet?

Here is one thing I bet you thought you’d never miss

Your parents giving you a good night kiss

If you had just one wish , what would you wish?

Why is Teresa Palmer so hot?

Now that’s a random thought

One I probably should think not

Have you ever imagined a world without hypothetical situations ?

Why do people not use all their vacations?

Why is there so much war when we have the United Nations?

Why can’t they make the entire plane with the same material as the black box?

If 7/11 is open 24 hours then why do the doors have locks ?

Why do trucks haul SHIPments but a ship unloads the CARgo on the docks?

I remember the day you were born

I held you in my arms and kept you warm

God and I, we will give you comfort in the storm

Would we still read Dr. Seuss Cat In The Hat

If instead of a cat, it was a bat or even a rat?

The Grinch, I wonder how he thought of that?

Would you take a million dollars

If all you had to do was say your favorite colors?

The smartest people are not always just the scholars

My nose stays in one place so why does it run?

When did I let life be so difficult I quit having fun?

How will I be remembered when this life is done?

When I’m exhausted, why does the morning come so soon?

How do things get their name, like the sun, stars, and the moon?

Hey guess what? My birthday is in June

Would all my problems be solved if I had more money?

Why does Kayhla think clowns are scary and not funny?

Don’t ask me why we pronounce bologna like it ends with an e

Why is a boxing ring a square?

Who ever told you life was fair?

Why am I here? Why are you there?

Why is the slowest traffic of the day called rush hour?

How does Teflon stick to the pan?

Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of a bottle?

Yes I know those three didn’t rhyme

But why don’t sheep shrink when it rains from time to time?

“How was you day?” Why do I always say fine?

Why is there Braille on drive thru ATM?

Why do they stay when they are abused by them?

Why do people find it so hard to believe in Him?

Why do they find it so hard to believe that Jesus did come?

They say because they can’t see Him or all He has done

Well my friends, I can’t see the air that fills my lungs

How do some bloggers, in a month, get six thousand followers?

If I’m lucky, I might have sixty seven by tomorrow

Maybe a few of theirs they would let me borrow

Remember when you ate those bugs?

Remember when you said you’d never do drugs?

Man, I wish you were still here to give you hugs

Here is more food for thought

Would you cheat if you knew you wouldn’t be caught?

Yes? Then the person I think you are is the person you are not

This is getting long so I think I’ll part

These are just some thoughts from my head and my heart

One more thing, do you put the horse before the cart?

Some random new songs I like:

Work Harder by Zach Dubois –

Better Man by Sixx AM –

Oh Lord by NF –

Boxes by Goo Goo Dolls –

Better Than Yourself by Lukas Graham –

Break On Me by Keith Urban –

Beautiful Day by Take 6 –

What Season Is It?

On May 16, 2016May 16, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, music4 Comments

I sit here in shorts and a sweatshirt, in the middle of May. What the heck? One day it’s in the seventies and beautiful. The next day it’s in the forties. I have to think really hard the last time we had to turn the heat on in May. That’s more for the cold blooded females that live here than for me but still…

I was excited in March when the three month forecast for April-June was above average temperatures and below normal precipitation. So far it has been the exact opposite. I think the groundhog can predict the weather better with his shadow than the weather people can with all their fancy technology.

It wasn’t that long ago when it was freezing but here I am anxiously awaiting warm weather. Warm that’s here to stay and not leave after just one day. I know it’s coming but I get frustrated when it seems to take so long. Longer than it should. I remember running around with just shorts on this time of year not too long ago. I remember people laying out on the oval at The Ohio State University well before now. We didn’t discuss global warming back then. Pools open in just two weeks but will it be warm enough to swim?

This brings to mind my walk with Jesus.

How some days are beautiful and nice and warm. I feel His presence. My fears and worries are gone and I feel like I can conquer the world.

Then the very next day something happens and I’m like what the heck? Where did you go God? Why is it so cold and rainy, or snowy, all of a sudden. What changed? How can their be such a quick shift from warm and beautiful to cold and ugly ?

When I look back most of the time it’s because something I did. Something that His words have told me not to do. Some of the times it’s because of something someone else did and I let if affect me more than it should. Their actions bring me down.

Even in those days I anxiously await the sun again. I know they are temporary and that the Son is forever. I wait for His return. Whether it’s just in my life or if it’s the final judgement I wait. I wait for the better days because I know they are coming. I have to wait out the cold and ugly just a little longer. I have to persevere through the bad to fully enjoy the good. If all I had were good days then how would I know they are good? I would want better. The bad days make me realize that just an okay day can be a good day.

At least the sun is out. Cold and windy. Feels more like fall but the sun is out. There is hope. I cling to that hope like a life preserver. It is my only chance to survive the cold bad days.

The rain will make the grass greener, the food we eat grow, and bring the reservoirs up to the levels they should be. Even in the cold rain there is good that is happening.

Persevere. Push through it.

Putting it in terms I know from running and working out if you don’t push through the challenges, the tough days, if you don’t try to run farther or lift more your body will never change. It will only change once it responds to the challenges and pushes through them.

So today I will put my sweatshirt on, umbrella up, and I might grumble a little but I will get through it.

Tomorrow will be a new day.

Thy Will by Hillary Scott –

Press On by Mandisa –

Press On by Building 429 –

Tomorrow by Unspoken –

Promise Of Tomorrow by Revive –

Tomorrow Is My Turn by Rhiannon Giddens –

When Tomorrow Comes by Pillar –

New, Forgotten, Unknown 5/13/16 New Music Friday Part 2

On May 13, 2016May 27, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, music, new music, new music Friday5 Comments

Five new musician followers this week. Will split them up between the two posts. Please take a listen and find some new music to listen to. Please feel free to share/purchase the song I wrote with Lily Messer and Ceylon Wise. I have many more songs I would like to get out there but can not financially afford to record them. If interested in teaming up together, feel free to contact me.

Off The Market by Stevie Jewell –