Week 4 of 5 week posts on original Christmas songs that I like to bring in the season. I can’t believe it is week 4 already. Nothing wrong with the classics, Little Drummer Boy is my favorite, but wanted to showcase some originals.
Once Again It’s Christmas by Kenny Rogers –
That Spirit Of Christmas by LeAnn Rimes –
Reason For The Season by Lonestar –
The Heart of Christmas, Give This Christmas Away by Matthew West –
Cold December Night by Michael Buble –
Almost There, Christmas Day by Michael W. Smith (With Amy Grant) –
Somebody’s Angel by Mandisa –
The Christmas Shoes by NewSong –
Night Of Hope by Phillips Craig & Dean-
Why I Love Christmas by The Robertsons –
Hope Was Born This Night by Sidewalk Prophets –
Christmas Must Be Something More by Taylor Swift –
Happy 2nd week of December. No new musician followers this week. 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.
Music I have been listening to recently by followers and non-followers. Hope you enjoy.
Blameless by Dara Maclean –
Better With A Beer by Trailer Choir –
Carrier by Jared Anderson –
Chosen Ones by Blanca –
Clean by Rachele Lynae –
Cold Water by Tanner Clark –
Come On Down by High Valley –
Clean by Natalie Grant –
Cold Beer Conservation by George Strait –
Come On Love Come On In by The White Buffalo –
The Cost by Rend Collective Experiment –
Crazy If You Let It by Andea Zonn –
Daddy’s Angel by T Carter –
Dashes by Tyler Ward –
The Distance That Took You by SayWeCanFly –
Do The Same by Aryn Michelle –
Daylight Saving by Seal –
Awake by The Ember Days –
Erase Me by Poynte –
Enough by Sara Groves –
and our song:
I Question You by Lily Messer –
Now on i tunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943
Week 3 already of 5 week posts on original Christmas songs that I like to bring in the season. I better start some Christmas shopping. Nothing wrong with the classics, Little Drummer Boy is my favorite, but wanted to showcase some originals.
Where’s The Line To See Jesus by Becky Kelley –
How Many Kings by Downhere –
Must Be Christmas by Band of Merrymakers –
Beautiful Christmas by Big Time Rush –
A Baby Changes Everything by Faith Hill –
Just A Girl by Brandon Heath –
His Favorite Christmas Story by Capital Lights –
While You Were Sleeping by Casting Crowns –
Bethlehem by Chris Tomlin –
May Every Day Be Christmas by Irma Thomas –
Joseph, Strange Way To Save The World by Jason Crabb –
I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God and my lord and savior. I believe that Mary was a virgin who gave birth to the savior of the world. I believe that Jesus was born in a little town called Bethlehem. I believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sins. I believe that He rose on the third day. I believe that Jesus will come back again.
I believe that Jesus is the light in this dark world. I believe in God the Father. I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe You are three in one. I believe that You are love.
I believe in You. I believe in You. I believe in You.
From the time she was a small sapling she knew what she was born for. She was born and raised on a Christmas tree farm. She heard stories from her family and friends about how one day she would be picked to go be inside someone’s house.
Each year she grew a little bigger but each year she kept hearing people say the same thing. “She isn’t big enough.” “Her branches are still too weak.” “Her needles are too thin.”
She would wonder the same thing each year. “What’s wrong with me? Why doesn’t anyone want me? ”
Another year passed and she thought for sure this would be the year. She was almost as big as all the other trees but it was the same old story for our Christmas tree. “She isn’t quite there yet.” “She’s almost full enough but not as full as we want.” “Her branches still aren’t strong enough.”
Many more years passed and she still wasn’t being picked. She was really starting to wonder what was wrong with her. She was bigger than almost all the other trees. Her branches were fuller and stronger than the other trees. Other trees that were born after her were being picked but she still wasn’t. “Why doesn’t anyone want me?” “When will my time come?”
Another year passed and she was a full ten feet taller than any other tree. She had beautiful branches but she still wasn’t being picked. Now she heard things likes she’s too big, she can’t fit in our house, we don’t have enough lights and decorations to complete her.
Our Christmas tree was so sad. No one wanted her when she was young and small and no one wanted her when she was old and tall. She was thinking she will never know what it’s like to be decorated and look so lovely.
Our Christmas tree continued to grow and by the next year she was seventy-five feet tall. She could see the entire farm. That was when she saw this big truck coming on the farm. They came right up to her. One guy got out and looked at her and said “this tree is what we have been looking for. She will look beautiful at Rockefeller Center. We will decorate her and have so many lights on her. Millions of people will see her and admire how beautiful she is!”
Moral of the story is God will use you in His time. Be faithful and trust in Him and He will use you in ways you would never believe. We just have to be patient and wait for our calling.
I look around at this world you created and I can’t help but shake my head. We deplete the world of animals and natural resources. Gone, extinct, never to be seen again. All so that we can have what we want when we want it. Then, at least in America, we throw away, also known as waste, half of the food we have.
Another mass shooting. 353 of them in America alone this year. Why God? Do they think they will be famous? Live in notoriety? Do they think their name will live forever? Yes it’s all over the news for a few weeks but then it’s easily forgotten. We have gotten so used to it we are desensitized from it. Why don’t we talk more about the victims God? If the news never mentioned the killers but talked about the lives lost maybe they won’t kill.
Another drunk driver, another death caused by texting while driving, another person stealing from the elderly, another this, another that. God, there is always something happening that is discouraging. There has to be a point where you just say you have had enough and wipe us out like in Noah’s days.
I know I have doubted myself, am I even worth saving? Am I worth the price you paid God? Then I remember that you don’t make mistakes so you must think I am worth dying for, I am worth saving.
God, we are worth saving. I know you already think that because you sent your son to die for us. You let Him die for us because you know we are worth saving. Let me give you a few examples of why we are worth saving.
Johnnie Hodges, a WWII veteran was evicted from his home that he lived in sixty years because he fell behind on his payments due to his late wife’s hospital bills. Greg Elwood, a complete stranger set up a Go Fund Me account and over 5 months more than 2,000 people donated and raised $110,000 so he could get his home back.
Natalie Conkel from San Lorenzo, California is celebrating this Christmas as her first without her husband, who passed away. Someone stole her Christmas light machine that projected green and red lights on her house. Her neighbors surprised her by donating decorations and decorating her house.
In Anaheim California a homeless woman entered a Raising Cane’s restaurant asking everyone for any leftovers they may have. Carmen Mendez made a simple gesture and bought her a meal.
George Dimopoulos, from Northville, Michigan, owns George’s Senate Coney Island restaurant. Every Thanksgiving he opens his doors to anyone who is alone, homeless or whatever can come to his restaurant and get a free meal. He does this because he believes in you God and believes he should help the least of these.
Muslim families have bonded together and have so far raised $57,000 for the victims of the San Bernardino tragedy. Muslims also raised $100,000 to help rebuild the black churches burnt down this past summer in the south. God, we keep hearing about the killers and how they were Muslim but how come this isn’t on the news?
The city of Houston Texas has provided 4,114 homeless veterans and their families with permanent housing. By the way New Orleans, Louisiana has eliminated veteran homelessness by doing the same. The states of Utah, Connecticut and Virginia have all done the same. The entire states, God. How come I haven’t heard about this?
Kay Brown, from New York City, was riding the subway home and saw a homeless woman get on the train with no shoes. She gave her the shoes right off her own feet.
God, I know you know us better than we do but I just wanted to have it on the record that we are worth saving. There is a lot of good in this world. There are a lot of good people in this world God. I know one day you will come back and we will all have to account for what we have done here. On that day you will save all the ones that have done your work here on earth. On that day God, we will know who was worth saving. Until then, thank you for giving all of us that chance.
Happy first week of December. A few new musician followers this week. I hope my sharing your music will get word out about your music. Please take time to listen/share/purchase the song I wrote with the wonderful Lily Messer and Ceylon Wise at the bottom of this page. Thanks for the follows.
Treasure Map by Katie Stump –
Searching For You by Sol Knopf – I used his song My Baby Girl for Kayhla’s Wedding post and it is the song I walked her down the aisle to.
Man On Fire by Zigg Madison –
Crimson (cover) by Daira Curran –
Come On Jesus by Tray Michaels –
That Day Is Coming by Collingsworth Family –
Some new music from non-followers and followers I have been listening to recently :
All Kinds Of Crazy by Codie Prevost –
All The Way To Texas by Coffey Anderson – how I have never heard of this guy is beyond me, amazing songs
Always Right by Sim Balkey –
Anchor by J Crum –
All My Life by Electric Light Orchestra –
Anthem of the Unwanted by New Years Day –
Army by Ellie Goulding –
Backroads Life by Charlie Farley –
Beautiful Life by Nick Fradiani –
Breathe by The Brilliance –
All This For Me by Janice Gaines –
Be Like Jesus by Deitrick Haddon –
Believer by Capital Kings –
and our song:
I Question You by Lily Messer –
Now on i tunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943
My God, My Music, My Life 