Thank you for stopping by today; have a blessed Sunday afternoon.

Love & peace,
Iris

Current Mood: Blessed †

I just downloaded her entire album “One Song at A Time” (currently available for $5). Here is one of her songs Jamie uploaded to You Tube (featuring Toby Mac):

I hope you will check out Jamie’s music; I think that her music will bless your socks off .

Love and grace to you,
Iris

Current Mood: Blessed † & Happy

Have a blessed week ahead.

Current Mood: Okay

You know, I so love blessing other people with my little giveaways. Sure, they might be not huge [in dollar value], but they are to me in a different sense.

You see, our God truly has blessed my life. I am not saying that the journey this side of heaven is easy, but nonetheless, I am blessed beyond measure. I am redeemed by Christ’s blood, I have a wonderful family, incredible friends, a roof over my head. What else do I need? That is why I want to give little blessings here and there through my giveaways…

Have a super blessed weekend…

Current Mood: Blessed † & Forgiven †

Why do I like that album so much? Its message. Although all songs are marvelous (and the messages), “Back to You” is my favorite song. Let me share some lyrics:

“Nobody said it would be easy
Nobody said that life’s a breeze
Tossin’ and turnin’, oh the wind keeps churnin’
Like I’m a little toy boat out on the sea”

Isn’t that the truth? Life is not a breeze, but as followers of Christ, we know that we are not alone in this journey; Christ is with us all the way.

So, how can you enter for this giveaway? Easy-peasy! Just leave a comment below stating what music means to you personally. I will draw a random winner by the end of this week. You already have the CD? Well, no worries. Just enter to give it to a friend or someone you think would benefit having this CD.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope to see you all on Thursday for another Thankful gathering.

Current Mood: Blessed †

“Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!”
~ Psalm 95:1

This morning as was driving to work, I wondered what I would do without music!?! Music is a huge part of my day.

Since I grew up on ‘rock-music’, I am thrilled how much Christian music has changed over time. When I was a child/teenager (long,long time ago), we only sung hymns accompanied by the organ on Sunday mornings. I remember that we had a very special treat during a Saturday night service – a guitar and drums. But only the youth was involved.

Don’t get me wrong, I still love singing the traditional hymns with organ music. But contemporary music lead by a worship team is still my favorite – I am very thankful for my church alternating Sundays between traditional and contemporary music.

Girls – I have to tell you: if you haven’t listened to the new CD from MercyMe “The Generous Mr. Lovewell”, I urge you to listen in here. I always enjoyed their music, but this album I love (yes love). I will be giving away a CD starting on Monday, June 21st.

So what are you thankful for this week? Please share with us by leaving your link to your Thankful Thursday post below.

Thank you for stopping in today. Remember: sing a new song to Him today – in the car or in church .

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Current Mood: Thankful & Forgiven †

Tomorrow, May 11th, “The Light Meets the Dark” will be released. I can’t wait to get my CD I pre-ordered a month ago. The song “Healing Begins” has been playing on our local radio station for two months. The words totally get to me. Too bad they are playing tonight at the North-end of Phoenix – too far to drive for me …

If you have never heard of ‘Tenth Avenue North’, I really would encourage you to check out their blog. They have amazing messages – always tying into Scripture. Check out this video message called “Strong Enough to Save”:

Thanks for stopping by today…so, now check out Tenth Avenue North’s blog …

Current Mood: Esctatic & Forgiven †

“Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” ~ Philippians 2:9-11 (ESV)

The song “City of our Knees” by Toby Mac is a song the local Christian radio station has been playing often for the past four weeks. The lyrics are marvelous…you can find them here.

Have a glorious weekend…Remember: One day all nations will know that He is God, every knee will bow and confess Jesus as Lord.

Current Mood: Okay

“Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord; exult before him!” ~ Psalm 68:4 (ESV)

The month of March we are meeting up at Laurie’s place “Women Taking A Stand“. Hop on over to connect with other Thankful Thursday Bloggers.

The older I get the less I am attached to tangible things in my life. However there are some items that are in my possession that I would really, really miss…One of them is my Bible and the other item is my MP3 player (thanks to our son’s generous heart)…

You see, the player is full of music, His Word and sermons. I have the player with me daily at work. Disconnecting with the world around me, connecting with His Word and sing a song, helps me to get through the most challenging days.

One of my latest favorite album that is on the player is Chris Tomlin’s album “Hello Love”…Oh, God so blessed this man for creating songs that connect me with Him…If you have not listened to the album, you can listen to one of the songs here. Actually you can win the album at the end of March here at Grace Alone for the my 5th blogging anniversary (wow, can’t believe I have been blogging since 2005 – I guess time flies)…

This week I am thankful that I have my daily ‘companion’ to disconnect from the world to find encouragement through His Word and songs .

What are you thankful for this week?

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: sometimes we need to disconnect from the world to keep the focus on the more important things.

Current Mood: Blessed † & Thankful

This week I wanted to participate in Amy’s Saturday meme “Then Sings My Soul Saturday“…I chose Third Day’s Song “Call my Name” from their Grammy winning album “Revelation“. This song has such a powerful message that no matter what happens – He is always there, you can call on His name (Psalm 145:18-20). And the song literally rocks (so does the entire album)…I hope you enjoy the song as much as I do…

Visit Amy for more encouraging Christian music.

Thank you for stopping by today…Remember: He is always with you, even when you thing you are all alone — call on His mighty name.

Current Mood: Blessed †