The UPS man just delivered a little box…

What’s in the box? What’s in the box?!

Yes!  I won a MercyMe CD/DVD Library from NewReleaseTuesday.com.

I told you I was looking forward to some new mercies…

Get your own MercyMe library at Amazon…

Thanks to worshiptogether.com, I just downloaded this:

It’s “Here I Am To  Worship” from the Bluegrass Worship 3 CD Set.

Then I headed to Ten Shekel Shirt and downloaded “You Rescue” for free.

Mmmm… I love free music. 

P.S. Down the first song here.

GPH Handbells

I recently mentioned my previous post explaining “How to wake up happy.”

The link and method have changed a bit so it’s time for a remix:

1. Download this free alarm clock software. [That's the old version at a random web site. The new version costs money... and is probably better. Right?]

2. Download some great wake up songs. Here are three I use:

First Song That I Sing by Sara Groves – Lyrics
It’s A Good Day by FFH – Lyrics
Thank You (Album Version) by 33 Miles – Lyrics

[I need four more songs. That way I can wake up to a different song each day. I got SOOO tired of the 33 miles song after waking up to it every morning for months on end. Do you have any suggestions?]

3. Set your alarm to play each of your wake up songs on a different day.

4. Wake up happy.

Itickets.com is giving away free music downloads each week. Right now, they’re giving away one of my favorite Shawn McDonald songs.

Go get it!

Let me know what you think of it.

After happening upon one of his songs a couple days ago, I’ve become a big fan of Dustin Kensrue. I purchased six songs off of his Please Come Home album. Good stuff… not your average Christian music… In fact, it isn’t listed in that genre — though the lyrics reveal a deep current of theology and scripture. It’s rock… folky, earthy blues with an acoustic guitar.

Quote from a recent IM conversation. [Recreated from memory because logging was turned off...]

I really love this album.
I love the sound. I like folk.
I don’t like the overly processed music of late.
It sounds like Velveeta.

Bonus: 5% of his proceeds goes to Two Write Love on Her Arms.

A year or two ago, my recruiter sent me the Every Soldier’s Battle kit for women.  This kit includes the book Every Woman’s Battle.  I never got around to reading it until now.  We have a 1,200 page reading requirement for our Military Chaplaincy class.  Some of that reading is left for us to choose.  We can read chaplain, ministry, and military related books.  Since this one came straight from my recruiter, I think it probably counts.  I’m only to page 71.  Much of what I’ve read so far doesn’t seem to relate to me personally… I think that makes it even more useful.  It’ll help me understand and minister to women who deal with different battles than I do.

Coincidently,  I just found a song by Dustin Kensrue that seems to fit some of the things I’ve been reading today.  If his words touch your heart… you might want to buy the book.

Dustin Kensrue – I knew you before

P.S. I’ll let you know what I think of this book and the others I’m reading after the semester ends.