Missy's Moments

Another Hallelujah

My heart sings this song. You can listen to it HERE 

I love You Lord with all my heart
You've given me a brand new start
And I just want to sing this song to You
It goes like this the fourth the fifth
The minor fall the major lift
My heart and soul are praising
Hallelujah

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujan, hallelujah

I know that You're the God above
You're filling me with grace and love
And I just want to say thank You to You
You pulled me from the miry clay
You've given me a brand new day
Now all that I can say is
Hallelujah

Ephesians 1:4-6

  For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love  he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.  In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace  that he lavished on us.

all I can say is Hallelujah....

 

Girls Day AKA Lost the Series and Casting Crowns

On April 26th Deanne and I set off for a WHOLE day of just FUN stuff :)
With full coffee cups we were off to the cities. I had planned on visiting Jordan and she had a bridal shower so our first destination was downtown Minneapolis. Should have been a no brainer but alas it was a forewarning of many more moments to come in the day! LOL We weren't to late but I knew we were a bit stressed at one point when I pointed out the penguins in the road! (pigeons... hey they're both birds right?)
I got her dropped off at the hotel for her shower and I was off to meet my brother for a quick bite to eat before visiting Jordan. Low and behold not only did I get lost but I ended up in bumper to bumper traffic because of an accident. What should have been a 20 minute drive to get to my brothers was almost an hour. Thankfully the restaurant he introduced me to was almost worth the drive.

As soon as I left there I headed back for downtown Minneapolis. Guess what? I got lost but never fear I remember Rick telling me (almost knowing that I would do this) that if I got turned around Lake street would take me to where I needed to go. So I saw what he was talking about and headed on my way. Well wouldn't you know there was a street fair thing on Lake street that day and you couldn't get through. I'm not even kidding when I tell you there isn't anything simple about turning around in Minneapolis so around and around I went until FINALLY I was at Teen Challenge to see Jordan. We had a good visit, when our time was up I was off again.

I was doing well, finding my way back to Deanne and only taking one wrong turn that got me going the wrong way, I pulled into the ramp and found a parking spot. I went to the elevators and went down. I went outside to cross the street to the hotel and the hotel WAS NOT THERE! I'm not kidding... I got lost from the driver seat of my van to the front door of the ramp. I was 2 blocks away and still don't get how I got there, I did manage to find my way to the hotel and all the stress was about to come to an end. The hotel had a spa and Deanne and I had pedicures and manicures and I might add my first.... yes folks these poor ugly toes have never had anyone take proper care of them and I must confess I really enjoyed it :) I even took before and after pictures! Brace yourself......

Ugliness:

Prettiness:

After being pampered a bit we headed out for some dinner and the Casting Crowns concert. I don't think we got lost on the way to the concert but afterward our hour and a half drive took two and a half hours home! Don't ask... I still couldn't tell you where we were or how we got there!

The concert was INCREDIBLE! If you have the chance to see Casting Crowns don't pass it up. What a gift they have and what a message they share. It was 2 1/2 hours of worship. I was so blessed by the evening. During the song Voice of Truth they had an artist come on stage. I wish I would have taken a better picture of the finished canvas, it was beautiful. Below are some not so great pictures.. the first one at the beginning of the song and the second one was during the song and the third one was during a time a prayer (yes I took a picture) and in the back you can see the finished canvas.

American Idol – The Guys Week 1

Now this is in NO way my attempt to claim that I am a expert on music, vocal, etc… but I am a listener and I love watching this show J So this year I'm going to put my two cents in I'd invite you to chime in if you watch.

1. David Hernandez- agreed with Simon (which I do a lot). He needed to loosen up, very uptight.
2. Chikezie- K..what's up with the name? Might be interesting to research. Rick was actually watching with me and said he sounded like a voice out of a box… not sure what that meant but Rick did say if Simon liked him he'd never watch again! LOL Guess Rick will keep watching J
3. David Cook- like him-like his voice-good performance. I can see him going far in the competition.
4. Jason Veager- loved his motivation to be an example for his son-great voice-boring song
5. Robbie Carrico- kept waiting for the song to get better, to pick up, the whole thing seemed like an intro.
6. David Archuleta- CUTE FUN GREAT VOICE…. J
7. Danny Noriega- seemed like he had to try to hard and what was up with his pants… maybe to Elvis? (yikes)
8. Luke Menard- I wanted to like him- his wife sure looked proud. I'm tone deaf and I could hear the pitch issues.
9. Colten Berry- Neutral
10. Garrett Haley- nope
11. Jason Castro- like him. I'd like to see him gain some confidence; his lack of confidence doesn't fit his performance or his look.
12. Michael Johns- Again I agree with Simon, he's just got it. Seems effortless.

Am I brave enough to make a guess…..why not? My guess is #8 and #10 or #4.

Mercy Me

WOW! In the mist of everyone being sick around here my sweet husband again stayed home this weekend so I could go play a bit. This time I was off to see Mercy Me in concert. Mercy Me was one of the first Christian bands that I listened to. Undoubtedly because I fell in love with the single I Can Only Imagine years ago when it came out. The list of songs that I have added is long and going to the concert was certainly a no brainier!

Deanne and I were off, one of the few times that we actually get face to face without a child interrupting our conversations. The funny thing is we're both such motor mouths I'm starting to wonder if it's really the kids fault we can't have a conversation from start to finish!

This next picture was at the concert

So don't get me wrong we had a blast and out of respect for my friends there that may have been among the 'sitters' we were seriously disturbed by the crowd! At one point I couldn't take it any longer. I had to stand, sing and dance. Mercy Me  is blessed with talent and to be able to aim that talent at our King and sing was FUN! FUN! FUN! Oh and did I mention we were in the 3rd row? It was LOUD, fun but very loud. I decided that I'm a big girl and could take it!  Deanne and I made a comment before getting there about feeling old and I can tell you I certainly didn't feel old! I think what confirmed it for me was when we were having the band sign our CD cover and the guitar player looked at Deanne and said "best dancers in the house" Now this morning - well I'm feeling a bit old

They did many favorites off of all their CD's. Bring the Rain one of my personal favorites. There were also a couple of new ones from the CD coming out in November. Finally Home and God With Us can both be heard HERE . Then of course they sang I Can Only Imagine, Word of God Speak, One and Only, Blink of an Eye and more.

I was trying to get a picture of the drummers groovy hair and they asked us if we wanted to be in the picture! Can you see the drummers mohawk?, The funny faced man in the white shirt was the one who noticed we were dancing.

So I must take my ringing ears and my tired eyes and finish getting ready for my day. I don't think we'll wonder about who'll be on my IPod today!

Beyond Measure - Jeremy Camp

Been listening to this one a lot... beautiful song.

The fog has finally cleared to see,
The beautiful life you've given me
To feel the breeze of my newborn's gentle breath
With one to walk hand in hand,
To share this life that you have planned
It's like a storybook with dreams
That are meant to see every next step is an extraordinary scene

[CHORUS]
I know that I've been,
Given more than beyond measure,
I come alive when,
I see beyond my fears
I know that I've been given more than earthly treasure,
I come alive when
I've broken down and given you control

I've faced a great tragedy,
But have seen the works of what you bring
A display of faith that you give,
I don't know if I will ever understand
The depth of what it is you've done inside,
But I know that I will won't find any worth apart from you

Everything that I have
Has been given so unselfishly
And shown that even when I don't deserve
You always show the fullness of your love