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City and Colour - Hello I’m in Delaware
I heard this song earlier this week and couldn’t help but think of the goodbyes that I’m going to have to make this coming week and next week as well. Our dear friends are visiting us and I’ll be saying goodbye to them in a couple of days. I’m tearing up just thinking about it. It’s extra hard because I don’t know when I’ll see them again. I’m also going to be saying goodbye my brother as he marries his love and departs on his honeymoon. Along with those goodbyes we’ll be saying goodbye to my family and Indiana friends. This has been a joyous month of hellos and wonderful fellowship, but sadly it’ll be an extra sad month of goodbyes…with hundreds of miles that separate. Heaven sounds so good right now.
All I Want is You - Barry Louis Polisar {Juno}
My brother is getting married in less than 2 weeks. I just bought my sister-of-the-groom (squee!) dress. I can hardly wait to see him marry his beautiful bride. Also, three weeks from today, my husband and I will be celebrating 6 years of wedded bliss. Weddings are on my mind. So is being a mommy as it’s Mother’s Day 2012 and I’m watching Juno (pure coincidence). This song is perfect for today.
P.S. Love Juno’s soundtrack.
Carla Bruni - Deranger Les Pierres
Peter introduced me to this song this week via email. I think his exact words were: “Can you learn French?” Yeeeah. I’ll have to learn how to sing too, babe. ;) Until both of those miracles happen, we’ll just enjoy us some Carla Bruni.
Better Now - The Vespers
I find The Vespers to be kind of awkward to watch, but I kinda like the sound of their music. I listened to this song at 4am this morning as I fed baby Miles. It’s been stuck in my head all day long, so I thought I’d choose it as my song of the week.
Video Games - Lana Del Rey
I usually try not to post overly-popular music on here, but today I decided to make an exception. I first heard of Lana Del Rey when she performed on Saturday Night Live back in January. I didn’t like her at first…her performance was weird and the songs were weird too. After we had a good laugh at her expense (sorry Lana!), Peter assured me that the song Video Games was better on the radio. A few days later he was proven right as I heard it in on the car radio. I hear it all the time now and every time I hear it I have to laugh as I remember her silly performance on SNL and how she sings the words: Video Games. From that night on, Peter, Simon and I all say Video Games the way Lana Del Rey says it. If you feel up to watching her awkward SNL performance, click on the link below. ;)
Easter Song - GLAD
I grew up listening to the acapella group GLAD. They were a favorite of my parents and became a favorite of mine as well. This song has a way of popping into my head whenever the Easter season rolls… especially when I hear the wonderful phrase: He Has Risen.
Joy to the word, He has risen, hallelujah!
Birdy - White Winter Hymnal
I have to admit, I really haven’t listened to too much music this week. My brother introduced me to Birdy (love her name!) by posting one of her songs on my facebook wall earlier this week. I really liked it. My brother-in-law saw the post and asked if I had heard her cover of Fleet Foxes White Winter Hymnal. I hadn’t, but was intrigued. I listened to it yesterday and loved it. I’m looking forward to hearing more of her songs.
Here’s another cover of White Winter Hymnal that I came across a few years ago…it’s not too shabby.
MADE ME GLAD - Hillsong
Another Hillsong pick. We sang this song last Sunday. I remember singing it and thinking this is what I want to believe and live out going into labor. I didn’t realize how precious this song was until after I had my healthy baby boy on Friday. Maybe it’s the hormones, maybe it’s the lack of sleep, but I’m crying as I’m watching the lyrics on this simple video. The Lord has been good to me and my family. I feel so very blessed.
I know this song was written with lovers in mind, but I couldn’t help but think of my baby as I listened to the chorus. I had an epiphany on Thursday. I’ve been essentially viewing myself going overdue with this baby as a curse. But after a short uninterrupted period of prayer and reading of scripture, I realized that it’s such an AMAZING blessing to be thought worthy of carrying this child. If I had had my way, I would have given birth a few weeks ago. But God in His infinite wisdom has seen it fit for me to go longer than normal. As much as I want and yearn to see and hold my baby, I’m choosing to view myself as lucky and blessed to still carry this *super feisty* child in my womb.
