Mirror, Mirror | Barlow Girl

We thought this song would fit perfect with Cara's post on Monday. Do you define yourself by what you see in the mirror or what other people tell you you are? This song by Barlow Girl reminds us that we are treasures, valuable, and beautiful. 

You are For Me | Kari Jobe

In response to Ryen's post this week, on how God sees us as perfect, we thought Kari's song You are For Me was perfect! Hope you like it too~

Fire || Krystal Myers

- -This song fits perfectly with Madi's encouragement for us to shine bright this week.

FIRE || Krystal Meyers

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You make light from dark
Illuminate my heart
It started with a spark
And now I'm consumed
I know that it's your will
So I'm gonna shine until
I'm a city on a hill
And they can see you

And know you
And know you inside

You set me

You lit me
I'm on fire
What a beautiful sight to see
I'm on fire
Until my light is burning bright
I'm gonna lift your name and let this flame get higher
Fire

Let your fire feed on all my disbelief
Cause you are all I need
You're contagious
Like a blaze I can't contain
It never fades away
It's sunshine through the rain
That's what your love is

And I know
And I know inside

You set me
You lit me
I'm on fire
What a beautiful sight to see
I'm on fire
Until my light is burning bright
I'm gonna lift your name and let this flame get higher
Fire

I wanna show 'em you're the only one
Show 'em you're the only one
You're the only reason why I'm on fire

How He Loves Us

Rachel's post on God's love reminded us of this song all week. Hopefully it gets stuck in your head like it did ours!

The Story Behind Gold | By Britt Nicole

Our theme song this year was by this sweet girl and she just put out another album! Check out the story behind her title track in the video below. ~

Beautiful Ending LIVE | Barlow Girl

We love the message behind this song and we hope you do too! Happy Almost Weekend!

Hallelujah Cover by Jamie Grace, Kari Jobe, & Blanca Reyes

We love Jamie Grace. If you haven't heard of her, check out her music here!

Everyone Listens to Music

I think the number one factor that has shaken the world is music; we're the music culture. 


Whether it's from from pop, rock, humble, alternative, or one of my beloved ones, jazz, our generation is wrapped up in our iPods and headphones. I know for me, music is something that I need a daily dose of. When I'm at school, when I'm in the car, or even blogging, I always have some kind of background music to listen to!


But before you get too pulled into it you have to ask yourself some of these questions:


a) Is it encouraging? Does it put you in a good mood? 
If you listen to depressing music, it's shown to influence your mood as well. The type of music you listen to shapes you to be that music. You want music that makes you charged up for the day. 




b) Does reflect your personality? 
I know that for me, the type of person I am reflects in the music I listen to . . . as well as the people I know! Everyone has inspirations and role models--they always follow through with music that reflects off their personality too! 




c) Does it have a positive tone? 
The music we can listen to may sound great, but sometimes we can skip over the fact if it has a positive meaning to it or not. If it's not uplifting or doesn't give you some sort of feeling/message, or even some sign of strength, it's not as great a song as you think it is! 




d) Is it inspiring? 
This is a toughie for me. Great music isn't just a great song--it's an outreach. Whether that means you can share it to a friend or not or help you get over something, it is the movement of inspiring. 

Some of the music artists I love listening to that answers to these questions are Lenka, Norah Jones, Ingrid Michaelson, Hillsong, The Fray, Coldplay, One Republic, 
Natalie Grant, Britt Nicole, Audrey Assad, Xenia .

Your turn!   

Comment on this post or/and comment our Facebook what kind of music/artists you like to listen to!


Love, 

Big Announcement !! Xenia from The Voice

Big Announcement: Xenia from the Voice is coming to do a concert for us on Friday night!
She will be singing after the first Session so don't miss it! 
Buy your tickets now!  

Taylor Swift: Yay or Nay?

I can't help it. I'm obsessed with Taylor Swift. And you know what, I am not totally sure why. But I just can't stop listening to her Speak Now album. Now, some of the songs [only two actually] are directly against my worldview. Take it with a grain of salt. But what I'm intrigued with most is that this little, pretty blonde girl has millions of people captivated with her. And here is my philosophy of why. 


She's not the prettiest girl alive, so its not her looks alone.
She's not the most talented singer or musician in the world.


We are captivated by her because she's bringing her music to the streets. There is nothing airy or pompous about her. She just loves music and she loves people.