Brad Paisley

Lets get some "mud on the tires"

"And the angels sang a whiskey lullaby....laa laalaa laa laaaa
laaallaaaaaa..laa laalaa laa laaaa laaallaaaaaa"

¤ SHINE ¤

I am currently reading the book "SHINE make em wonder what you've got" by the Newsboys.

The book has many interesting stories about their(Newsboys) lives and peoples' lives whom they have met in their many travels around the world. There are many quotes which are really amazing. A few of them are as follows

• And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know it for the first time. - T. S. Eliot



• Nothing is wonderful except the abnormal and nothing is a normal until we have grasped the norm. - C. S. Lewis



• The other gods were strong; but Thou wast weak. They rode, but Thou didnst stumble to a throne; But to our wounds only God can speak, And not a god has wounds but Thou alone. -Edward Shillito

Most of the guys from the group are originally from Australia or New Zealand so they have a

very kewl accent

Newsboys are:




Peter Furler ----->









Phil Joel ----->

<---- Duncan Philips

Jeff Frankenstein ---->



Paul Colman ----->

The book is very encouraging. It makes you think differently on life. The book starts of with different paragraphs on "Christians" and how other people see them. A couple of the paragraphs are as follows

• A car with a bumper sticker that reads "Christians aren't perfect just
  forgiven," speeds down the highway, cutting someone off. As the other driver
  scrambles for control of her car, she sees the bumper sticker and yells in
  frustration, "Does being forgiven give you license to run me off the road?"

• Two teenagers meet for lunch. One wears a shirt that announces, "Jesus is the
  reason for the season," and the other a jacket with the words, "Jesus rules."
  Their lunch conversation centers on a latest church gossip. A husband and wife
  seated nearby exchange glances. The wife says, "If that's the way they talk
  about each other, I certainly wouldn't want to go to their church.

• A demonstrator stands at the fresh grave of a murdered homosexual, holding a sign that says, "He's burning in hell." Relatives and friends, who have come to
  mourn their loved one, stare in shock. "If that's the way God really feels," the
  victim's mother says, "I hate Him!"
  

All of those people and the other ones I didn't mention that are in the book, think that they are all shining the light of Christ to the world. Makes you think again doesn't it?

I am only part way through the second chapter, but am trying to read a bit of the book every day.

I have had the privilege to go see the Newsboys in concert a couple of years ago at Paramount Canada's Wonderland. Peter Furler gave his testimony. I must say it was amazing how God worked through his life

The Soundtrack Of My Life

So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. DON'T LIE! That's not cool!
7. When you're finished tag some other people to do it
(yeah another kewl thing I found on Andrea Veldmans blog) Opening Credits > And Your Praise Goes On - Chris Rice

Waking Up > Otis Redding - Sara Evans

First day of School > Power Of A Moment - Chris Rice

Falling in Love > This Is How We Will Meet - September Satellite (a band from Barrie) ( couldn't be more fitting )

Fight Song > Beyond Measure - Jeremy Camp

Breaking up > The Winter's Warm (gift mix) - September Satellite

Prom > Everything - Jeremy Camp

Life > Restless - Sara Evans (how true is that.. I can get so restless so often..lol)

Mental Breakdown > Backseat of a Greyhound Bus - Sara Evans

Driving > What it Means - Jeremy Camp

Flashback > Suds in the Bucket - Sara Evans

Getting Back Together > Cartoons - Chris Rice

Wedding > Mama Prays - Chris Rice

Birth of a Child > Smellin' Coffee - Chris Rice (yes I have it on random.. but I don't have an Ipod or anything..so I have to use my 5 disc cd player and it keeps on picking Chris Rice)

Final Battle > Adding to the Noise - Switchfoot

Death Scene > Ment to Live - Switchfoot

Funeral Song > Big Cry - Sara Evans

End Credits > Home Tonight

Reflecting back on Thanksgiving Weekend

What a wonderful Maker, What a wonderful Saviour, How majestic Your whispers, How humble Your love. With the strength like no other. And the heart of a Father How majestic Your whispers. What a wonderful God
You made the world and saw that it was good. You sent Your only Son for You are good.What a wonderful Maker, What a wonderful Saviour, How majestic Your whispers, How
humble Your love. With the strength like no other. And the heart of a Father How majestic Your
whispers. What a wonderful God

You are my Supply my Breath of Life. Still more awesome than I know. You are my Reward worth living for. Still more awesome than I know.

And all of You is more than enough for all of me, for every thirst and every need. You statisfy me with Your love. And all I have in You is more then enough

You're my Sacrifice, of Greatest Price. Still more awesome than I know. You're my Coming King, You are Everything. Still more awesome than I know
And all of You is more than enough for all of me, for every thirst and every need. You satisfy me with Your love. And all I have in You is more then enough.

Is like an ocean breeze blowing on Your face, like a summer sun with it's warm embrace. Like a gentle rain plays a symphony, thats what I want my praise to be. Like a fragrant rose in the early spring. Like an eagle soars as it spreads it's wings. Whatever Lord You may need from me, that's what I want my praise to be. To You

It's hard to talk when I feel that You are near, when all is quiet it's the beauty that I hear. This hidden place where I know that Tou've calmed my fears. I know that You've washed my tears.

I picture all the things that I have seen, all the broken hearts and the tainted memories. All I see are all these needs. I'm tired of my selfish tragedies. It's time that we show, the hope that we all know
Take just a little time, to give your hand, see the world take just a little time to try to understand. That there's more going on, than what these eyes can see.
I came across this torn down empty street. How helpless that I felt/ a burning urgency. And all I see in front of me are the faces fading from this vacant scene. I know it all seems complicated, there's nothing more that could be stated. Now is the time to kneel, reaching out to what is real, so many times I've hesitated, how much I feel my heart is aching now.
Take just a little time, to give your hand, see the world take just a little time to try to understand. That there's more going on, than what these eyes can see.

I tried to find anything I could to fill the void that I had felt inside, I tried to hide beacuse I never could release the very guilt that was in my mind, but everytime that I'd trace these lines, I'd feel like I had been so blind cause.
You are everything that I hope for, everything that I breathe for, everything that this heart will need. Everything that I hope for, Everything that I crave.
Sometimes I feel a fight to release the grio and trust that everything will be alright. It's been so real to feel the peace that you give start undolding when I let things go, every weight that I build inside, When I lay it all down I realize that. All these pointless ties to endless lies that this temporal life will satisfy, I hide my life in You.
You are everything that I hope for, everything that I breathe for, everything that this heart will need. Everything that I hope for, Everything that I crave.

God of all nations/ Lord of creation/ It's in the bonds of love we meet/ We come together at
Your feet***Equal in Your sight/ Made one by Your might/ You've called us to restore Your lands/ And place them back within Your hands

I am nothing without Your love. I'm unworthy but Your death has been enough. I'm compleated by Your tough. But I feel like I've beeb given so much. And I thank You, I thank You.

We have raised a thousand voices just to lift Your holy name. And we will lift thousands more to sing of Your beauty in this place. None can even fathom, no not one define Your worth. AS we marvel in Your presence to the ends of the earth.

We give You glory, lifting up our hands and singing Holy, You alone are Worthy, we just want to touch Your heart Lord, touch Your heart. Glory, lifting up our voice and singing Holy. You alone are Worthy, we just want to touch Your heart Lord, touch Your heart.

As we fall down before You with our willing hearts, we seek in the greatness of Your glory. It's so hard to even speak. There is nothing we can offer, no nothinf can repay. So we five all oue praises, and lift our voice to sing. Our hope is drenched in You. Our faith has been renewed. We trust in Your every word. Nothing else can even measure up to you.

We give You glory, lifting up our hands and singing Holy, You alone are Worthy, we just want to touch Your heart Lord, touch Your heart. Glory, lifting up our voice and singing Holy. You alone are Worthy, we just want to touch Your heart Lord, touch Your heart.

Would You Go ?

Would you go with me if we rolled down streets of fire

Would you hold on to me tighter as the summer sun got higher

If we roll from town to town and never shut it down

Would you go with me if we were lost in fields of clover

Would we walk even closer until the trip was over

And would it be okay if I didn't know the way

If I gave you my hand would you take it

And make me the happiest man in the world

If I told you my heart couldn't beat one more minute without you, girl

Would you accompany me to the edge of the sea

Let me know if you're really a dream

I love you so, so would you go with me

[Instrumental]

Would you go with me if we rode the clouds together

Could you not look down forever

If you were lighter than a feather

Oh, and if I set you free, would you go with me

If I gave you my hand would you take it

And make me the happiest man in the world

If I told you my heart couldn't beat one more minute without you, girl

Would you accompany me to the edge of the sea

Help me tie up the ends of a dream

I gotta know, would you go with me

I love you so, so would you go with me