boat song

love.

If you were a boat, my darling

A boat, my darling

I'd be the wind at your back

If you were afraid, my darling

Afraid, my darling

I'd be the courage you lack

If you were a bird, then I'd be a tree

And you would come home, my darling, to me

If you were asleep, then I'd be a dream

Wherever you are, that's where my heart will be

Oh, do you know we belong together?

Oh, do you know my heart is yours?

If you were the ocean, I'd be the sand

If you were a song, I'd be the band

If you were the stars, then I'd be the moon

A light in the dark, my darling, for you

Oh, do you know we belong together?

Oh, do you know my heart is yours?

Oh, do you know we belong together?

Oh, do you know my heart is yours?

Oh, do you know we belong together?

Oh, do you know my heart is yours?

- JJ Heller

before the morning

And hold on cause there’s good for those who love God
But life is not a snapshot
It might take a little time but you’ll see the bigger picture

beautiful things

This is my new favorite song. I heard it for the first time the other day at a concert some friends invited us to. Their friend was raising money to go to Africa. I immediately fell in love with the song...only learning the story behind it later.

All this pain
I wonder if I'll ever find my way?
I wonder if my life could really change at all?
All this earth
Could all that is lost ever be found?
Could a garden come up from this ground at all?

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

All around
Hope is springing up from this old ground
Out of chaos life is being found in You

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

Oh, you make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

You make me new, You are making me new
You make me new, You are making me new
Making me new

You make beautiful things
(You make me new)
You make beautiful things out of the dust
(You are making me new, making me new)

You make beautiful things
(You make me new)
You make beautiful things out of us
(You are making me new, making me new)

Oh, you make beautiful things
(You make me new)
You make beautiful things out of the dust
(You are making me new, making me new)

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust

You make me new, You are making me new
You make me new, You are making me new

hold me together

LOVE Royal Tailor.

you can have me

If I saw You on the street
And You said come and follow me
But I had to give up everything
All I once held dear and all of my dreams

Would I love You enough to let go
Or would my love run dry
When You asked for my life

When did love become unmoving?
When did love become unconsuming?
Forgetting what the world has told me
Father of love, You can have me
You can have me

If You’re all You claim to be
Then I’m not losing anything
So I will crawl upon my knees
Just to know the joy of suffering

I will love You enough to let go
Lord, I give you my life
I give you my life

When did love become unmoving?
When did love become unconsuming?
Forgetting what the world has told me
Father of love, You can have me
You can have me

I want to be where You are
I’m running into Your arms
And I will never look back
So Jesus, here is my heart

When did love become unmoving?
When did love become unconsuming?
Forgetting what the world has told me
Father of love, You can have me
You can have me

When did love become unmoving?
When did love become unconsuming?
Forgetting what the world has told me
Father of love, You can have me
My Father, my love
You can have me

indieheaven

I love music.

More specifically, I love Christian music. However, I have kind of grown out of the mainstream Christian music scene. Not completely, don't get me wrong I still name Tenth Avenue North, Matt Maher, and Relient K among my favorite artists. I adore Hillsong for their awesome worhsip music that my church worship team often performs on a weekly basis.

I think my musical inclinations are just asking for more. More than what my local Christian radio station will air. Pandora has been a great source for a few years now. Recently though, I have discovered a website specifically dedicated for you to "discover the other 99% of Christian music." It's called Indieheaven, and you should definitely check it out.

Yes, it has it's fair share of, for lack of a better term, "up and coming" artists. Aka not-so-great EPs and singles, but surf through it long enough and you can discover gems like Sevenfall, Five Smooth Stones, Nathan Clark George, Broken, and (my most recent favorite) Canopy Red.

Who says Christian music has to be boring?
And what's more, who says it has to fall safely within the parameters set by people who give monetarily to Christian radio stations?

Hears to supporting the lesser-known yet still talented Christian artists of today!