Mighty To Save

My friend Gwyn psted her favorite song yesterday, so I thought I would post mine too. This is the current favorite. The video isn't great, but I love the song!!!

American Idol 7 Jason Castro- Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Here is my favorite song from Tuesday night!! :-)

Hey Gwyn, if you want to see American Idol while you're in Costa Rica, it's almost all on different YouTube posts!! :-)

Shout to The Lord American Idols on Idol Gives Back

I was so shocked last night when American Idol Gives Back ended. They ended with Shout to the Lord!!! A truly praise and worship song to Jesus!!! Will wonders never cease???

My favorite quote from the night was a little girl in Africa. She is dying of aids and has no electricity but said she never missed a day of her schooling!!!

If my own children (and me too!) could appreciate all the advantages and blessings we have been given....

DC Talk

DC Talk is raining supreme in my house lately. It's so funny. The little kids - from Brenda on down are just getting to know them. Brian and Troy grew up on them. Jesus Freak came out the year Brenda was born. But, it's had a revivial here in the Quinn home. They can be heard playing on CD's, loudly on MP3 Players through earphones, and even on DVD's on the TV. They are everywhere I turn. I am thankful that the children have good music to listen too, even though some days I'm ready to turn it down a little!!!! :-)

So here's my latest DC Talk trivia. TobyMac (all their favorite) is four years older than Artie and me. Brenda couldn't get over that. Kinda like ... but he's so cool, how can he be older than ya'll. He has five children - 2 adopted - 1 sings some with him.

I'm gonna try and get some good singing for ya'll to check them (the littles) out!!

Chris Tomlin - Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)

This is my new favorite singer. Chris Tomlin. He's one of those guys - like Sonic Flood was to me - when you hear his song, you say "Oh I love that song, I didn't know he was the one who sang it" I love this Amazing Grace video. I am wanting to see the movie now.

I bought the coolest CD last night!!! Emily has been reading and memorizing poems from Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses. I found a CD that has 16 of his poems set to music. They sound beautiful!!! I just know she will love it.



Here's the review from Amazon...



Editorial Reviews
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As a young Scotsman, the famous author Robert Louis Stevenson suffered a childhood of illness and frailty. As a result, Stevenson developed a rich inner life as well as an author's keen sense of observation. Much of A Child's Garden of Verses comes from this period of relative infirmity. And on A Child's Garden of Songs we most agreeably find these same charmingly insightful words set to music, sung and played by a cast of singers and musicians in fashions that range from whimsical ("Auntie's Skirts") to magical ("From a Railway Carriage") to wistful ("To Any Reader"). Written expressly for children, these poems breathe life into new worlds born of a love for language. Coupled with fine arrangements on Celtic pipes and strings, this is a fertile garden of enrichment for the whole family. --Paige La Grone



From Parents' Choice®Robert Louis Stevenson's children's poetry, timeless verses that so vividly describe the world of a child's imagination, are set to music by musician/producer Ted Jacobs with a Celtic flavor and lullaby rhythms. The poems about early summer bedtime, the wind and rain, playing pirate, shadow play and dreamy times are brought gently to life by child and adult singers. A 1999 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Winner. (Lynne Heffley, Parents' Choice®)






Emily has already gotten some fun school things this week. First, she has been studying about our state bird - the Carolina Wren - in her reading from the first story in the Burgess Bird Book. We've done a lot of fun things besides just reading the story. We've looked the Wren up online and found one building her nest and another one feeding her babies. We've colored a picture of one (Terry too) and learned their sound. We put up a new bird feeder and listened and found them singing in our backyard. Then Emily got a stuffed Wren that makes the tea-kettle sound when you squeeze it.






She also got some material with the Carolina Wren and the state flower - yellow jasmine - on it. We haven't decide what she is gonna do with it yet. We'll have to talk with Granny - our sewing teacher - first; maybe a tote of some kind.

My Favorite New Thing

I have a new favorite thing!!!

YouTube!!!!

It's so great. I've listened to my old favorite music.

Here's a list of my old music... :-)

Donny Osmond - Puppy Love - the Donny Osmond now

Puppy Love 1972 - Donny O - the Donny Osmond then (Brenda thinks this is hilarious!!!) Zac Efron has nothing on him!!! :-)

Westlife - "Seasons In The Sun" - not Terry Jacks, but pretty good

Bo Donaldson - Billy Don't Be A Hero

Donna Fargo - Funny Face 1982

Donna Fargo - Happiest Girl In The Whole USA3 - All time favorite!!!

Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe 1965

1940's Hollywood Pop - Jimmy Wakely

I'm Leaving It All Up To You - Donnie and Marie (Allison Peeler and I use to sing this on her front porch all the time. She wanted to change her name to Marie!!) :-)

ClassicTVBlog- Donny & Marie Sing Country & Rock n Roll

Shaun Cassidy--DaDoRonRon--&--RokNRo ll #1A

tammy wynette stand by your man

SONNY & CHER - THE BEAT GOES ON

Robert John "Sad Eyes" (1979 - #1 hit)

I have some more play lists, but this is the funniest one!!! I have some good Sandi Patti, Mylon LeFever, the Carpenters, REO Speedwagon, Third Day, Kelly and Artie songs...

Just my music. Everyone else doesn't quiet appreciate it as much as I do!!! :-)