I have been so eager to publish this post all day! Music has always been therapeutic for me and this morning was no exception. It’s no surprise that what my family and I are going through I cling to my faith, and Christian music is a big part of that walk [for me]. When I’m in the car (another therapeutic source!) I always have The Message (Sirius Radio) on and as I was driving back North from the Seatac airport I was blessed with one favorite song after the other. My eyes instantly welled up with tears, overwhelmed by the words, meaning, and joy in singing His praises all the way home.
For me, singing songs of praise is like praying and there is nothing like a powerful song that sling shots me to my knees. Vanessa, author of Her Heart Proclaims recently prompted her readers to share his or her favorite worship songs and ultimately inspired this Speechless Sunday post. Yes, the day is nearly over — but I’m willing to bet these songs will make an impression on you that could last all week, if not longer.
I hope you enjoy some of my favorite songs right now!
Casting Crowns – Praise You In This Storm:
Natalie Grant – Your Great Name:
Plumb – Need You Now (How Many Times):
Matt Redman – 10,000 Reasons:
Tenth Avenue North – Worn:
Jeremy Camp – Give Me Jesus:
Phillips, Craig & Dean – Great I Am:
Chris Tomlin – I Lift My Hands:
Big Daddy Weave – Redeemed:
Josh Wilson – I Refuse:
Switchfoot – Your Love Is A Song:
The Afters – Every Good Thing:
Chris Tomlin – Our God:
Tree63 – Blessed Be Your Name:
Tenth Avenue North – By Your Side:
Newsboys – Devotion:
Jeremy Riddle – More Than A Friend:
Casting Crowns – Already There:
Jeremy Camp – The Way:
This is probably one of my FAVORITE posts ever — I have had so much fun selecting songs to share, and I’m telling you the truth when I say I could keep adding songs!!
I encourage you to share some of your favorites in a comment below!
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My intention for this post is not to get into any details right now, but to reach out and share this beautiful photo and one of my favorite quotes in true Speechless Sunday fashion.
Most of my social interaction as of late has been on Instagram (If you’re on there, follow me @JennsAdventures or leave your username in a comment below and I’ll find you. ) leaving the blog somewhat stagnate — which is ok because I will catch you up on everything…eventually!
Here are a few Instagram posts to sum up the tough realities and character building trials and tribulations going on in my life right now requiring SALT WATER:
Please continue to keep my Dad lifted up in prayer — may the Lord’s Will be to heal him from head to toe. Right now we’ll take comfort and strength!
Also, please keep Sandy’s Dad in your prayers as well (Boston Bound Brunette). Her Dad underwent surgery on 04/29/13 for a hernia repair & needs to heal quickly.
These two amazing men in our ilves are fighting similar battles and could use all the prayer warriors they can get. Please don’t take your health or your families health for granted. I passionately spoke out about this here: Respect Your Body.
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President Barack Obama signed a spending bill, HR 933, into law on 3/26/13, which includes language that has food and consumer advocates as well as organic farmers up in arms over their contention that the so-called “Monsanto Protection Act” is a giveaway to corporations that was passed under the cover of darkness.
This new law includes a provision providing the administration with flexibility to ensure that “essential” federal employees (IE: meat inspectors) are not subjected to looming sequestration-related furloughs. The legislation grants the USDA this flexibility to transfer $55 million in existing agriculture funds to FSIS in order to ensure food inspectors are not furloughed. <– WHAT?!
With the passage of the Monsanto Protection Act into law, the American people have finally learned the naked truth about how corporations like Monsanto work quietly behind closed doors in our nation’s capital.
Since then, Congress and the White House have been experiencing backlash as the American people are waking up to the corruption and backroom deals that steal our democracy. Despite this recent victory, Monsanto has never been more vulnerable and we shouldn’t let up on this important issue.
So far, Food Democracy Now! has turned in more than 250,000 signatures from all 50 states to Congress and the White House. The number has since grown to more than 300,000 Americans who have signed a letter to Obama (including me!) expressing their outrage over Monsanto’s shady backroom deal hidden in the recent budget bill.
Because of those who signed the petition, Food Democracy Now! was able to shine a bright light on the collusion between members of Congress and the biotech industry.
The corporate takeover of America will not be televised, but if you eat and care about the food that you’re feeding your family, you will learn about it at Food Democracy Now! and they will make sure that we have a chance to DO SOMETHING.
Because of those taking action, the story of the Monsanto Protection Act was covered virtually everywhere: in the New York Times, NPR, CNN, Huffington Post, Fox News, Al Jazeera, Food Safety News, UK Guardian, Le Monde and even made the opening with Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show! Ha!
For the past 20 years Monsanto has engaged in shady backroom deals in Washington DC, always writing the rules in their favor and the mainstream press has ignored it, but this time they have been caught red handed.
Monsanto Speaks
Sure, some people think it’s impossible that [we] can take on an industry as powerful as Monsanto and the biotech giants, but at Food Democracy Now! they feel they don’t have a choice. From their perspective we can’t allow Monsanto to continue to erode our democratic rights or eventually we won’t have any. The good news is, with everyone’s help thus far they have already caught the attention of Washington DC and the biotech industry.
As a result of all the backlash, Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee was forced to apologize for allowing Section 735, the Monsanto Protection Act, to be slipped into the short-term spending bill (HR 933). Mikulski says she doesn’t support the Monsanto Protection Act, nor wants it to be a part of legislation in the future, but somehow included the corporate giveaway because of the previous chair’s agreement. This sounds fishy, but her apology is a sign of how much grief she’s gotten since the bill became law and how powerful we’ve become as a movement.
At the same time, Monsanto has been forced to issue a lame statement on their blog about the Monsanto Protection Act, which claims that the use of the Monsanto Protection Act somehow “falsely labeled” the provision, which seems strange since Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) from their home state claims to have “worked” with Monsanto to write the provision.
Right now Monsanto and the biotech industry are working desperately to change the story about how they’ve corrupted the democratic process and hide the truth about GMOs and everyone’s help is needed to stop them.
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” ~ Edmund Burke
The idea here, and call to action is to DO SOMETHING. Over the past five years, because of small contributions Food Democracy Now! has been able to create a Movement of People, by the People and for the Peopleto protect our food supply. The work is more important today and even the smallest contribution helps.
Keeping it real, I will let you all know that while I am all about supporting this cause my family and I are not in the financial position to contribute anything aside from our time. I spend countless hours researching for the greater good for not only my family and friends, but the community I have established here, online. This blog post is specifically intended to shed light on the realities of this epidemic and to spread the word to those who may not know so they can protect their family and participate anyway they can in this crucial movement.
If you are in the position to contribute something, please feel free to click the image below — otherwise, simply re-blog this post or share it with your sphere of influence every way you know how!
Further, I must point out that Hawai’i has been the experimental chemical test lab of the world for genetic engineering. If you have not yet watched this video — I encourage you to do so! —>
Surf Legend, Kelly Slater has become a huge advocate — here is the Hawai’i GMO Justice newest trailer here:
LOTS of information out there friends — please educate yourself in mere efforts to protect your family. If you lack the time or wherewithal to do so, please subscribe to this blog and I will provide that information for you!
I always happen to catch this song on the radio when I’m in my car… And while I absolutely love the song for several reasons — I can’t help but think about two specific people in my life — distant friends of mine — who are [secretly] struggling with their new life together as husband and wife.
They have no idea that I know (as it’s really none of my business anyway!), but the fact is I do know. And I lift them and their growing family up in prayer, giving it all to Jesus for Him to work in their lives.
The lyrics to this song are absolutely profound to me, as it signifies the reality of the way our world has become… I also relate it to other aspects in life (remember last week when I was feeling worn?) and I always feel encouraged because God is a God who knows how to heal — and He will restore!
I’m not the type of person to give up – so much, that when others I care about do, I want to take over the fight for them — when they are exhausted, worn, tired, and wanting to give up… So I pray
Nobody’s growing old together, we’ve made it easy just to quit Love has become a negative percentage, why do we bother to commit We’ve got a long list of excuses, ways we try to justify Well, I propose to you the truth is, marriage does not have to die
[Chorus:] I know you’re feeling like it’s falling apart and it can’t go on anymore But God is a God who knows how to heal so just give it up to the Lord And He will restore
He said with this ring I promise, and with I do she said forever But right now if they’re being honest they don’t know if they’ll stay together Let’s fast forward to the future after struggling on their own They finally figured out they needed Jesus in the middle Now I’m watching God rebuild their home
[Chorus]
The enemy tries to come and divide Trying to get us to give up the fight But darkness will always lose out to light ‘Cause we’ve got the power of Christ on our side
I see you growing old together I pray I find a love like yours
So if you’re feeling like it’s falling apart and it can’t go on anymore God is a God who knows how to heal so just give it up to the Lord And He will restore
Like it was before You may have strayed off course But He will restore
Maybe you are going through your own [secret] issues — I know I am! So just know that you are not alone — and before you give up — give it all to Jesus and I promise you, you will be amazed by how much lighter you feel!
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And before you go…
Tell me something CRAZY that has happened to your recently!
Yes, the day is nearly over — but I’m willing to bet these songs will make an impression on you that could last all week, if not longer.
