Update & A Potpourri of Random Music

Well folks, Baby BSN tells me that there are only ONE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE days until it's arrival! That is FOUR MONTHS people.

FOUR MONTHS.

FOUR.

4.

I can't believe this program has gone so quickly, and I am currently in the throws of the hardest quarter of this baby. Thankfully, there are only about 3 weeks left and then it's smooth sailing for the summer!

I have some new music to share with you, but you'll have to forgive me as I am (literally) all over the place these days. There is no rhyme or reason to these songs other than, "It's good. Me likey."

List time!

• "Love Came Down" - Brian Johnson. Do not be fooled, this is the same song from the album that I mentioned here. However, this is the fancy radio version. I think this version should be alternatively titled, "The Version that's Faster and Has More Drums so You Can't Weep as Much". Seriously, this song gets me. EVERY TIME.

• "Our God" - Chris Tomlin. This is just a good song. Chris Tomlin sings it. What more do you need to know?

• "Be the Center" - Jami Smith. I recently heard this song again after a LONG time - honestly, this should be our theme song for life.

• "Marked By Heaven" - Jake Hamilton. Now, this is a new album that I just purchased, thanks to my sweet friend Ali, who I recently reconnected with. Jake (we're on a first name basis) is currently leading worship with the Jesus Culture worship team. I LOVE his raspy voice. Best songs from the album: "The Anthem" and "Sacred Obsession".

• "Breakthrough" - FourSquare United Generation. I don't want to say that I bought this album just because the group name has the word "Four Square" in it, but that pretty much sealed the deal. If loving four square is wrong, I don't want to be right.

Now I would like to move into the arena of "Summer Music". I don't know why, but when the warm weather arrives, I suddenly feel a strong desire for really awesome music. Not that I don't feel that other times of the year, but there is just *something* about summer music! I like to blend the "oldies but goodies" with a few current favorites. Here's how my list is shaping up so far:

OBG (Oldies But Goodies):

• "Sunshine & Summertime" - Faith Hill
• "Summer Nights" - Rascal Flatts
• "Stolen" - Dashboard Confessional
• "Soak up the Sun" - Sheryl Crow
• "Summer Love" - Justin Timberlake

(Apparently my summer mix is brought to you by the letter "S".)

• "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" - Kenny Chesney
• "When the Sun Goes Down" - Kenny Chesney
• "Dreams" - The Cranberries
• "Everyday" - Dave Matthews Band
• "Just Like Heaven" - The Cure
• "All I Wanna Do" - Sugarland
• "4 Minutes" - Madonna & JT

NaG (New and Good):

• "California Gurls" - Katy Perry
• "If It's Love" - Train
• "American Honey" - Lady Antebellum
• "Today Was a Fairytale" - Taylor Swift
• "All the Right Moves" - One Republic
• "Smile" - Uncle Kracker
• "Chameleon" - Dave Barnes

What are your summer essentials???