Here are a few songs that I have been listening to recently. All of these I love, a few more than others, like Britt Nicole's "Gold" and Stria's "Rise from the Ashes". The song "Kings and Queens" by Audio Adrenaline almost make me cry.

   Just some songs to brighten up you week. Again, sorry I haven't been around!! I thought I might as well sneek in a post while I can.
 
   Some of you may know that the band RED is creating their 4th album as we speak. The album releases on February 5th and SOME OF US ARE REALLY EXCITED.
   They've been tweeting pictures of their adventures in the studio, which I've found hilarious! Particulary the photos that contain Randy (the bassist).

Here are some photos that I've saved from their adventures, check it out. And release the panic.
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Randy Armstron with his bear "Thunder"
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Anthony holding their new $5,000 guitar (jealous!)
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Mike, Joe and Anthony (Randy is the one closest to the camera *goofball*) =)
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Anthony with his starbucks, beside their amps
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Anthony Armstron with his PRS guitar
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Randy, Anthony, Mike and Joe in the recording studio with the wonderful people who are working on making this record work.
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Anthony and Randy laying out some SICK sounds
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This is how much meat 4 grown men eat... where's the veggies??
 
   You know when the unexpected happens, and it leaves you with cold shivers running up your back? Yeah that just happened.
   I was browsing through RED's band members' twitter accounts to see what they've tweeted about their new album (coming out in Feb of 2013).
   I go through Anthony's twitter account (guitarist) and see that he's posted a photo of him with his guitar; Joe (drummer) said something about hanging out at a snare factory, while Mike (lead singer) said he's going to get some Jamba Juice before heading back to record some more.
   When I get to Randy's page (bassist), I see that he's wanting to spend more time in the sun (woo-hoo). I scroll down his twitter feed to see what else he's tweeted.
   I come across this drawing. My interest grows as I'm always curious about drawings Randy's tweeting. For those of you that don't know, Randy (and his twin, Anthony) can be quite... blunt-brutal-honest, about drawings that people send/give him. Example? Sure.

Randy: It's me. I think.
Anthony on four drawings, one of each band member: Yikes!

   So as you can see, they speak their mind on what they think. Even in videos, they will speak their mind. Now, they don't mean to hurt people with what they say. They are just being honest, but without mincing it. Which is why they can be quite brutal with artwork.

That is why I think I got off easy. 
   So as you can see, Randy managed to find my drawing of him. And tweeted it. And I didn't send it to him. I'm not sure if he liked it or not. He didn't say anything like "yikes!".
   What I think he's saying is because his twitter name is LOW BROW BASS, he's connecting it with the comment "Is my brow really that low?".  Do you think that's a compliment?? I don't know.

   It doesn't matter, because I like it, and knowing that he's seen it is enough to make me giddy with happiness! This is where those shivers go up my spine.
 
   Recently, I've fallen in love with a worship song called Take Me In by Kutless. I don't know whether Kutless wrote the song or not, but it is a powerful song.
   I first heard this song at a home group meeting, and immediately fell in love. The words ring with truth, and make me want to sit down and weep, jump up and sing, shout and dance, but also bow my head in reverence and awe because I know that it is a privilege to worship. And am thankful that I CAN worship. And to be able to sing this to my Father, the Almighty God, is enough to overwhelm.
   But I want to learn it on the guitar, so I can completely worship Him by creating this type of music to bring Him more praise. I want to play this song until my fingers bleed. Yes, it's my worship obsession.

Here I am...Here He is... Here We are... Take Me In...
Strong Tower by Kutless.

Take Me In.

Beautiful.

Awe-some.

Worthy of our praise.

One name.

An infinity of names.

Our God, Yeshua. Jehovah. Alpha and Omega.

God is I AM.