[...i wanna be innocent, Yours whole heartedly...]

The truth is, I don't feel like doing a full-fledged post right now.  So.  Here's whatcha get :)

Songs on replay:
-Letters to the President by Hawk Nelson
-Innocent by Stellar Kart
-There's A Place For Us by Carrie Underwood
-Identity by Lecrae
-Forward Motion by Relient K

Songs I'm dancing to:
-Haven't Met You Yet by Michael Buble
-How We Roll by Britt Nicole
-Centerfield by Stellar Kart
-The Change Inside of Me by Mercy Me
-Sadie Hawkins Dance by Relient K

Songs that sing me to sleep:
-Angels in Chorus by Stellar Kart
-Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift
-Somewhere in the Middle by Casting Crowns
-Vanilla Twilight by Owl City
-Background by Lecrae

P.S. - I would like to publicly apologize to Ky for saying his blog looked girly.  I feel horrible! His blog's really cool and I would totally encourage to check his blog out right ---------> HERE! :)

beyond these beautiful lies.

Sorry 'bout earlier, Scott asked to see my computer and I was on my blog. He clicked on 'new post' and (obviously!) posted. He's a goofball like that :) But he's a great friend and pretty much just a good 'ol boy.

Anyway, back to the real post...

I've got two songs stuck in my head at the moment - "Automatic" and "Eyes" - both by *laughs* Stellar Kart. I mean, who else, right? ;)

Anyway, they're both fun, really catchy, and have great message, but I'm gonna focus in on "Eyes", 'cause it kinda deals with the situation I'm in right now.

The world seems to have a lot to offer-"love", "beauty", "happiness." Doesn't seem too bad, eh? I didn't think so either. But while Christians are supposed to be all about God, our society revolves around me, myself, and I. And it shouldn't work like that. Hence the quotation marks ;) And that's kind of what this song is about. To see past the fake beauty, to see what God sees. Which means seeing past the outside and looking at the heart.

Ya see, I struggle with stereotyping, so it really got to me.

Open my eyes

I wanna see what you see

Beyond these beautiful lies

Open my eyes

To find what lasts forever

Look to the soul that's inside

Open my eyes

So, I want God to open my eyes. To the people who need love. To the people who need Him.

Blessings always & forever,

anna :)

PS - "Eyes" is on my blogPod, so you can listen to it right here! :D

...He's so worth it :)

Welp, I went on an out-of-town shopping spree this weekend with my best friend Shannon and we had a blast! :D

But that's not the point of the post :P The point is I got a Stellar Kart CD while I was there and it has this song on it that I'd never heard before. And it is BEAST! (Do you say "beast!" where you live? 'Cause if you don't, it means extremly awesome where I live) Anyway...

It's called "Spending Time" and it really hit me hard. I couldn't find a good video of it on Youtube, but back to the point it hit me hard.

Here are some of the lyrics:

Don't take this wrong way, You're so perfect.
Everyone tells me, You're so worth it...
Spending time with You
Not a moment goes by, that You're not by my side.
Spending time with You
You're all that I want, why's it so hard to do?

And I'm not really sure if it's talking about a girl or God, but seeing as they're a Christian band, I'm going with God.

I was like, "WOW! This is so true!" It's like I WANT to spend time with God, but I don't. Sometimes I use the "busy" excuse or the "I'm tired" one.

But I shouldn't. It shouldn't be a chore to spend time with my Savior. He died for me, can't I spend 30 min-hour with Him?

Instead of spending hours upon hours on the computer, I could be spending time with Him. Instead of watching the latest chick flick, I could be talking to my God.

So here's my message to my ever-so-wonderful bloggers:

Don't take this the wrong way, but He's so perfect.
We should give Him our time, 'cause He's so worth it :)

blessings!
anna :)

always waiting? just say it.

Well, I figured out I fit under this catergory. I'm always waiting for tomorrow, and I'm not living in today like I should be. I think, "This day is going by so slow. I wish it would just end already." But really, I should be thanking God for that day and telling Him how much I appreciate it. Because life is a precious gift. And I think we take it for granted. There's a Stellar Kart song (I LOVE THEM!!) called "Always Waiting". It was sort of the inspiration for this post actaully. Anyway, here's the chorus:

Always waiting for tomorrow
Always waiting for the new to come around
Still waiting for the grass that's greener
Always waiting for anything but now

And it's so true! I'm always wanting something more than what God has given me. I need to be content with what I have. And that's what Britt Nicole's song "Say It" is about:

With eyes open wide
I'm taking You in
Making the time
Mean all that it can
I don't need a sign
I just need to begin
With every second
Of every minute
And I'm living in it
And that's how I say it

So...are you always waiting? Then just say it (:

Blessings && smiles,
anna :)