summer doesn't have to end #mm

Summer has come and gone already. What.

This summer was a stinking B L U R. It was one of the best. But why did it have to go so fast? Major sad face.

My birthday, for me, is the clear transition to the season I like to call "all pumpkin everything." Fall is probably my favorite and, once my birthday is over and school is underway, bring it on baby.

As excited as I am for school time and pumpkin season, another summer ending is sad. I traveled to some really cool places this summer (Indian Shores and Cape Cod). I did so many family things - never something you regret doing. I took my first (and last) summer class. My room won't be depressing this Winter. Hey, I even started a blog!

Thanks for a good one, Summer 2k14.

Here's what my summer sounded like:

What did your summer sound like?
//Em

updated worship playlist {music monday}

Hey guys! 

It's been over a week since I've posted on my blog! I have been on family vacation in Florida, soaking up some Vitamin D and hunting for seashells. It was a fabulous time. Pics and more about that will be coming soon!

I have had the chance to hear some wonderful new worship songs since I have been attending different churches in the area with Samuel. (No worries, I still love my hymns and I always will.) Some of my favorite new ones are here! They may have been around, but they're new to me. :) The other songs have been collected from my own findings here and there, cause that's what I do.

Props to this particular church whose worship leader posts the song list each Saturday night on his Twitter. Um, fantastic idea! It helps me when I lean over a dozen times asking, "Oooo, what song is this?!" You know how that goes.

So try this out during your quiet time and let me know which of these are your faves! 

PS- There is one song that I have been loving recently that Spotify didn't have, sad day. It would have been on here otherwise. It's called "For the Love of God" and it's by Andrew Peterson. You can listen to that one here. 

PPS- AH! The one that I most wanted to be on here, isn't. That one is "O Great God" by Sovereign Grace. Listen!!




What worship songs have you been enjoying? I'll add it to my playlist!

Happy listening,
Emily

Ed Sheeran {Music Monday}

This. Song.

My heart explodes because of cute overload listening to this song from Ed Sheeran's new album, X. I listened to it all the way to Massachusetts and back.

I adore this song because it sounds like something my grandparents could have danced to at their wedding. John Mayer wishes he wrote this song. "Thinking Out Loud" has a perfectly old soul heart that takes you away. The lyrics are clean and adorably sweet. And his voice. It's smooth and understated where it needs to be, and fiercely tugs your heart when you need a little more convincing.


Favorite line? "Cause honey your soul could never grow old, it's evergreen."
(I mean seriously, who thinks of genius like that? Ed Sheeran. That's who.)

Exam Day {Music Monday}

Part of me always tries (pretends to try) to wake up early on the day of a test to look over my notes one last time. That never seems to pan out even if I try really hard. I don't consider myself a pessimist, but I've learned that if anything is going to go wrong it will happen on an exam day and that's a fact. But it may be for good reason that I never do end up fitting in that last minute cram session.

My public speaking professor once told my class that, rather than spending 20 more minutes flurrying over your notes, you should just take the morning off from studying. What's already in your brain will stay, and it's probably too late to have anything else really stick. 

With that being said, what I do end up doing on exam days has proven to be more helpful I think. 

I don't get out my study guide. I don't flip through my flashcards. I don't even mentally quiz myself.

M u s i c on my drive. When I come to class and the professor passes out the Scantron, I have a fresh mind. My mood is calm instead of anxious. Singing loud has helped to wake me up and keep me alert. It's better than coffee, y'all.

So, in honor of completing my second exam (one more to go!) in G107 today AND it being Music Monday, here's what got me through the morning. This song features my best friend from high school's older sister, Liz Navarra, and she is amazing! Grab it on iTunes here. Do it.

What music have you been loving?

Rise Again {Music Monday}

I am a huge NEEDTOBREATHE fan. They just released a new album back in April and it has been my jam these past few weeks. Their sound may not be for everyone. But everyone would probably agree that you can hear their feelings when you listen to their songs. "Rise Again" is about broken people becoming whole. It reminds me of 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: