Musician's Challenge

There's a song with lyrics that I love, but I can't find a version of it that I want to hear more than about once a week. (And, I've told you how much I love the "repeat" button!) So, I need you to go to iTunes, find the song "Let It Be Said of Us" and record it in a way that people will actually want to sing it. That is all.

Let it be said of us
That the Lord was our passion,
That with gladness we bore
Ev'ry cross we were given;

That we fought the good fight,
That we finished the course.
Knowing within us
the pow'r of the risen Lord.

Let the Cross be our glory
And the Lord be our song.
By mercy made holy
By the Spirit made strong.

Let the Cross be our glory
And the Lord be our song.
'Till the likeness of Jesus
Be thru us made known.

Let it be said of us:
We were marked by forgiveness.
We were known by our love,
And delighted in meekness.

We were ruled by His peace,
Heeding unity's call;
Joined as one body
that Christ would be seen by all.

Oh yeah, the original was written by Steve Fry.

Say

In honor of what is planned to be "The Best Week Ever" (Prison Break, Breakfast for Dinner, Rangers Baseball with [YOOJ] and friends, Pool Time, Cousin Company, John Mayer, and Colbie Caillat!!!) I am posting lyrics to my current favorite John Mayer song ...

SAY

Take all of your wasted honor.
Every little past frustration.
Take all of your so called problems,
Better put 'em in quotations.

Say what you need to say (x8)

Walkin' like a one man army,
Fightin' with the shadows in your head.
Livin' up the same old moment
Knowin' you'd be better off instead

If you could only...Say what you need to say (x8)

Have no fear for givin' in.
Have no fear for giving over.
You better know that in the end
It's better to say too much, than never to say what you need to say again.

Even if your hands are shaking,
And your faith is broken.
Even as the eyes are closin',
Do it with a heart wide open.

Say what you need to say (x7)

Say what you need to, Say what you need to...

Say what you need to say.

Quote

It's when we doubt that God is good that His commands become a burden. ~ Gregg Harris

Uncle Butch Quotes of the Day

I had lunch with Uncle Butch today. Yes, the same Uncle Butch we all thought might not live past May. He's alive and kicking, and as entertaining as ever. I will warn you up front that the quotes posted below do not reflect the views of the blogger, I'm only repeating what I heard over lunch today. If you're easily offended, I recommend you skip this post. Seriously.

#10. "I'm just like my sister." (If you know my mom, you know why this is funny.)

#9. B: When I go to a church and hear the preacher lyin' from the pulpit, I call him on it.
Me: When's the last time you went to church?
B: It's been a while.

#8. Me: I thought you weren't supposed to have any more red meat this week.
B: Yeah, but these are fajitas, they're already cut up.

#7. "I figure God left me here cause there's still about 5 billion people in the world I haven't pissed off yet."

#6. "I can't stand those damn homosexuals. I mean, I know my name's Butch, but ..."

#5. "If I put a bullet in my head every time I lost a job, I'd be a damn collander!"

#4. B: What's the word for me? You know, my peculiarities?
Me: Quirks?
B (not sounding satisfied): yeah ...
Me: Idiosyncrasies!
B: Yes! That's a great one! I like that one. That's a lot more syllables than the what people usually call me.
Me: Oh yeah? What's that?
B: Jack ass.

#3. "The doctors say I'm terminal. I told them, who isn't?"

#2. Me: Butch, when's the last time you cared what someone else thought?
B: Hmm, it's been a while. Maybe when I was 2?

#1. Me: Well, everyone knows what you're against, but what are you for?
B: I'm for making people think!

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For those of you who don't know yet, my cousin is a rock star. I'm not bragging. He just is. He's amazing and talented and plays in a band. And he is quickly becoming more popular with my friends than I am. I'm okay with that. I think his music's more than good -- it's great. I want him to succeed. I think the world needs more music like THIS. That's why I'm telling you about him. He's got a SOLO PROJECT. He's also part of a band, ELEVEN FINGERED CHARLIE. Check them out. And, if you like their stuff (or if you just love me and want me to be happy), VOTE FOR THEM HERE.

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