The beginning of November marked 4 years since I moved to Texas. Were it not for my nieces' and nephews' unwavering and increasingly successful quest to best my height, it would seem nearly unfathomable for that much time to have passed.
Just before I left Los Angeles, I had the delightful opportunity to see Flyleaf in concert for a third time. I finished my last day at my job, took an unknown but efficient route to the airport to pick up my youngest brother who was going to help me drive to Texas, and then we headed to the concert. We parked in the parking garage and headed down the elevator toward the venue. Somewhere along the line I dropped one of our tickets, but luckily it was found as we retraced our steps. Phew! We met up with a couple of my friends, one of them the dear friend who introduced me to Flyleaf in the first place. Flyleaf put on an amazing show as always. Afterward we headed to Pink's for the best hot dogs in the world. It was the perfect way to spend one of my last nights in Los Angeles.
Fast forward to 2012, Flyleaf put out a new album and announced that Lacey Sturm, their lead singer, would be leaving the band. Lacey's gorgeous, haunting, powerful voice had been one of my favorite things about the band. Plus she's on the very short list of singers whose screaming I actually like. (Jared Leto finishes out that list.) I had hoped that Lacey would be making more music in the near future.
Much to my delight I discovered some new songs from Lacey this week. The first is "The Reason" which is based on Lacey's testimony.
The next is "Mercy Tree," a beautiful song about Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection, and the hope of salvation.
These songs delight my heart, and I have listened to them repeatedly over the last couple of days. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. God is good. He is alive. Love has won. Hallelujah!
Hold on to the world we all remember fighting for
There's still strength left in us yet
Hold on to the world we all remember dying for
There's still hope left in it yet
Flyleaf - "Arise"
Just before I left Los Angeles, I had the delightful opportunity to see Flyleaf in concert for a third time. I finished my last day at my job, took an unknown but efficient route to the airport to pick up my youngest brother who was going to help me drive to Texas, and then we headed to the concert. We parked in the parking garage and headed down the elevator toward the venue. Somewhere along the line I dropped one of our tickets, but luckily it was found as we retraced our steps. Phew! We met up with a couple of my friends, one of them the dear friend who introduced me to Flyleaf in the first place. Flyleaf put on an amazing show as always. Afterward we headed to Pink's for the best hot dogs in the world. It was the perfect way to spend one of my last nights in Los Angeles.
Fast forward to 2012, Flyleaf put out a new album and announced that Lacey Sturm, their lead singer, would be leaving the band. Lacey's gorgeous, haunting, powerful voice had been one of my favorite things about the band. Plus she's on the very short list of singers whose screaming I actually like. (Jared Leto finishes out that list.) I had hoped that Lacey would be making more music in the near future.
Much to my delight I discovered some new songs from Lacey this week. The first is "The Reason" which is based on Lacey's testimony.
The next is "Mercy Tree," a beautiful song about Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection, and the hope of salvation.
These songs delight my heart, and I have listened to them repeatedly over the last couple of days. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. God is good. He is alive. Love has won. Hallelujah!
Hold on to the world we all remember fighting for
There's still strength left in us yet
Hold on to the world we all remember dying for
There's still hope left in it yet
Flyleaf - "Arise"
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