A Journey Continues...

Currently Listening Temptation Come My Way By The Showdown Breath of the Swamp see related

Summer goes on...

      Well Im in week six of eight of my summer here at WOL Ranch. Its kind of relieving, and kindof sad at the same time. Im going to miss the guys Ive been counceling/supervising this entire summer, but I kinda miss home as well.

     God has been working incredibly in my life lately. Ive been learning and growing from this study in James and the quiet times in Corinthians. Ive been growing and learning to apply it to every day life. God has helped me through a couple of struggles in a wise an honorable(to him) fashon. I have been blessed this summer.

     Well, in the music world, Ive got a few new albums, some good, some bad. I really need to go to a concert bad. Ive got concert itch. I went on youtube today and found an August Burns Red concert I was at, It was really cool, Myself and my friend Jon were in the video, holding open the Mosh Pit, and then joining in. Some of my other friends might ahve been in it, but I didnt see them..anywho

Albums I just got..

   Project 86 - Rival Factions - 3 Stars -   I was really looking forward to this album, but found it to be a dissapointment. His singing remains the same through the whole album. In fact, Its quite repetitive and boring.

   August Burns Red - Messengers - 5 Stars - This is an amazing Album. A great follow up to Thrill Seeker. The whole album has the guitarists skill show in the last albums, and what a improvement on the singers voice. If you liked the last album, Pick this one up. Its amazing!

   MxPx - Secret Weapon - 5 Stars- I would have never seen MxPx coming out with a new album, but they did! This has got to be like thier tenth Album! Definite Improvement in the lead singers voice, and as far as the band itself goes, They still have it. Kudos to MxPx!

  Blindside - The Black Rose Ep - 4 Stars - I hate to give 4 stars to Blindside, but the new album just doesnt have what "Silence" and "About A Burning Fire" did. Still, these guys from Sweden have been around for a while, and they can still make some rockin songs. Im definitely getting the new final album when it comes out.

I got more albums, but Ill fill you in on the rest later. God Bless!

                -Derrick

Currently Listening The Physics of Fire By Becoming the Archetype Endure see related

My Update...

      So I figured Id do a few renovations to my Xanga.. its been a little while... So how is everybody doing? Anyone down home can tell me if there are any concerts between june 2-9? I need to get my mosh fix...

     Everything is going good up here in New York. Im learning more all the time, and summer is going to be a-m-a-zing! I must say I am very excited. Im am very blessed to be here, and I must thank God for turning my life around. So anywho....

  Prayer Requests:  One of my snow campers is having a tough time right now, please pray for him. Also, my friend Liz's mom is going to need surgery. Please pray for her family. And last but not least, please pray for summer campers and STC's that they will be open to the gospel and that we can all have a great summer.

I hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed summer!

Every Little Thing

I saw her yesterday
And I never felt a feeling like the one I felt today
And now she's taking over me
I've never met anyone like you
Cause I never could find the words to write you

She's been on my mind (she's working overtime)
She's got perfect reasons
Says she loves to talk to Jesus
I think I'll believe her when she says
Life can be so simple if we’d all just learn to pray

She's got every little thing I wanted
And it still feels just like the day it started
I’ll say goodbye to the broken-hearted
And I could never express the way I felt before tonight

She sits there all alone
She's reading from a chapter that she sometimes calls her own
And now she's taken over me
This girl I once rejected
Has now become the girl of my dreams

She’s got every little thing I wanted
And it still feels just like the day it started
I’ll say goodbye to the broken-hearted
And I could never express the way I felt before tonight

She's not an ordinary girl
I see it in her eyes
I’m just an ordinary boy
God must have heard my prayers last night

She’s been on my mind (she’s working overtime)
She’s got perfect reasons, says she loves to talk to Jesus
I think I believe her when she says
Life can be so simple if we’d all just learn to pray

Every little thing I wanted
And it still feels just like the day it started
So say goodbye to the broken-hearted
And I could never express the way I felt before tonight

She’s not an ordinary girl
I can see it in her eyes
I’m just an ordinary boy
God must have heard my prayers last night

Currently Listening By God By Disciple see related

Bring on the show down
How long will you waver between two opinions
If the Lord is God then follow Him
But if Baal is god then follow him
There are 450 prophets of Baal and just one of me
So it should be no problem to get his attention
And show everyone here today
That if he's the real god
He'll have to send fire down
So they began to shout, run around, cut themselves
Baal made no reply, so Elijah cried
Maybe he's sleeping, or busy or traveling
Or using the bathroom, or deeply thinking
God of Elijah, send your fire
Let it burn up inside me, melt me down (2x)

God of Elijah
So Elijah took twelve stones
Representing the twelve tribes
And built an altar of sacrifice
And dug up a trench and cut up a bull
And placed it on the wood
And poured four jars of water all around
He said do it again and then do it a third
Until the whole sacrifice had been soaked down
Water rolled out of the trenches, and Elijah prayed
Lord God of Israel let it be known today
That You are God and I pray You answer
And turn their hearts back to You again
Let the fire fall and burn it all
Let it rain down

God of Elijah, send your fire
Let it burn up inside me, melt me down (2x)

God of Elijah, God of Elijah

Lord God of Israel let it be known today
That You are God and I pray You answer
And turn our hearts back to You again
Let the fire fall, burn it all
Let it rain down

God of Elijah, send your fire
Let it burn up inside me, melt me down (2x)

God of Elijah, God of Elijah