pandora

Hi Bloggy Buddies, 

I just have to share with y'all my new favorite thing...it's really not all that new, but I've recently become really into it:) Pandora is free internet radio and it. is. so. cool. 

You create your very own radio station that only plays stuff you like. You tell it which bands and artists you enjoy and it plays them as well as other similar stuff. For example, if I put in The Fray, it might also play Snow Patrol, or if I put in Eric Clapton, it might also play BB King. So, it introduces me to new music and a lot of times it also plays stuff that I've heard and I like, but I don't know who it is. 

You can skip songs that you don't like, and they won't play them anymore, but that rarely happens, because pandora is smart:) Also, when you hear a song that you really like, you can tag it to remember what it is, or click right on over to amazon and buy the mp3. 

It is fun! If you don't already have a pandora station, you should make one:)

Since we're talkin' music...here are a few of my current faves: 

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Coldplay

Robert Randolph and the Family Band

The Fray

Natalie Grant

Danny Gokey

Kris Allen

Who are your current faves? Maybe I'll add them to my pandora station:) 

"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent."

--Victor Hugo

new friends

Since we've been in Hohenwald, everyone has made us feel so welcome and at home. We are thankful for our new friends and church family. They have been loving and hospitable. We've shared lots of good meals, conversation, hugs, game nights, ball games, laundry nights, and shopping trips. Here are a few pictures with some of our new friends. 

Several weeks ago, Margaret and I hosted a middle-school girls slumber party. We had the best time with these sweet girls. We played Hoopla, ate junk food, danced, did pedicures, and watchedA Walk to Remember. It was so much fun, and made me feel both young and old at the same time:)

The next weekend, Kaye and Margaret went with me to a retreat with the ladies from Skyline Church of Christ, where Keith's parents minister. We had a wonderful time. Charme Robarts shared her heart for Jesus and challenged us to live hospitably, reminding us that Jesus' hospitality was so much more than just having friends over for dinner. It was powerful! While we were there, we got to do the zip line! Kaye and I were adventurous, and after much debating, decided to go for it, and it was SO MUCH FUN!