Bring the Rain

Thank You.

August 23, 2011 By Angie 51 Comments

Well I cried myself to sleep last night and I’ll probably do the same tonight.

I am overwhelmed with gratitude and humbled at the {genuinely unexpected} response that my new book has gotten on B&N’s website.

I just wanted to take a minute to thank each one of you who has helped to do this…because it’s been hanging out here since yesterday:)

I don’t know any of the in’s and out’s of what this means as far as sales and all the behind the scenes stuff, but I told Todd that at the very least it made a pretty remarkable screenshot to show the grandkids one day

I believe in the message of the book and I have been praying constantly about those who will read it and see pieces of themselves in it. To all of you who have expressed excitement, shared about, purchased, or prayed about my book…thank you from the bottom of my heart.

If you would like to purchase it, please click here.

Thank you, thank you, thank you…

And OF COURSE I couldn’t go the whole day without reminding you that TODAY is the release day for Selah’s new CD “Hope of the Broken World.” I cannot tell you how much I love the music they have made on this project, but I promise it isn’t because I’m biased. It’s PHENOMENAL.

Todd and I are perpetually in awe that we get to do what we love and that we feel supported and loved. I just wanted you to know we don’t take a second of it for granted…

With love,

{A}

Filed Under: Selah, What Women Fear

Selah

June 27, 2011 By Angie 46 Comments

Call me a proud wife. The boy can SAAANNNNGGG.

Call me a proud friend…Amy has lost almost 100 pounds. Does she not look UH-mazing?!?!?! And I for one can’t tell you HOW excited I am that she’s going to be putting a few of those back on in the coming months….

I love all three of these precious people and what they do for the Lord. They have a new CD coming out in August and I just saw this…their first single, “Hope of the Broken World” is gorgeous. If you are interested in hearing more about the backstory to it, click here.

In the meantime, take a few minutes and listen…you’ll be so glad you did

Click on the Youtube thing to watch it full screen (I think. I’m trying to figure out technology and it’s pitiful…)

Filed Under: Selah

Winners and a Great Song :)

February 18, 2010 By Angie Leave a Comment

Click on over to my other site to see if you won!!! And if you didn’t, you can still use the code “markedbylove” to get 15% off your order until the 26th…here’s the link

I just mentioned on Twitter that Selah was nominated for some Dove Awards today…so proud. I thought I would post this video on here in case you haven’t seen it. It is definitely one of my favorite Selah songs ever. They should be playing it on the radio now…if you haven’t heard it it’s probably just not added yet (and hopefully will be!!!). I have gotten SO many emails about this song…the lyrics have helped me through more rough nights than I can count. I hope it ministers to you today…

Many of you have written me about this song and how the words have spoken to you. Please know if there is something in your life that feels “unredeemed,” I am praying for you now and would love to know your story. Feel free to leave it in the comments so we can all pray together for you, or, email me if you don’t feel comfortable sharing publicly.

Love, appreciation and prayers,
Ang

Filed Under: Selah, Todd

Music and Love

August 25, 2009 By Angie Leave a Comment

***updated to say that if you would like a copy of Crazy Love, please email me your request instead of leaving it in the comments because I would hate to miss it on accident…and be sure to include your address!!!! ALSO, we are planning on starting our first session will be on Sunday, September 6th…we bumped it back to make sure everyone could get their books in time!!!***

So the new Selah CD was released today, and I am pumped about it

I am ridiculously proud of my Toddy, and honestly think this is one of the best CD’s they have ever made.

Here’s the link…it will take you to itunes, where you can search for “selah you deliver me” and purchase the cd right there. Any local store (Lifeway, Family Christian, Target, Walmart etc.) will also have it…

I love you Todd…and I am so proud to be married to a man who loves the Lord fully and with complete dedication. Your Father is honored by your offering and your heart. All your girls are praying for you today as you share your gift…

So friends, consider this an offer to be blessed through amazing music that will bring you right to the feet of the cross.

I’ll meet you there.

Much love and thanks!

*And for those of you who wrote and couldn’t afford it, the first round is going out tomorrow and we are waiting on the next shipment to come. Because of some very generous donations from people who asked to remain anonymous, we are able to send every single one requested. Praise the Lord!!!!

*If you have requested the book “Crazy Love,” just know that ALL of those are also covered as well. Feel free to email me and ask if you still need a copy!!! We have enough room financially to give several more and would love to do that. Please don’t miss a great study because if money…we would love to have you with us, and the Lord has provided a way to do that…

***

I also feel this pressed into my heart, and please feel free to ignore it if it doesn’t speak to you. You know I would never ask for your money if I was going to keep it myself. I have tried very hard to make it known that I am a good steward of what I have been given, and to make sure you know I am not out to make money with all of this. With that said, I would love to ask you to prayerfully consider helping “C” financially. We are making tremendous progress, and the Lord is showing up in amazing ways (you are absolutely not going to believe her story, which she is going to share here on a very special day).

Please hear my heart on this…I really want to help her, and she is about to lose her van and some other things which would really impact her life. We are actively a part of the process, but it just isn’t enough. Satan has thrown so many roadblocks in our path as she desperately seeks His will, and we know it is because the Lord is blessed by her decisions and her love for Him.

If this is something that the Lord pricks your heart about, could you please make a donation to my paypal account on her behalf (please specify that this is what it is for so I know…angelac519@gmail.com will take you to my account on paypal.com) or send me an email?

I don’t like to ask these kinds of things, and am really sensitive about what I do, but I know that this is what the body of Christ is all about, and I want her to experience it the way I have.

If you aren’t able or don’t feel led to give, would you please commit to praying for her? She and her family could really use those prayers…

The Lord is at work.

All praise to Him for everything we have, and praise even for what we do not…

With so much love and thanks,

Angie

Filed Under: Selah, Todd

You Have GOT to see this.

July 11, 2009 By Angie Leave a Comment

Seriously.

Could this kid be cuter?!?!?! I have seen it before, but I realized I had never put it on the blog, and OH MY WORD.

Selah has never sounded better.

If you know Zoe or her family, could you have her contact me? We would love to send this angel a little gift of love.

ENJOY!!!!! And have a great weekend… (don’t forget to mute the music at the bottom of the blog before you start!)

Love,

Angie

Filed Under: Selah, Todd

I agree. This is cryptic.

July 9, 2009 By Angie Leave a Comment

Well thank you to all of my precious blog-land friends who check in on me when I disappear…I just had to stop in and let you know that while I am not in a position to go into great detail, my time has been very occupied lately. I am hoping that at some point in the near future when things have settled down a bit, I will get back on a more regular writing schedule.

And the book.

They have decided to bump up the release date by about three months, which means I believe the release date will now be in April. No worries-I don’t have to turn it in sooner, but it shifts things a bit. I do want to just take a brief moment to let you all know that there have very rarely been times in my life when from dawn until dusk, I feel in the very presence of what the Lord has called me to do. I would love to ask you to continue to pray for me as well as my editor Jennifer, who has become a dear friend and kindred sprit. I feel so protected by the Lord, and awoke this morning for the providence of a God Who revels in being known in the details. His mercies are always new…what a treasure to all of us.

On another note, we have received many, many requests for the Selah CD, and if you are one of the people that has already written me, you will be receiving the CD as a gift from us (and when I say us, you must know that we are just the hands and feet, so please know there are no thanks needed). Could you please send your address if you are one of those people? We have budgeted as much as we are able at this time (I do wish we could get a bit more discount on the CD’s so we could send a million!!!!), but if you are still interested and just don’t have the means right now, please write anyway and I will keep your name on a list, having faith that the Lord will provide a way for us to get those to you. We wholeheartedly believe that what Todd does is a ministry, and are grateful to be able to share with you all…in addition to the CD, know that I have appreciated reading every single email and being able to hear your stories. It is a time of difficulty for many people, and I feel honored that you feel safe enough with me to share where you are. We need to be a family, and I consider you one

So, this is the post written in 5 minutes, and I know it’s all over the place, but I really would love your prayers. Without going into too much detail, we have a situation at our house that we are honored to be a part of, and the Lord has asked me to be focused on it and unplug a little. There is a family involved, and they need your prayers. So, I know this sounds vague, but would you pray for what we are walking, with the full knowledge that the Lord knows where to direct your prayers? Thank you, friends.

And in the meantime, there are two sites that I have discovered through you all, and I would love to share them here because I have just fallen in love with both. If you want to add a little beauty and a lot of Jesus to your reading life, click HERE and HERE. Absolutely incredible women with hearts that seek the Lord in powerful, creative, inspiring ways.

I will be back soon…I guess you could say I have been hibernating in prayer:) If you have prayer requests, please leave them here. The beauty of the commenting system is that others can respond directly to you and you will be able to develop community with others who are where you are.

OK, again, this is all over the place and I apologize

Thanks for being who you are and allowing me a place to come and sit with you for a while. I will check in a bit later and see if there are any prayer requests from you all…

MUCH love.

Angie

Filed Under: Audrey, I Will Carry You, My Books, Selah

So Proud of Him…

June 27, 2009 By Angie Leave a Comment

First of all, I am so glad to see that you all agree with me about Kate and my dad’s sister. I laughed so hard at how many of you thought the twins look like my dad!!!! He will get a kick out of that!!!

I’m also glad you all accept my random ramblings

SO, tonight’s 2 minute post is about my sweet hubby…I have been getting emails about Selah’s new CD, and I wanted to let you all know that the release date is August 25th, but you can pre-order it now through Family Christian Bookstores. If you pre-order, you get a CD with 4 of the songs from the CD sent to you now so you don’t have to wait

I have to say, I listened to it while I was out driving today, and it is amazing. I know I’m biased, but it really is unbelievable. I also have the tremendous blessing of watching the three of them live life, and I can tell you that they are the real deal. They are so honored to do what they do, and they don’t take a minute if it for granted. The result is music that truly honors the Lord and comes from the heart, and I am so moved to even be a small part of it.

“I Will Carry You” turned out incredibly well thanks to all of the people who put their hearts and souls into it (wait until you hear John Catchings on the cello!), and I am so honored that the CD includes pictures of Audrey and tells her story. The “boy” version will be available on ITunes when the CD is released.

One last thing…if this is a CD that you would really like to have, but don’t have the money to buy it, please email me at angelac519@gmail.com.

Much love,

Angie

Filed Under: Selah, Todd

Unredeemed

April 6, 2009 By Angie Leave a Comment

***Update*** For those of you who were having problems hearing it before with Internet Explorer, you should be able to now!!! Enjoy…the countdown has begun…

“Oh that my words were recorded,

that they were written on a scroll,

that they were inscribed with an iron

tool on lead,

or engraved in rock forever!

I KNOW MY REDEEMER LIVES,

and that in the end he will stand upon the earth…

Job 19:23-25

It is so hard to believe that nearly a year has passed since we held our Audrey. I have so many thoughts going through my head, and I am praying that God will give me some cohesive way to share them with you all. I have mornings where I can’t get out of bed and then moments that feel normal. Then I have moments that feel normal but then I feel guilty for them. I’m all over the place. If you have lost a child, you probably understand the roller coaster that ensues in the year(s) following.

I was in my car listening to the CD that Selah will be releasing in August, and there is a song that makes me cry every time I hear it. I think it best says what I am feeling deeply and not explaining well, and I want you all to hear it. Unfortunately, playing music from an unreleased CD is apparently a “no-no” in the music business. Who knew? Oh, everyone? Really? Well then.

I talked to Todd about it and I was explaining how much the song ministered to me, and the short version of the story is that some strings were pulled (thank you, Brian Stewart) and Curb is allowing me to have the song on the blog, but just for 3 DAYS!!!!!! So listen to it now, because it will disappear shortly…and no, you can’t download it. But in just a few short months you can get it for 99 cents on ITunes!!! Oh, and I am also supposed to tell you that this is not the finalized version…but I think you’ll get the gist:)

So I hope you all are blessed by it the way I have been, and are brought hope by the meaning of it. But, unfortunamundo (yes red squiggles, I see you, but unfortunamundo SHOULD be a word), I will have to take it down in three days, so listen quickly!

ALSO, if you are thinking of sponsoring a Compassion child through the link on my blog, wait until Tuesday, because thanks to a very special friend, I am ecstatic to be able to offer you something amazing in honor of Audrey’s Birthday. God had allowed some beautiful things to happen because of her, and He is constantly reminding me of a few simple words I need to hear, and I am willing to bet that you do too.

None of this will be left unredeemed.

Not one bit.

(remember to mute the music at the bottom and give this a few seconds to load…)

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Unredeemed

(Written by Chad Cates, Tony Wood, Brian Petak)

Produced by Bernie Herms

And had the FIRE sung out of it by Amy Perry and my Toddy.

The cruelest words

The coldest heart

The deepest wounds

The endless dark

The lonely ache

The burning tears

The bitter night

The wasted years

Life breaks and falls apart

But we know these are…

Places

Where grace is

Soon to be so amazing

They may unfulfilled

They may unrestored

But when anything that’s shattered

Is laid before the Lord

Just watch and see

It will not be

Unredeemed

For every choice

That led to shame

And all the love

That never came

For every vow

That someone broke

And every life

That gave up hope

We live in the shadow of the fall

But the cross says these are all – just

Places

Where grace is

Soon to be so amazing

They may unfulfilled

They may unrestored

But when anything that’s shattered

Is laid before the Lord

Just watch and see

It will not be

Unredeemed

They may unfulfilled

They may unrestored

You never know the miracles

The father has in store

Just watch and see

It will not be

Unredeemed

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Keep praying for MckMama; I consider myself blessed to be one of many who is praying for her sweet son…and if she and I don’t talk in some form at least 15 times a day now, I start to twitch. The Lord has provided me with a kindred spirit…love you, friend.

She is going to have a hard time getting rid of me after this whole ordeal.

And trust me, there will be an AFTER. Stellan may have a long journey, but he’s a fighter, and we all continue to believe that it’s just a matter of time until he is well. I am just begging the Lord to make it soon…it is so tiring to be where they are. Let’s continue to rally around them and pray specifically for wisdom, discernment and peace.

I will write again on Tuesday, and do hope you will join me on what would have been Audrey’s first birthday. It is a milestone I didn’t anticipate sneaking up so quickly, and yet the Lord has graced me with assurance that she is celebrating in a way we can’t quite understand yet…

Blessings and love to all of you, and may you be in the constant presence of our Lord this Easter week, as we prepare to celebrate our glorious redemption, bought by a Man Who the tomb could not contain…

Angie

Filed Under: Selah

Oh Holy Night

December 10, 2008 By Angie 85 Comments

I like this popping in thing. Hello:)

This really moved me today (I’m married to him, so yes, a little biased). It was recorded before Nicol left Selah to go into full time ministry with her husband. This is from the Christmas CD released a few weeks before Abby and Ellie were born.

Who could have known what this Christmas would look like…only the Lord Himself…

(remember to pause the music first:))

I don’t know the person who put this video together, but it is beautiful. Thank you~

Blessings,

Angie

Filed Under: Selah

Slideshow

April 26, 2008 By Angie 577 Comments

A few weeks ago, I mentioned a song that I had written with Todd and our friend Christa Wells. Amy Perry (who sings in Selah) has a sweet, talented husband named Jake who is pursuing video production in California (in addition to being a Mac genius. I’m not kidding-that’s his title.

), and he was kind enough to put these pictures into a slideshow for us to show at Audrey’s memorial service. you can contact him at archiveproduction@gmail.com if you are in need of video help (or just to tell him how great he is!)

It has been a prayer from the deepest part of me that God would use these words to minister to people who have experienced loss similar to mine. Although this is just the demo of the song (the final version will be recorded on my Birthday-May 19th!), I hope it speaks into any hurts that it finds. You will probably want to pause the music. If you double-click the video screen, it will take you to the youtube site and then you can click “watch in highest quatlity”…that seems to be that best way to see it:)

I am daily mindful and thankful for your prayers…they have convinced me to put my feet on the floor morning after morning.

I Will Carry You

There were photographs I wanted to take
Things I wanted to show you
Sing sweet lullabies, wipe your teary eyes
Who could love you like this?

People say that I am brave but I’m not
Truth is I’m barely hanging on
But there’s a greater story
Written long before me
Because He loves you like this

So I will carry you
While your heart beats here
Long beyond the empty cradle
Through the coming years
I will carry you
All my life
And I will praise the One Who’s chosen me
To carry you

Such a short time
Such a long road
All this madness
But I know
That the silence
Has brought me to His voice
And He says…

I’ve shown her photographs of time beginning
Walked her through the parted seas
Angel lullabies, no more teary eyes
Who could love her like this?

I will carry you
While your heart beats here
Long beyond the empty cradle
Through the coming years
I will carry you
All your life
And I will praise the One Who’s chosen Me
To carry you

Filed Under: Audrey, Selah