the morning of a new day

have you heard josh garrels' music? if not, today is the day, my friend.

winn and our friend evan introduced me to him on ash wednesday of all days, and his song entitled "zion and babylon" became my soundtrack for lent. have a listen:

lent was a ruthless teacher for me this year, and i have been anticipating easter, hoping for a little light to break through my darkness. easter sunday came and went with no visible change, but over the course of this last week, there has been a shift, the slow dawning of a new day within and without. this brings me back to josh garrels.

his song "decision" has become my easter season soundtrack (i'm a one-song-at-a-time kind of girl). i hit replay over and over, and i turn the volume way up so that the bass is thumping (usually as I pick seth up from preschool and am in a sea of minivans, honda pilots, and suburbans, soccer moms everywhere, everywhere. i am one, too, so i mean no disrespect.) and i sing at the top of my lungs while--i am not ashamed to say--i get my groove on, baby. it's a celebration.

i love these lines especially:

i've been running through the night

towards the light, of the sun

now i'm free

bring a little love for me

i'm a dork and don't know how to post this particular song here, but if you download it from itunes, i think it's a dollar well spent.