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Favorite album –> Love & War & The Sea In Between.

rachel — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:05:17 +0000

Guys. Josh Garrels is brilliant.
He’s a christian artist without being the overly sappy, overly acoustic-y type of musician. Not that that type of music is bad, but sometimes you just need a break from that same sound.

Enter Mr. Garrels.

This is a screenshot from his website, where you can listen to and buy his albums.

Number 3 on this album, “Farther Along” is, in my opinion, one of the most uplifting songs ever. I seriously get chills every time I listen to it. Which is a lot.

He’s a really talented musician and is walking the off-beat trail that many christian musicians don’t even know about. His voice rocks. His lyrics are stunning. And you can tell, in each song, how he lives his life praising the God of the universe. His love for God and God’s love for him is evident throughout each of his albums.

I encourage you to go listen. You won’t be disappointed.

Deep Blue Sea

rachel — Sun, 27 May 2012 15:36:39 +0000

Guys, listen.

I have a new favorite animal.

The interest was sparked very instantaneously from watching BBC’s ocean program on Netflix.
And now, I can’t get over how awesome these really freaking large creatures are.

My new favorite animal is the Blue Whale.

Yup.
I think they’re fascinating.
Here are some facts:

They are the largest animals ever to exist. Larger than the largest dinosaur.
Their hearts are the size of cars and their tongues weigh more than an elephant.
The fan on their tails are the size of airplane wings.
They are endangered. And scientists estimate there to only be about 12,000 left.

And, even though they’re huge, they’re incredibly mysterious and elusive; scientists STILL don’t know where they go to breed.

They are just captivating to me.
And maybe I’m weird for being fascinating by whales.

Oh whale.
Ha.

Here are some pictures for you.
You’re welcome.

Aren’t they cool?

With love,
Rachel