Hi! A friend of mine is raising money for the Orlando Children's Church. Any gift of at least $25 gets RC Sproul's new book "The Lightlings" as a thank you gift. She made this video commercial and used two songs of mine that I wrote and recorded as background. So cool, because I wanted to post the songs as a Christmas gift to you all, but I didn't know how to do it! So Have a Blessed Christmas!!
http://jaycut.com/content/21-december-2010-1144-0
The first song you will hear is "Bethlehem Ephrathah". (starts at 30 seconds)
The second song is one by Ben and Kevin Hofer.
The last song is mine also, "This Tree". Helped on the music by Ronny Cates.
Following are the lyrics to my two:
Bethlehem Ephrathah (Micah 5:2) by DE Lloyd
A flock
A fourish
An angel flight
Fear not
The Savior
Behold the Sign
A man
A maiden
A lonely place
The Babe
The manger
The gift of grace
CHORUS:
The soul that sees it's need
To heal the human flaw
Its search for peace will lead >>> (2) Will find the peace it seeks
to Bethlehem Ephrathah In Bethlehem Ephrathah
BGV's: You are by no means least among Judah
From you will come My governing ruler
(2x's)
A star
A journey
A prophet's tale
A king
The magi
A starlit trail
A dream
A warning
An ill intent
The Child
The offering
Messiah sent
CHORUS 2
BRIDGE: Creation holds it's breath with teary eyes
As a mother's sobs give way to baby cries
CHORUS 1, 2, BGV'S
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This Tree by DE Lloyd, Music by DE Lloyd, Ronny Cates
No candy canes are hung
No sweetness on a bitter tongue
Red stripes will stain pale white
From whip and thorn, from spear and spike
No star atop this tree
Tho' darkness caused the sun to flee
His glory will not fade
Beneath the thorny woven braid
No fancy bulbs displayed
Instead receipt for payment made
Is hanging "Paid In Full"
There written on His fleshly scroll
CHO
This Tree
He trimmed for you
His gift
He paid your due
The Son uniquely born
In flesh adorned
The blessed First
There beaten, bruised, and torn
Our sin He mourned (2nd: The shame He scorned)
His heart lay burst
And on This Tree hung cursed
No angels greet the crowd
With joyful praises ringing loud
But stunned in silence hear
As foolish mockers blindly jeer
No manger scene below
Each piece in its appointed row
But there a Roman guard
"Surely this was the Son of God"
No tinsel wrapped about
But there clothed in His royal shroud
He took our sin for us
And robed us in His righteousness
CHO 2x's
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Something Old, Something New
Well, I've been away keeping busy. Years ago when we found out that we were expecting our first, we decided that I would have my own in-home business doing graphic art--logos, corporate design, ads, etc. We named it Arterie Graphics. I had clients, but when Melinda came along I found it was difficult to keep up with it all. I also had a really bad habit of not wanting to pursue payment from my clients. Not good for a small business. Well, recently while rummaging through attic boxes (a new AC/Heat unit warranted that), I found a lot of my old artwork, and lot of memories.
Jump ahead, and I've decided to grab some of the old stuff, add some new stuff, and open a store on Cafepress.com. It will be something I build upon weekly. The store I have is limited in its offering (it's a free site), but once I see whether or not it is profitable I'll step it up to the paid site and be able to offer a lot more. Suggestions are always welcome. Even design ideas. So enjoy my site as it is so far, and visit often, because designs will be added often!
site: http://www.cafepress.com/ArterieGraphics
Jump ahead, and I've decided to grab some of the old stuff, add some new stuff, and open a store on Cafepress.com. It will be something I build upon weekly. The store I have is limited in its offering (it's a free site), but once I see whether or not it is profitable I'll step it up to the paid site and be able to offer a lot more. Suggestions are always welcome. Even design ideas. So enjoy my site as it is so far, and visit often, because designs will be added often!
site: http://www.cafepress.com/ArterieGraphics
Monday, November 29, 2010
My Favorite Topic--Part 3
You already had a sneak peek of my third child, Carolyn. She arrived 5 years after my first, 3 1/2 years after my second.
Carolyn is our actress/singer. She is quite talented, having been on the public stage since age 7. She landed her first lead role at 10, Sara Crewe in "A Little Princess". Since then she has played Annie (Annie), The Cat in the Hat (Seussical the Musical), Charlie Bucket (Willy Wonka), her favorite role The Dodger (Oliver), and many many more. She has recently become interested in modeling and film acting. She was a background actress in Nicolas Sparks' "The Last Song" (cutting room floor), and the girl two rows back on the aisle in the school bus scene in "Letters To God". (Movin' on up! ;-] )
She is also directing school productions. She put up "Nightfall With Edgar Allen Poe" this fall, and is currently directing "Shout, The 60's Mod Musical" for the spring.
Carolyn is single-minded and determined to make it in this business. She sees it as a mission field full of those who need to hear about the Lord. What an understatement! I know that she has the talent and confidence to achieve her goal. Not to be a "star", but to make a living at her craft. God has gifted her, and it will be thrilling to see how He uses her.
Carolyn is our actress/singer. She is quite talented, having been on the public stage since age 7. She landed her first lead role at 10, Sara Crewe in "A Little Princess". Since then she has played Annie (Annie), The Cat in the Hat (Seussical the Musical), Charlie Bucket (Willy Wonka), her favorite role The Dodger (Oliver), and many many more. She has recently become interested in modeling and film acting. She was a background actress in Nicolas Sparks' "The Last Song" (cutting room floor), and the girl two rows back on the aisle in the school bus scene in "Letters To God". (Movin' on up! ;-] )
She is also directing school productions. She put up "Nightfall With Edgar Allen Poe" this fall, and is currently directing "Shout, The 60's Mod Musical" for the spring.
Carolyn is single-minded and determined to make it in this business. She sees it as a mission field full of those who need to hear about the Lord. What an understatement! I know that she has the talent and confidence to achieve her goal. Not to be a "star", but to make a living at her craft. God has gifted her, and it will be thrilling to see how He uses her.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Vote For Carolyn!
(1) Go to http://www.promguide.com/ and register.
(2) Go to your email and confirm by clicking the link.
(Confirmation email takes seconds. If it doesn't show up in your Inbox check your Spam folder.)
(3) Click on the "Vote Now" link and type "carolynlloyd" into the username space and click "Search".
One of the above pictures will show up. (Isn't she pretty? :-] )
(4) Under her picture click the "Vote" button.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
You can vote until Nov. 27th, but do it now! I'll let you know what happens.
Monday, November 15, 2010
My Favorite Topic--Part 2
My husband and I wanted our second child to be about a year and a half after our first. We wanted Melinda to have no recollection of *not* having a sibling. This worked perfectly.
Bennett also is very talented with art and design. He is a performer to the max, and is an amazingly gifted writer. He has had an interest in designing board games since he was little. He created a game for my 40th birthday--the Over The Hill Game... He also has a bit of a sense of humor... He has always had a keen interest in History. These two interests have manifested itself in his creating Historical Board games, and he has a website where he sells them... perfect for History teachers and homeschoolers! He is brilliant with scientific thinking. He was writing a novel in high school with a medical/scientific theme, and came up (on his own--no lie) with a unique method of curing a certain disease. A few months later I was playing around on the internet and found an article about that very medical procedure being tested at Purdue University. He amazes me.
Bennett was always noted for his beautiful singing voice and acting. Everyone thought he would pursue theater, but they didn't know about his writing. He got married in August to my favorite person in the world who is not blood-related to me. :-] Because his wife is fully supported by her parents in school, this has allowed Bennett to devote himself full-time to writing. He will finish his current novel, in the Historical Fantasy genre, within 6 months. I'll keep you posted... :-]
Bennett also is very talented with art and design. He is a performer to the max, and is an amazingly gifted writer. He has had an interest in designing board games since he was little. He created a game for my 40th birthday--the Over The Hill Game... He also has a bit of a sense of humor... He has always had a keen interest in History. These two interests have manifested itself in his creating Historical Board games, and he has a website where he sells them... perfect for History teachers and homeschoolers! He is brilliant with scientific thinking. He was writing a novel in high school with a medical/scientific theme, and came up (on his own--no lie) with a unique method of curing a certain disease. A few months later I was playing around on the internet and found an article about that very medical procedure being tested at Purdue University. He amazes me.
Bennett was always noted for his beautiful singing voice and acting. Everyone thought he would pursue theater, but they didn't know about his writing. He got married in August to my favorite person in the world who is not blood-related to me. :-] Because his wife is fully supported by her parents in school, this has allowed Bennett to devote himself full-time to writing. He will finish his current novel, in the Historical Fantasy genre, within 6 months. I'll keep you posted... :-]
Friday, November 12, 2010
Purple...
So who said purple is the next big thing? Purple is *the* holiday color, no matter *what* the holiday. Valentine's, Easter, Halloween, Christmas... I'm sure we'll be seeing purple flags and stars and stripes next year for Independence Day. Purple is "it". Granted, I like the color purple. No, really... the COLOR purple. Not the movie... never saw it, don't care to. Purple is a nice color. Peaceful, pleasant. But if I start seeing it everywhere at all times, I think I will be getting tired of it soon. Like that dusty country blue that overtook America back in the 80's. blechhh...
Purple has its place. Perhaps the problem is what it is paired with. Easter... purple, pink, yellow, green, aqua... ACKKK! Color overload!
Halloween... purple black and orange? Black and orange for one day of the year is not so intolerable, but put purple with it, the purple you have seen all year long already, and puh-lease...
Christmas... I could go for purple at Christmas. Except when it's paired with NEON GREEN!!!! Eh???
Purple, purple, purple... No one ever comments that you can't rhyme anything with purple. Maybe orange rhymes with purple. Of course, we all know that Chuck Norris rhymes with orange...
Excuse me while I go paint my bathroom purple...
Purple has its place. Perhaps the problem is what it is paired with. Easter... purple, pink, yellow, green, aqua... ACKKK! Color overload!
Halloween... purple black and orange? Black and orange for one day of the year is not so intolerable, but put purple with it, the purple you have seen all year long already, and puh-lease...
Christmas... I could go for purple at Christmas. Except when it's paired with NEON GREEN!!!! Eh???
Purple, purple, purple... No one ever comments that you can't rhyme anything with purple. Maybe orange rhymes with purple. Of course, we all know that Chuck Norris rhymes with orange...
Excuse me while I go paint my bathroom purple...
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
My Favorite Topic--Part 1
Most mothers will admit that their favorite topic of discussion is their children. I am no exception to this rule. My children are the most interesting and fulfilling aspect of my life here on earth. Since I have heard that "a very good place to start" is the beginning, that is where I will start.
I grew up in a household with three children. I was the youngest. I experienced the worst side of this phenomenon, which is the "two against one" syndrome. Hence, when discussing the topic of children with my future husband I was staunch in my desire of having either two or four. We have four. :-]
The oldest is a girl, just as I had planned. I had an older brother after all... Melinda was talented artistically. She loved to paint, draw, and create. When 14, Rhonda, the director of our children's theater, asked her to costume her production of "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp". She designed, and I sewed. She had a great eye for fabrics and character concepts. From then on she costumed (having learned to sew herself) many of Rhonda's shows, overlapping her talents with costuming for her high school drama program. She did shows such as Aida, Cyrano de Bergerac (which she also directed), and Oklahoma! As a Junior, she not only received Critic's Choice at District Thespian Competition, but was selected as the District Representative for all the technical theater entries. She is now majoring in Costuming at one of our large State Universities. She is quite respected by her professors, and earned two scholarships after they saw what she was capable of doing.
Now 22, she still loves to paint, create and design other art, and has a website displaying her work. She is fluent in German, having taken 4 years in high school, and living for a year in and around Cologne after graduating high school. She is also a successful retail salesperson at White House Black Market. I love spending time with her, as she has grown into a gracious, intelligent and need I say, talented young woman.
I grew up in a household with three children. I was the youngest. I experienced the worst side of this phenomenon, which is the "two against one" syndrome. Hence, when discussing the topic of children with my future husband I was staunch in my desire of having either two or four. We have four. :-]
The oldest is a girl, just as I had planned. I had an older brother after all... Melinda was talented artistically. She loved to paint, draw, and create. When 14, Rhonda, the director of our children's theater, asked her to costume her production of "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp". She designed, and I sewed. She had a great eye for fabrics and character concepts. From then on she costumed (having learned to sew herself) many of Rhonda's shows, overlapping her talents with costuming for her high school drama program. She did shows such as Aida, Cyrano de Bergerac (which she also directed), and Oklahoma! As a Junior, she not only received Critic's Choice at District Thespian Competition, but was selected as the District Representative for all the technical theater entries. She is now majoring in Costuming at one of our large State Universities. She is quite respected by her professors, and earned two scholarships after they saw what she was capable of doing.
Now 22, she still loves to paint, create and design other art, and has a website displaying her work. She is fluent in German, having taken 4 years in high school, and living for a year in and around Cologne after graduating high school. She is also a successful retail salesperson at White House Black Market. I love spending time with her, as she has grown into a gracious, intelligent and need I say, talented young woman.
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