Top 5 Friday - Favorite Christmas Albums

Happy Friday my friends!  I got this idea from Annieblogs so I thought I would start it on my blog as well.


TOP 5 FRIDAY is when we each list five of our favorite things, depending on the topic. Feel free to join in via the comments or by posting on your own blog and linking back here. Play along. It’s Friday.

Since it is now officially the Christmas season I thought I would share my top 5 favorite Christmas albums.

1. Amy Grant - A Christmas Album

I grew up listening to this album with my family at Christmas.  These songs will never get old to me.  Actually, all of Amy's Christmas albums are my all-time favorites, but in fairness I will just list one..haha.

2. Chris Tomlin - Glory in the Highest

Chris does an excellent job with this album and helps one to remember what the true meaning of Christmas is about.  

3. Josh Groban -Noel
Beautiful. This album takes me back to Christmas 2007 when I was living in Columbia with Courtney.  We decorated for Christmas and listened to this album for hours.  Josh sings some beautiful Christmas classics on this one.

4. Celine Dion - These Are the Special Times
I have been listening to this album for years and will never grow tired of it.
5. Matt Wertz - Snow Globe

One of my favorite singer-songwriters released a Christmas album this year.  I have to say that it is quickly becoming one of my favorites.  It is an album that I will be listening to for years to come...LOVE it!

A Spirit of Thanksgiving Day 6

Happy Thanksgiving, my friends! As I am writing this I am watching "The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade," and smelling the wonderful aroma of all the foods that mom is cooking for lunch with the family.  Where ever you may be on this holiday I hope that you take some time to remember all that you have to be thankful for.  


Today I am thankful for my relationship with Jesus Christ and what He did for all of us on the cross.  I am thankful for His grace and mercy that He gives me each day.  


I am also thankful for my family who I will see and spend time with today. One fun tradition that our family has done for years is sing what we call "The Thanksgiving Song."  My mom originally started singing it to her sister when they were young to annoy her and it has just stuck. "Today is Turkey Day it's Ellen's holiday, and we will laugh and sing and do all kinds of things" (There is your blog shout-out auntie! You are the best and I love you!).  


Read Psalm 136 and be thankful. :)