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Holiday Romance – 12 Days of Christmas

I decided to do the 12 Days of Christmas for my husband a couple of years ago. I was soooooo excited because I knew that it would make him smile and I like to see my hubby smile. It was such a sweet and cute little thing to show my appreciation.

If you plan to do this for your husband, start thinking about little things that he has mentioned throughout the year. He may have mentioned something really small that he wants. Use some of those things as gift ideas for the 12 days. Be as creative as you can. The gifts that my husband will get really don’t have anything to do with the 12 Days of Christmas theme, but I don’t think that he cares. It’s the thought that counts.

  1. One Pack of Cushy Socks
  2. Two things to shave with (Shave Soap & Shave Oil)
  3. It’s Red, It’s Green, It’s a candy cane full of M&Ms
  4. Four layer slice of cheesecake (Red Velvet Cheesecake)
  5. Five golden rings ( a can of pineapple slices…he loves pineapples)
  6. Six pairs of dress socks
  7. A small box of chocolate Whoppers candy
  8. Eight ounces of Jalepeno Cheetos
  9. Nine Fruit Roll-ups
  10. A pack of gum – 10 pieces
  11. Music (the cd he wanted had 11 tracks – how cool is that!!!)
  12. Twelve Pack of Sparkling Green Tea

And there you have you it – 12 Days of Christmas for my husband. It wasn’t perfect, as I didn’t get all of the numbers right, but you can make up  your own ideas.   What do you think about doing something like this for your spouse?

A Christmas Concert with Aarika Radcliffe on Saturday, December 3, 2011

  • Musical Guest – Aarika Radcliffe (featuring Hannah Higgins)
  • Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011
  • Time: 7:00 pm
  • Venue: Anointed Word Christian Ministries International
  • Address: 3800 Linecrest Rd
  • City/State: Ellenwood, GA

 

Save the Date: Night of Worship in Lithonia, GA

  • Worship Leaders – Tamika Brown, Myron Krys, John Momon, Aarika Radcliffe
  • Date: Saturday, November 19, 2011
  • Time: 7:00 pm
  • Venue: Cornerstone of Faith Christian Ministries
  • Address: 6001 Pattillo Way
  • City/State: Lithonia, GA

More details to come!!!

Sing Aarika – Green Pastures Church

I have to say that I had an awesome time singing at my old church, Green Pastures Christian Ministries.  I am definitely honored that they would choose me to sing at their anniversary event.  The choir, Shepherd’s Flock, was awesome!!!  All of their songs choices were just great.  I loved hearing them sing again.  They even backed me up on my songs…so I am truly grateful.  Here is a clip of me singing I’ve Got the Joy Joy Joy.

Five Questions

  1.  What embarrassing songs might I find on your MP3 player? The only thing embarrassing would probably be my voice notes.  I use my vocal recorder to capture the very rough drafts of the songs that I write.
  2. Where would you most like to perform? I would love to sing the national anthem at a Falcons game.  Other than that, I would love to sing at a festival, conference or at an awards show
  3.  Who would you most like to open for? I would like to open for Mary Mary or Dawkins & Dawkins.  I think their fans would like my music.
  4. If you weren’t singing, what would you be doing? If I weren’t singing, I think that I would have a shopping blog.  That is actually how The PeachPost started.  I used tell people about the really good deals that I found.
  5. Why do you want to record and release your own music to the world? I believe that God has given me awesome lyrics and melodies that simply carry great messages.  I think that my music very understandable and I pray that I can lead others to Christ or that they are touched in some way.

Five Questions

1. When did you first start singing?
I remember singing when I was about 8 years old.  It was my first public performance.  I sang “I Surrender All” at a church function

2. What did your family do to encourage you?
My family always asked me to sing at major holiday dinners when I was younger.  I also, remember my mom putting me in voice and piano lessons

3. Who else in your family sings?
My mom, my dad, my aunt and I believe that my grandmother used to sing.  She says that she was in a group…back in the day
4. Who are your musical inspirations?
I am inspired by a lot of people. I am inspired by musicians/music artist who are unique and doing different things with their music

5. What kind of music do you listen to today?
I listen to mix of things…praise and worship, contemporary gospel, contemporary Christian,  gospel hip hop

 

I Heart Bags – Baggu

Confession:  I love to buy bags.  Although I am pretty picky about what bags I buy, it doesn’t always have to be name brand.  I like functional bags.  When I found Baggu, I had to share it.  These bags are good for carrying groceries, laundry, shoes, books, etc. And look at all of the colors! They are definitely going my wish list.

 

 

 

Photos courtesy of Baggu.com

Writing, Recording, Etc.

I have been working with two amazing pianists on a few songs that I am super excited about. I decided to do acoustic versions so that I can put something out for you all sooner than later.  Also, this having musicians is soooo much better than using a beat. When you use beats, others can use those beats, but when you have musicians that can do your melodies, then it’s great.  There’s nothing like having your own stuff!!  So here are a few blurbs about the songs that I am working on:

  • She Prays – a song about the things that a wife can pray for husband. while she is praying for him, she is doing him some good. It’s a good thing to pray for anybody, the Bible tells us to pray for one another.  as a wife it’s powerful and life-changing to pray for your husband
  • I Mean a Lot – a song that focuses on us being who we are because of God.  we are beautiful, we are worthy, we are amazing because of God.  No matter what people may tell us or what they think, we know that God thinks very highly of us and we mean a lot to him
  • The Right Way – a song about doing things the right way when you go through something. we should be giving him praise no matter what because he promised to give us victory over our enemies. proclaim God’s name and do things the right way
  • The Heart – a song about protecting your heart from all the bad things of the world. it’s about getting rid of negativity and focusing on what God says.  the heart is a special place for God, it’s where he can get to us the most.  even when the circumstances are not in your favor, a clean heart will be focused on God and waiting patiently on the things of God 

So these are the songs that I plan to record soon.  Not sure when you all will hear them, but please know that I am not just simply singing.  I am writing, recording and such. :)

God T-shirts

These cute little tees can be found at Forever 21.  Forever 21 was recently accused of pushing a Christian agenda, but I’m not mad at them.  I hope they make more Christians t-shirts.

Photo by New York Magazine

Posting Pictures of Your Beer

I have noticed on social media that a lot of Christians are sharing their wrong doings.  I’ve seen them post pictures of the beer that they had with dinner.  I’ve seen others curse.  I have seen many talk favorably about the worldly music that they listen to.  I am sure that there are other things, but it seems like it is being broadcasted now. Is it that people were always doing it and now because of twitter and facebook  it’s easier for it to come to light?

I am a little baffled, because I remember when we (Christians) didn’t do stuff like this.  Now that people are talking about the things that they do wrong, others are saying, “I am glad that you mentioned that because I do it too.”  It goes from the person being ashamed of what they’ve done to being happy that they know someone else that does it too.

I am not judging anyone, I am just confused by the actions of my fellow Christian brothers and sisters.