Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 7, 2015

God Bless Mothers



Mom honor her bible verse Proverbs 31:31 Gallery Wrap Canvas by LPFedorchak
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"Honor her for all that her hands have done,
 and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
                                                                        Proverbs 31:31


Mother's Day became an official holiday in the United States of America over a hundred years ago. On May 9th 1914 President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed that the second Sunday in May  each year is to be Mother's Day,  as he called on  Americas to celebrate the holiday by "displaying the American flag and for the public expression of love and reverence for the mothers of the country." 

The first Mother's Day celebrations had taken place several years before this official proclamation of the holiday. In 1906 Anna Jarvis conducted a Mothers Day gathering to recognize the accomplishments of her mother who had passed away the year before.  In Grafton, West Virginia, her mother Ann Marie Jarvis had created Mothers Day Work Clubs during the Civil War to assist grieving  mothers. As her mother was conducting a lesson titled Mothers of the Bible at the Methodist Church she said a prayer where she hoped that someday there would be a memorial day to mothers living and dead to commemorate their matchless service to humanity. Anna Jarvis then spent the next several years campaigning for a day to honor mothers. 

Proverbs 31:15-16
She gets up while it is still dark;
She provides food for her family
And portions for her servant girls.
She considers a filed and buys it;
Out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. God bless our mothers that are up before dawn making our daily life easier. 

Psalm 113:9
He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. 




Proverbs 31:25
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.








Proverbs 31:28

Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.


3 John 1:4
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.




"GOD COULD NOT BE EVERYWHERE, SO HE CREATED MOTHERS."
A MOTHER'S LOVE  by
MjsInMyHeartForever created on May 4, 2015


Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Old Rugged Cross

The Old Rugged Cross

Photography Prints

The Old Rugged Cross  painting 
is a watercolor and ink  art work created by Meldra Driscoll.


              The hymn The Old Rugged Cross was written by  George Bennard.
He  became Reverend George Bennard at the age of 24 as he  attended Salvation Army meetings until 1898 and then began conducting his own revival meetings and  composing hymns.  
              Rev. Bennard wrote the words to The Old Rugged Cross over a month as he travel to revivals, as he explains "I seemed to have a vision...I saw the Christ and the cross inseparable."   The hymn was sung first at a revival meeting in Pokegon, Michigan, when it was published in 1913 it was an immediate success.  Over 15 million copies of the hymn had been sold along with several recordings by 1939. This was my Grandmother's favorite hymn and when I hear it still today I  think of her. 


                 A new recording of  The Old Rugged Cross was done by Craig Wayne Boyd in  2014.  As a struggling country artist in Nashville he was about to give up on his dream when he received an email to try out  for The Voice.  He chose to perform The Old Rugged Cross for the competition. Though many considered it risky to preform a gospel song in prime time on network television he won.

The Voice 2014 Semifinals- Craig Wayne Boyd: "The Old Rugged Cross"

It is wonderful  The Old Rugged Cross continues to be a popular hymn still today!


Monday, March 16, 2015

Disney Dazzle

March 16, 2015   Cinderella Legacy

    One of the many things I love about the Walt Disney Company is their continued dedication to classic stories and folktales. The Cinderella legacy began over three hundred and eighty years ago, when the French author Charles Perrault published his story for the first time in 1634Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper was destined to become a classic folktale from the beginning. There have been over 500  adaptions and versions of the story since that first publication.
   Walt Disney first created a seven minute film of a modern cartoon Cinderella in 1922 for his Laugh-O-Gram studios. Here is this fun film.

Then after developing Walt Disney Studios, he created a full length animated film of the folktale in 1950. The film was a huge financial risk and it almost was not finished. It was a hit at the box office and was nominated for three Academy Awards.  Today this version continues to be a popular classic film. This is the original trailer for the animated Cinderella movie.

   This past week Disney released a new live action version of Cinderella, the success at the box office indicates it is destine to be another classic. Here is a combination of the 1950 film and new version created by Disney.


The legacy continues for this classic fairy tale, and hopefully it will inspire interest in reading and classic literature for another generation.

Disney Cinderella History

Cinderella Legacy

by disney Pillows online at Zazzle.com




   This legacy began over three hundred and eighty years ago, when the French author Charles Perrault published his story for the first time in 1634. Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper was destined to become a classic folktale from the beginning. There have been over 500 publications, adaptions and versions of the story since that first publication. By the early 1700's the fairy tale became a popular feature as it was preformed  in ballets and operas.



This is the poster from the opera

 Cendrillon from 1894
 this version was created
 by Jules Massenet. 

Opera Cendirllon (1894–5) 
by Jules Massenet, libretto by Henri Cain





Cinderella has also been adapted for theater performances several times since the early 1900's In 1904 a version was performed as a pantomime at the Drury Lane and Adelphi Theaters in London.




This is the poster from 
the Adelphi Theatre


Cinderella Pantomime at the Adelphi 1905







     In the past hundred years there have been a variety of Cinderella adaptions that were created for film and television. In 1957 Roger and Hammerstein created a television version that has become a classic. Starring Julie Andrews as Cinderella it was the most widely viewed program in television history.

Julie Andrews Cinderella  1957 In My Own Little Corner.
They then released a new version in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren with the same success. In 1997 another versions was created with Whitney Housten as the Fairy Godmother. This version was also adapted for the theater and continues as a Broadway today. 




   Walt Disney created a seven minute film of Cinderella in 1922 for his Laugh-O-Gram studios. Then he created a full length animated film of the folktale in 1950. The film was a huge financial risk and it almost was not finished. Today this 1950 version  continues to be a popular classic film. This past week Disney released a new live action version of Cinderella, the success at the box office indicates it is destine to be another classic. Here is a combination of the 1950 film and new version created by Disney.


Cinderella Ornately Framed Poster


Poster by disney  

 More Disney Posters

                   
A Moment Of Magic Mouse Pad











The legacy continues, and so do the parties!



Cinderella Birthday Invitation Custom Invite
Cinderella Birthday Invitation Custom Invite by disney
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Friday, February 13, 2015

It Must Be Love


It Must Be Love 1 x 2 inch Dominoes Collage Sheet Clip Art
Instant Download by norvette21 in United States

            The Classic Love Song It Must Be Love was created by Bob McDill in 1979 where, Country Music artist Don Williams was the first to record it. The song was quickly becoming a classic  as it reached the top of the billboard charts in the United States and Canada. Eleven years later  Alan Jackson released his recording  of this song and once again it was a hit in the United States and Canada.  
Alan Jackson - It Must Be Love (Live at Farm Aid 2000)

          Today  thirty-six years later It Must Be Love  continues to be a popular love song. It is often played or sung at wedding receptions and used in creating wedding memory videos.  Here is a great wedding video from 2014 Titled :
Kyle and Whitley Warden Wedding  Video 2014

First I get cold and hot, think I'm on fire but I'm not
Oh, what a pain I've got, it must be love
There's nothing I can do, all that I want is you
Look what I'm going through, it must be love
It must be love, it must be love
I fall like a sparrow and fly like a dove
You must be the dream I been dreaming of
Oh what a feeling, it must be love




Thursday, February 12, 2015

Love is When You Say Nothing at All

When You Say Nothing at All  Art Collage  by 

Lil Dreamer Creative  
in Denver, Colorado



        The Classic Love Song When You Say Nothing at All  was created by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz in 1988. They thought it was  ok but never thought is would still  be a popular love song  twenty-seven years later.  Keith Whitley loved the song  when he heard it and became the first musical artist to record in 1988. His recording became number one on the country charts. Alison Krauss then recorded 
When You Say Nothing at All  in 1994  as  a tribute to Keith Whitley who had died in 1989. Her recording also went to  number one and remains popular today twenty-five years later as seen in this  video of Alison at the Grand Ole Opry in 2012.



Alison Krauss When You Say Nothing at All  Live at the Grand Ole Opry 2012




           When You Say Nothing at all remains a powerful and popular song today, where it is sung by choirs and musical artists in competions.  It  is a favorite song for weddings, sung in the ceremony or the reception.  This love song is often used to create wedding video memories.  It is a favorite of couples to sing too each other at weddings as seen in this video titled:
Groom Sings To The Bride On Their Wedding Day
Daniel Bulbeck sings to his bride Nicola on June 30th 2012 on their Wedding Day, Hampshire, United Kingdom







Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Love Me Tender



Love me Tender, Love me Sweet, Never let me go-

 Elvis Presley Subway art print 
Designed by  Art by Sara in San Jose, California


              The Classic Love Song  Love Me Tender  first appeared to be  created by Vera Matson, however it was  really created by her husband Ken Darby.  In 1956 he was  the music director for the  movie  Love Me Tender in which Elvis Presley was the star.  Darby needed a theme song for the movie, so he decided to use the music of the civil war ballad  Aura Lee  that  had been created by George R Poulton in 1861.  Presley assisted  in writing the lyrics for this new  song  that was given the same title as the movie Love Me Tender

Frances Farmer sings  Aura Lee in this 1936 movie  Come and Get It

           The song Love Me Tender was very popular as it hit the top of the billboard charts and remained there for five weeks.  Since the original recording it has been  recorded by many well known artists through the years including; B.B. King, Nat King Cole, Julie Andrews , Johnny Cash,  Ricky Nelson, Barry Manilow, Norah Jones, Willie Nelson  and Andrea Bocelli.

Elvis Presley Love Me Tender in the 1956 movie Love Me Tender
            Whether  it is the lyrics or the tune, Love Me Tender  has continued to be a favorite love song during the past fifty-nine years, with a melody that is over a hundred and fifty years old.  The song is a favorite for new artists to sing in competitions, and is often sung by choirs world wide.  Couples enjoy singing this love song  to each other on their wedding days. Love Me Tender  is also a chosen song for  preserving  memories in wedding videos, as seen in this wonderful video of  a Russian bride from 2013. 

Love Me Tender (our wedding day)   Валентина Керцова





Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Feel the Love





Can You Feel The Love Tonight Necklace by
Till The Last Petal Falls in Bay Shore, New York



            The Classic  Love Song Can You Feel the Love Tonight was created by Elton John and Tim Rice in 1994 for the Disney movie  Lion King.  The song was performed by Kristle Edwards, Joseph Williams, Sally Dwoksky, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella and Elton John in the movie. Winning the 1994 Academy Award for Best Original Song  it became a popular world wide.  In the past twenty years  there have been many new recordings of  Can You Feel the Love Tonight as it has continued to be a favorite love song.  This video of Elton John  shows how popular the song was in 2000.

Elton John  Can You Feel the Love Tonight 2000, live in Madison Square Garden.

                Can You Feel the Love Tonight was created as a love song between two lions, however in resent years it has become a favorite of human lovers.  It is a favorite for the wedding ceremony,  sung or played instrumentally and is often  chosen for special dances at the reception. The song takes on special meaning also when it is used as a theme in creating  lasting memories  in  wedding video trailers.   Here are two wonderful wedding video's that show the impact this song continues to have today world wide. 

Susan and Noel's Wedding  2014 Edinbergh United Kingdom


Hai & Phuong Wedding Highlight 2014
 Tea ceremony held at the couple's residences  



There's a calm surrender to the rush of day
When the heat of a rolling wind can be turned away
An enchanted moment, and it sees me through
It's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you

And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far

And can you feel the love tonight?
How it's laid to rest
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best




Monday, February 9, 2015

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Created by  Art Under Glass in Huson, Montana

           The Classic Love song   Crazy Little Thing Called Love  was created by Freddie Mercury in 1979.     The song was written as a tribute to Elvis Presley and was completed in ten minutes.  He  recorded the song in 1980 with the music group Queen, and it became an immediate hit world wide. The song was the groups first number one single. In the past thirty five years   Crazy Little Thing Called Love  has been recorded by a variety of musical artists including; Dwight Yoakam, Juice Newton, Michael Buble', Diana Ross,  and American Idol contestants. 

               Queen  created this music video of  Crazy Little Thing Called Love  in 1979.               
                   
            In recent years Crazy Little Thing Called Love has become a favorite song  to dance to at wedding receptions. It is also the theme song for Wedding Trailer videos.  Here are  a few of the  many  ways that this classic love song is part of special memories. 

Tell Me Yes - Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Wedding Party May 2014

Our First Dance - Crazy Little Thing Called Love August 2008 Jeff and Teresa Eagan





Sunday, February 8, 2015

Hallelujah Love


Happily Ever After Coaster
Happily Ever After Coaster by ShrekStore
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           The biblical word Hallelujah is a term meaning To Praise God, it is derived from  14th century Hebrew. The word is found twenty four times in the Hebrew Bible most of them in the Book of Psalms, and four times in the Christian Book of Revelations.   The word Hallelujah is often spoken by clergy and their congregations.  A variety of music has been written over the years  where the word is often sung giving it more meaning. 
        Thirty years ago  Leonard Cohen  created his musical version of  Hallelujah,  he spent  five years composing  the music and  had written eighty different verses before his first recording. The music is a  mix of gospel  and waltz with the original lyrics based on stories from the Bible. These Bible references included Sampson and Delilah from the Book of Judges and King David.  In his own words he explains the meaning of this now classic love song in a interview from 2012. 


"This world is full of conflicts and full of things that cannot be reconciled," 
 "But there are moments when we can ... reconcile and embrace the whole mess, 
and that's what I mean by 'Hallelujah.'"

Leonard Cohen performs Hallelujah 2009 Live 



           The first  recording of  Hallelujah had little success, and it was not played much in the United States.  John Cale recorded the song in 1991, it was  then chosen for the movie Shrek in 2001.  Since his original recording in 1984 there have been over a hundred versions of the song performed or recorded.  Hallelujah has also become a popular song for weddings as seen in this 2014 video of  Chris and Leah O'Kane's wedding  where Father Ray Kelly wrote the lyrics and performed the song for the couple. 





Friday, February 6, 2015

Love Becomes The Rose



          The Classic Love Song  The Rose  was created by Amanda McBroom in 1977.  The song came together quickly as she drove on the LA freeway and thought about what is love.  She put her thoughts into words  with a tune on the piano and within minutes  The Rose was born. Amanda was the first one to record the song and she also sang it at night clubs.  A year later the movie The Rose  was in production,  her song was considered for the title song however the producers thought it was too slow.  Bette Midler , the star of the movie heard the song and loved it, and the rest is history. 

Amanda McBroom performs "The Rose" at the Cafe Carlyle 2013



            The Rose  has been recorded by several musical artists from around the world since 1978 including; Conway Twitty, Westlife, The Dubliners, Mudhoney,Ayahi Takagaki, Joan Baez and LeAnn Rimes. Today it continues to be a number one choice to be played or sung at weddings.  This classic song is also performed  as a favorite for school and gospel choirs.  Here is  the Grafton High School - Women's Chorus of Ending Yorktown VA performing The Rose  on May 5, 2014.

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

It's Your Love



Artwork by AsqueStudio  
in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts



               The Classic Love song  It's Your Love  was created by Stephony  Smith in 1996.  She wrote the song as a reflection of her own new love experience  and then recorded the demo herself.   When  Tim McGraw heard the song he decided to record  with his wife  Faith Hill  for his new album that was released in 1997.  The song became a popular hit climbing to number one on the billboard charts in  five weeks and  stayed there for  six weeks.  The music video also won Video of the year in 1997. 

              Stephony Smith talks about this wonderful love song  in this interview with Bart Herbinson by the Tenneesean in 2013. She performs the song as she originally did for the demo recording in 1996.


        The award winning 1997 video of 
 It's Your Love  was created when Faith Hill was pregnant with their first child Gracie.




            Today It's Your Love  is performed for weddings and often for couples who are renewing their vows.  It is also choosen  for their wedding videos, this  one is titled Meg & Cody Wedding Highlight Film  
October 25, 2014
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