Angels in Our Eyes - Angels in Our Eyes - Blogs http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html Angels in Our Eyes: Blogs Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:39:06 -0700 New Heartbeat Song and Video Released! The Story Behind the Song http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/new_heartbeat_song_and_video_released_the_story_behind_the_song We have released our new Heartbeat music CD and have placed this song and video images onto youtube: http://www.youtube.com/angelsinoureyesmusic


The CD was premiered in Manteca, California, Catherine's hometown at a fundraising banquet for the Manteca Right to Life Pregnancy Resource Center to obtain ultrasound capability. Because we could not attend, she wrote the following statement to be read at the event.


"In 2007, Raymond Silvia and I performed at the statewide Right to Life Conference in Wilsonville (near Portland), Oregon. It was there that I first saw the tiny feet pins. It struck my heart that those were my baby's tiny feet at the age of 11 weeks when I had my abortion in 1977. Nothing like those pins or ultrasounds were available to me then. If ultrasounds had been available to show the life developing inside me, there was no way I could have done it. I kept telling myself, "If only I had known!" The abortion clinic was so matter of fact. They tell you it's just a piece of tissue, not a baby. After I left the conference, I wore the tiny feet pins every day to remind me of my baby; and one day the lyrics of the song, "Heartbeat", came pouring out of me through tears and regret. Soon after, Raymond wrote the melody. I have a friend on the Southern Coast of Oregon who has written me to say that she has played a previous version of this song to women who were contemplating abortion; and after listening, they now have healthy babies. My hope is that this revised song -- which shows the personhood of the baby, along with ultrasounds, which show the developing life -- will save many more babies."


 


 

]]> http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/new_heartbeat_song_and_video_released_the_story_behind_the_song Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:39:06 -0700 Angels in Our Eyes - Angels in Our Eyes - Blogs New Version of Prolife Song to be Released in October http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/new_version_of_prolife_song_to_be_released_in_october We have found that our song, "Heartbeat", from the Singing with the Angels CD, has saved the lives of unborn babies. Under the guidance of the directors of two pregnancy resource centers, we are releasing a new version of this song as a single in October. Moreover, you can now listen to or even download the song for free in the Our Music section of this website!

]]> http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/new_version_of_prolife_song_to_be_released_in_october Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:59:45 -0700 Angels in Our Eyes - Angels in Our Eyes - Blogs On a Journey CD to be Released in August http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/on_a_journey_cd_to_be_released_in_august Our newest vocal music CD is due to be released in August. It is a nice mix of retro rock, country, folk, and smooth jazz. "On a Journey" includes songs about the interior and exterior personal journeys that we take through life. The musical arrangements are sometimes more ornate and orchestral than in our previous vocal CDs.

]]> http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/on_a_journey_cd_to_be_released_in_august Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:13:56 -0700 Angels in Our Eyes - Angels in Our Eyes - Blogs Spring blooming musings from Catherine on May 20, 2011 http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/spring_blooming_musings_from_catherine_on_may_20_2011 As we drove into Hillsboro today, I was amazed at all the beautiful plants in full and I mean full bloom! Lilacs, rhodies, azaleas, dogwoods. Do the plants know something we don't? I couldn't help but think they were all giving their full glory to God. Now this is mine and Harmonica Ray's take on animals. We feel that they will be our companions in heaven. Or maybe they go to an animal heaven. In Genesis God looked at everything and said it was very good, so why would he want to waste these critters? God made the critters before he made mankind, Genesis 1:24-25. In Isaiah 65 on the day of the Lord the wolf and the lamb will feed together. Another aside about our animal friends that God gave us. We have been told by a friend who distributes our CDs on the coast of Oregon that they are very healing to people and to their pets. We were surprised to hear that the Galilee CD we gave to our wonderful lawn guy (who we will miss because he is retiring) is listened to intently by his cat. He said he never saw anything like it. He put the CD on and the cat came over to it and sits and listens near it. His cat does this every time. Now people have told us the Galilee instrumental CD is very soothing and uplifting. The lawn guy said, "It has something!" Okay, one more thing, if by chance it isn't the end of the world this weekend, if you get your nails done, there is a cool new thing called crackle nail polish. It comes in many colors and has undercolors that show through the "cracks". So far I have tried purple with white and coral with sparkly silver. Now, I know a lot of you do gardening. Gardening is not kind to nice nails, so I began using gardening gloves and though you can't get your fingers in the dirt, you can still garden and have nails.

]]> http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/spring_blooming_musings_from_catherine_on_may_20_2011 Fri, 20 May 2011 21:06:37 -0700 Angels in Our Eyes - Angels in Our Eyes - Blogs Live at the Grotto Concert for 2011 http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/live_at_the_grotto_concert_for_2011 http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/live_at_the_grotto_concert_for_2011 Fri, 20 May 2011 20:28:50 -0700 Angels in Our Eyes - Angels in Our Eyes - Blogs Galilee Instrumentals CD Released on March 12th http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/galilee_instrumentals_cd__released_on_march_12th which were 18 months in the making. Ray likes
to call his envisioned band of 20 musicians circa
55 CE: Little Davy and the Levites -- although, to
Ray, the band includes women and children.

An excellent musician, friend, and studio engineer worked
as co-arranger of these compositions (songs):
Tony Esperance.]]> http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/galilee_instrumentals_cd__released_on_march_12th Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:56:37 -0700 Angels in Our Eyes - Angels in Our Eyes - Blogs American Cancer Society - Relay for Life Benefit Concert http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/american_cancer_society__relay_for_life_benefit_concert Relay for Life. All are welcome. See
under "Calendar" for the details.
We are very happy that we will see our
good friends, fine musicians, and the kind
folks in the Hoquiam / Aberdeen, WA, area!]]> http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/american_cancer_society__relay_for_life_benefit_concert Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:25:11 -0800 Angels in Our Eyes - Angels in Our Eyes - Blogs Catherine and Ray to offer Songwriting Spirituality Workshops http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/catherine_and_ray_to_offer_songwriting_spirituality_workshops The Art and Spirituality of Songwriting.
In these 3 hour workshops, we will try to
pass on what we have learned about the
Christian songwriting process, so that
others can write a "new song" for the Lord.
Contact Ray at 541 290 8168 for more information.
Our first workshop will be on April 2nd
in Hoquiam, WA. Look under "Calendar"
for details.]]> http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/catherine_and_ray_to_offer_songwriting_spirituality_workshops Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:16:05 -0800 Angels in Our Eyes - Angels in Our Eyes - Blogs Galilee Instrumentals CD to Be Released http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/galilee_instrumentals_cd_to_be_released Galilee Instrumentals invites listeners to reflect
back in time to around 55 CE and envision a band
of about 20 Christian musicians doing an evening concert.
The songs are useful for personal listening,
for the workplace, for religious instruction,
and for dance, among other things.]]> http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/galilee_instrumentals_cd_to_be_released Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:00:38 -0800 Angels in Our Eyes - Angels in Our Eyes - Blogs Ray to Complete MA Degree in Pastoral Ministry this Spring http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/ray_to_complete_ma_degree_in_pastoral_ministry_this_spring degree in Pastoral Ministry, except for
a practicum this Spring. He says that
the University of Portland is an
excellent school.]]> http://angelsinoureyes.com/blog.html/ray_to_complete_ma_degree_in_pastoral_ministry_this_spring Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:19:19 -0800 Angels in Our Eyes - Angels in Our Eyes - Blogs