#Osenga

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

"I don't know what there is to be afraid of. Just how to hold on." - Marjorie Andrews

#a tale of two marjories #her name is marjorie andrews bc she's the marjorie by andrew osenga girl #this is inspired mostly by gracie's moodboards for supernatural but British tbh #Lu rambles #ftr her faceclaim at the mo' is tentatively natalia dyer

[fortes-fortuna-iogurtum]

one of my favourite things about listening to any music from any of the Rabbit Room/Square Peg/whatever they’re called nowadays musicians is when I hear them showing up on each others’ records

#and not even like the actual credited collabs #those are great too but I’m talking like Ben Shive and Andy Gullahorn and Andrew Osenga and Ellie Holcomb doing backup vocals in AP’s music #and being able to pick out both Aedan and Skye’s voices in the intertwining background harmonies of Theme of My Song #it’s just. so cool y’all. #(this is an extremely niche post for like 3 other people at most I am aware of this lollll XD) #music

[dangerously-human]

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/paste this ask to some of your mutuals. 💌💜

I went with my On Repeat playlist, figuring that would give a decent representation of my favorites without being too biased to only one thing. Right now - since I wasn't listening to Spotify while I was in Missouri - it's a still a good mix of Lockwood & Co things, Easter, Dune soundtrack, new Twenty One Pilots, and Sleep Token. However, counter to my intentions, we still ended up with all stuff off my Lockwood & Co playlist.

TrusT - half•alive (wow, it's almost like I recently published a fic with this as a title source?)

The Kitchen - Tow'rs (another fic inspo song - was in heavy rotation for Here's a Safe Place to Lay Your Heart Down)

The Year of the Locust - Andrew Osenga

Leave the City - Twenty One Pilots

Lifeline - Angels & Airwaves

#personal

[bakubunny]

frostbunny playlist

okay… this has been a long time coming. i’ve gone back and forth on how much i want to share shoto self ship stuff because it often hits a tender place in my heart. with that said, there’s a lot i left out for the sake of time and post length; i don’t really have the fun, upbeat songs here, just the emotional journey. so here, have a thing if you want.

first day of my life - bright eyes

sweet love song vibes. it’s mellow and just the right amount of playful while also being meaningful.

collide (acoustic) - howie day

it’s waking up together in the morning. it’s slowly and tentatively falling in love. it fits.

creep - daniella andrade cover (radiohead)

vibes. this is how we find out that some of our music is the same. i picked this cover specifically because it’s got a more introspective feel to it.

in my arms - jon foreman

it’s the silent understanding of need for each other to carry each other’s burdens without being overbearing. the comfort of having someone there who loves you even if they don’t fully understand. it’s knowing you’ve finally found the right person.

dust to dust - the civil wars

just vibes. relearning how to love is fragile.

talking bird (demo) - death cab for cutie

it’s the hard part of falling in love. i’ve always been scared and flighty with commitment. it takes shoto a while to navigate that and recognize i’m not going to leave.

colour me in - damien rice

this is the other side of the previous one; while i do have some of these thoughts, this fits shoto much more. another one reflecting the hard part of falling in love

bookmark - andrew osenga

this one’s self descriptive i think. it’s the moment we realize there’s no going back.

the only exception - paramore

the words reflect a lot. we both had hard lives with fathers who were shitty and didn’t see from the people around us what healthy love looks like.

slow dancing in a burning room (acoustic) - john mayer

mostly vibes. we don’t really fight (disagreements are different), and we don’t go out of our way to hurt one another, but the underlying fear that it’ll devolve into that never goes away completely.

the scientist - coldplay

just vibes.

daughters - john mayer

more vibes. it fits i feel.

stop this train - john mayer

it fits. that’s all i got.

beautiful girl - william fitzsimmons

it’s learning how to heal by loving one another, remembering that not every day is hard.

ever could - william fitzsimmons

warm, soft love feelings. snuggling on rainy days. sleepy, tender kisses slowly turned needy. one too many “i love you’s” until we’re tangled in each other, out of breath and drifting off to sleep.

lack of color - death cab for cutie

sunny weather and comfortable days just living, breathing the warmth of each other. it’s not perfect, but it’s ours.

passenger seat - death cab for cutie

late night drives when one of us can’t sleep. being together in silence while the other processes what they’re feeling. slowly falling asleep in the passenger seat holding hands, knowing the other is there.

tagging my self ship nonsense crew. @neon-gothicc @dcsiremc @thenamesmiz @zazter-den @sunflower-emoji

#frostbunny self ship #todoroki shouto #aged up characters #bakubunny #self ship #bnha #mha #my hero academia #boku no hero academia

[thebirdandhersong]

songbird's season of general sadness/first real grief/sorrow is coming to an end: (in chronological/journeying order) songs and poetry that helped my heart a lot these past few months :)

Always Good, Andrew Peterson / Marjorie, Andrew Osenga / Ask Polly article I read on a whim: 'My Boyfriend Refuses to Change' / You're On Your Own, Kid, Taylor Swift / One Foot in Front of the Other, Griff / Heavy, Mary Oliver / Monday by @madamescarlette / The Letter, Linda Gregg / Summer's Retrospective by @madamescarlette / Ode to Some Lyric Poets, Gregory Orr

(bonus--from the scraps of writing that came out of this chapter of life, which are slowly being assembled into a more coherent story:)

#yknow i felt so alone at so many points but i really really wasn't #i had such good friends (here and in my church community) who held my hand so gently #and God used the things i understood best to show me His incredible love at just the right moments #still an ongoing journey but i am so so grateful for the secondhand heart-strength given to me and the tenderness that was extended when i #when i was really at my lowest and saddest and most oversensitive and easily provoked to impatience or anger or depressive spirals #anyway i can't remember who sent me marjorie but thank you so much for that it was such a comfort. it continues to be #and thank you eden for sharing your beautiful poetry!!!! it continues to refresh and encourage my soul #mmmm it's hard to put into words what everything (and by everything i mean: the songs here and on my playlists #and the poetry here and the books i've read during the summer and into the autumn #from cyrano de bergerac to tolstoy to rilke's poems and dorothy sayers and dostoevsky and st therese & st teresa and madeleine l'engle #not to mention the night walks and morning prayers and the wonderful times i've had with the other dorm girls! #suddenly quite overwhelmed by the abundance of love and blessing #immensely immensely grateful for everything. i can be such a little wretch sometimes and wallow awfully for days #or act like a little human machine and try to Rid Myself of all emotional surges. or just focus on all the negative things with astonishing #tunnel vision (you wouldn't BELIEVE). but God has been so gracious despite songbird being a silly goose #and every once in a while having mental breakdowns and having to learn the same lesson (surrender and humility) a bajillion times #anyway!! my heart doesn't hurt anymore!! #and i am learning to take it one day at a time and to Rejoice in all circumstances #slings and arrows of outrageous fortune in year 21 #which really is so much harder than i thought at times!!!! but that makes it even more important to do so i think

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

Taylor Swift // Maisie Peters // Anne Sexton // Dorothy Allison // Andrew Osenga

#web weaving #parallels

[dimsilver]

btw Marjorie by Andrew Osenga is such a The Blue Castle song. down to the letter!!

#the blue castle

[houseontherockconcerts]

These guys know how to put the 'rock' in House on the Rock Concerts. Josh Wilson & Andrew Osenga in our living room on February 25, 2023.

#recap #concert #live music #house concert #house show #concert photography #houseconcert #houseshow #livemusic #good music #singer-songwriter #rocknroll #rockandroll #guitar heroes #guitar hero

[lady-stormbraver]

okay, @lovesodeepandwideandwell inspired me when she introduced me to “Mercy” by Andrew Osenga through her cottagecore answers... so if anyone has any recs for lovely songs about Christian friendship-- relationships characterized by mercy, loyalty, grace, compassion, gentleness, forgiveness-- drop ‘em here! i’m making a philia playlist to organize all my soft, sweet friendship music. :)

so far, in addition to Mercy, I’ve got:

Carry the Fire, Be Kind To Yourself, I Want To Say I’m Sorry // Andrew Peterson

Cheering You On // For King and Country

Hiding // Florence + The Machine

would love to hear of any similar songs you’ve found!

#this might just be me shouting into the void but at the very least i can share a few lovely songs with y'all :) #be kind to yourself in particular hits me straight in the feels every time i hear it

[coghive]

Integrity Music Artist Community, Anchor Hymns, Releases Debut EP

‘Be Unto Your Name’ is the debut EP from Anchor Hymns, a community of Integrity Music songwriters and artists who care deeply about the theology and the craft of the songs the Church sings. This initial project was inspired by old hymns that have carried the Church for generations and across denominations. Andrew Osenga (A&R Director at Integrity Music) explains that three pillars continually showed up in those formative songs: “frank honesty about suffering and doubt, an acute awareness that we are in one specific time and place, and the reassurance that God is with us right here, right now, even in our suffering and doubt.” ‘Be Unto Your Name’ references the kind of music loved by this collective but rarely heard in church; full of soul and groove, these songs are unafraid to tackle the sounds of suffering and grief, as well as joy and celebration. The new project features instruments most churches have on a Sunday, showcasing them in a slightly different way, hinting that perhaps “it will give a church somewhere some kind of permission to try something new,” Andrew adds. Through this project and at their core, Anchor Hymns hope to communicate one of the greatest things about church hymnody: that it removes the pressure, and pride, of our own importance. Church hymnody has been going on for centuries and it will continue long after us, as Andrew concludes: “It’s my hope that in this brief moment we are marked by truthfulness in what we say, usefulness in the way we offer it, and a kindness to whoever the Lord brings into our orbit.” The songs on ‘Be Unto Your Name’ are for funerals and home churches alike, in both traditional and modern houses of worship worldwide. Be Unto Your Name is available now. https://youtu.be/5UUbwx5iLrw https://open.spotify.com/artist/4UuCCQRHiLAMzOWXkFtqSE?si=4d5ca64984a04f78 Read the full article

#AnchorHymns

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

Andrew Osenga // Taylor Swift

#this reads like a conversation honestly #like these songs are writing letters back and forth to each other #Lu rambles #web weaving #music #taylor swift #andrew osenga #Christianity #kinda????

[davidbaird1970]

From the Depths of Woe (Psalm 130) (feat. Andrew Osenga & Emily Deloach) - Inedible Grace Music

6-23-2022 13:38

K-LOVE

Christian Station

Apple Music Christian

MC Music Choice

Contemporary Christian

[whispers-of-fate]

Balance is a feeling derived from being whole and complete; it's a sense of harmony.

#Joshua Osenga 12 years a Cubicle Slave

[amicameastuff]

Today would be the perfect day to tell you goodbye But I've already said it Now you're just a memory, a photograph, a used-to-be Yeah, yeah, you get it Now I'm all alone Making lots of dough I'm not kidding myself There's just no place else I would rather be I just wish that you could be here with me

"Brushstroke" by Andrew Osenga

#Andrew osenga #brushstroke #Leonard the Lonely Astronaut

[the-empress-7]

I may be one of the few here who found the family video a bit cheesy (think it was the music haha). But it's inoffensive. And I think most "average" watchers of stuff gravitate towards that - cooking shows, nature docos, comedy, simple things. Most "average" people can't watch drama and hysterics 24/7. I've had to take breaks from the Megxit stuff because it's so excessive. MM is a solid decade older than me and I find her exhausting, not relatable. It's nice to see people who can be content.

I am glad you liked the video. It was 30 seconds of feel-good that I sorely needed (the same way I need the Great British Bake Off). 

Did you know they used the instrumental version of Andrew Osenga’s song called The Rain. The lyrics are sublime.

some years bloom and grow with all the rain they need  but when every door is closed and I've lost everything would you stay here by my side? never let me go? I will run and I will hide would you restore my soul? 

help me, hold me forgive the mess I've made of this guide me, plant seeds don't let this be the ending 

yes, these storms keep on and with them comes the rain grow strong, little seeds of hope we can start again

[thebirdandhersong]

Marjorie by Andrew Osenga has been holding my hand for the past what seven months

#theres always some good you could do!!