http://phillipandjaci.com/blog The life and times of Phillip and Jaclyn Jackson Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:59:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey guys - Lots of stuff going on lately so I'm sorry we haven't given any updates! Sales are going pretty OK considering we're just now in the full swing of the holidays! We are stunned by the number of repeat purchases people are making to give the CD's away as ... http://phillipandjaci.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/04/order-lord-at-thy-birth-before-december-18th-to-have-it-by-christmas/ [caption id="attachment_122" align="alignnone" width="281" caption="Don't worry - there are 10 tracks; I just don't even have them all yet on my iPod!"][/caption] With the launch of our first CD later this week - Jaci and I are thrilled at the response we've already been receiving. People have called us and written ... http://phillipandjaci.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/17/lord-at-thy-birth-ships-this-week/ We are very very excited to announce that presales begin today for our new Christmas album - "Lord at Thy Birth"... it has been such a labor of love for us over the last 6 weeks to record this album and we're so excited that it is finally becoming a ... http://phillipandjaci.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/11/presales-for-lord-at-thy-birth-begin-today/ I've been reading a little bit more than usual lately; not just the Word - but lots of books. I've decided to take on the biggest read of my life - Anathem, by Neal Stephenson - but I haven't truly committed enough time to get into that book just. Today I ... http://phillipandjaci.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/29/velvet-elvis/ Ahhhh - where to begin? We have quite the ostentatious deadline set for November 7th handoff to Discmakers and we have very little accomplished at the moment. We've spent the last 3 weeks choosing songs, arrangements, gathering ideas and information ... but it just feels like we have so much ... http://phillipandjaci.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/25/update-christmas-album/ 1 Samuel 8 6 But when they said, "Give us a king to lead us," this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. 7 And the LORD told him: "Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their ... http://phillipandjaci.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/17/pastor-in-chief/ John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." So, Phil and I have been diligently sticking to a weight loss plan which is never the most fun thing in all the universe, but it ... http://phillipandjaci.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/16/trays-of-fresh-hot-cinnamon-buns/ [caption id="attachment_73" align="alignleft" width="263" caption="918 nasty calories died today..."][/caption] I never thought I'd see the day when I would burn >900 calories in just one workout. I mean; I used to loathe physical exertion of any kind whatsoever! But now I'm really going after it; Check this photo out for proof. ... http://phillipandjaci.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/14/918-calories/ You heard it right here, folks! We are in the process of recording a Christmas CD. I can hear the questions forming in your heads already: Will it feature both Jaci and Phillip? Will 'My Everything, My All' be on the album? And, for those of you wondering, the answer to both questions ... http://phillipandjaci.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/06/rumor-phillip-and-jacis-christmas-cd-release/ Oh, we're all guilty of them, those proverbial OMG's and LOL's in our online chit-chats and Facebook threads!!! The question is, are we understanding the full impact of these linguistic fig leaves or do we just fall off the cliff with the other lemmings?!? I was recently caught red-handed, felt ... http://phillipandjaci.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/12/the-assasination-of-acronyms-a-memoir/