Diamond Rio's New Single

Diamond Rio has finally released a new single to country radio.

The song that was released is titled "In God We Still Trust." This song is a power, patriotic song. The song is kind of controversial in its message. The song calls for prayer in school and the Ten Commandments being back in our court houses. The song will certainly strike a nerve with folks all around the country.

The lyrics to the song are as follows:

In God We Still Trust
Written by Kim & Bill Nash and Rob LeClair

You place your hand on His Bible, when you swear to tell the Truth
His name is on our greatest Monuments, and all our money too,
And when we Pledge allegiance, there's no doubt where we stand,
There is no separation, we're one Nation under Him.

Chorus:
In God We Still Trust
Here in America
He's the one we turn to every time
The goin' gets rough
He is the source of all our Strength
The One who watches over us
Here in America
In God We Still Trust

Now there are those among us, who want to push Him out,
And erase His name from everything, this country's all about,
From the Schoolhouse to the Courthouse, they're Silencing His Word,
Now it's time for all Believers, to make our Voices heard.

In God We Still Trust,
Here in America
He's the one we turn to every time
The goin' gets rough
He is the source of all our Strength
The One who watches over us
Here in America
In God We Still Trust

Here in America, Here in America, Here in America,

In God We Still Trust
Here in America,

In God We Still Trust
Here in America

Now I am not a very religious person by any stretch of the imagination. I do, however, believe in God and that our country were based on Christian beliefs. I am one of those people that doesn't go to church and I do not like to have religion perched down my throat. I do though, really like this song and believe every word that this song is about.

I feel that this song is defiantly a song that is number one material. I do wonder how well its going to go over at country radio though. I am not sure if the radio program directors are going to be as eager to play this song due to the controversial parts of it. I think that if the country music fans like this song and request that it be played, it may have a better chance at making it to the #1 spot.

I can tell you that the song has been played in Diamond Rio concert for the past few months and was done at the concert I attended in August (see "What a Day" entry for details). The guys have received a standing ovation each time they have performed this song. That tells me that this is a song that most country music fans are going to like.

The song also has a video to go along with it. The video is a very patriotic and is a great video. Those of you that are interested in seeing the video can do so by looking for it on Great American Country (GAC) or can view it on Launch.com and you can click HERE for a direct link.

I am hoping that this song does go to number one and puts Diamond Rio back on track.

If any of you decide to give the song and/or video a listen, I would love to hear your thoughts about it. Please do not hesitate to leave me a comment here to let me know what you think. I really look forward to them.

'Till next time.

Jason

School & A Possibility

I know, I know, I am a bad J-Lander. It has been just about a month since my last entry. There have been a few things that I have wanted to write about but none of them would have produced enough for a decent entry. Now I do have some things to write about. A majority of this entry will be dedicated to one subject. So without further ado, let's get started.

My first Fall college semester has begun and its going rather well. I am taking three courses this semester. I am taking two English classes and a Math class. I have one of my English classes on Tuesdays and then I have my other English class and my math class on Wednesdays. The class have been better than I thought they would be and they aren't bad at all. This will start my third week of the 16-week semester. I am hoping that the rest of the semester goes as smooth as the first two weeks have. Only time will tell.

One day this past weekend was a rather good day for me. I found out that someone that I have been talking to online for many years now, would be willing to consider going on a date with me. In fact, she has already said that she would go. Her name is Whitni and she is one of the nicest and most beautiful girls that I have met. It just blows me away that she is willing to go on a date with me. We still aren't sure when its going to take place but I hope to get things worked out soon.

It's kind of funny though, I am pretty happy about this possible date but at the same time, I am kind of worried about it. The reason that I am so worried about it is because I am a pretty self-conscious guy. Whitni and I have never met offline yet and with the way that I have to jerk and gyrate around to be able to move and to position myself in my wheelchair and the way that I have to feed myself, its something that I do not want Whitni to have to bare-witness to. Also, depending on the place that we go, there is a pretty good chance that I might need help eating. I do not want to go through that and I damn sure do not want Whitni to have to go through that. I am afraid that this would take away from the date and make it less enjoyable. She does know about my disability and knows that I am wheelchair-bound but I am not sure if she really knows the severity of my condition.

I think that I might have come up with a solution to my little worries. I think that it might be in our best interest to have her meet me before we make any plans to go do anything. I think that this will give us both a chance to get to know one another and be around each other. She and I can work out details and talk things over in person and that might make things easier.

I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens. I will keep you posted!

'Till next time.

Jason