Nichole Nordeman is back with a brand new book, “Slow Down”
filled with colorful photos and CD, “Every Mile Mattered”. The book begins with
explaining how she got the idea for the hit song, “Slow Down”. The song
describes what every parent goes through and how we all wish that the time
would slow down between every passing stage our children go through. Nichole
Nordeman is a mother of two children, Charlie and Pepper. Throughout the book,
she shared countless stories of what she learned along the way about parenting.
She went into detail about the challenges she encountered when she became a new
mom to her son, Charlie. He had a condition called gastroesophageal reflux and
he had trouble keeping food down the first eighteen months. He was constantly
crying, hungry, and he only slept three or four hours. She revealed how this
difficult time birthed her hit song, “Brave”. The book also contained stories
from Natalie Grant, Amy Grant, Sara Groves, Jen Hatmaker, Patsy Clairmont, and
much more. Later in the book, she shared about the decision to walk away from
her music career at the height of it and how she has returned after ten years.
She shared about how she told her fans it was because of her wanting to be a
stay at home mother. In this book, she revealed it was because her marriage was
failing and she was trying to save it. This book will offer encouragement to
parents and they will realize that they aren’t alone. They will be reminded the
significant of slowing down and not rushing through life.
Every
Mile Mattered CD features 11 songs. The album begin with the
title track and it discussed how we all have many miles, bridges burned, wrong
turns, and shed tears. The song coveys how they are all important and every
mile mattered. “Dear Me” is another song that fans will connect with. This one
was written as a letter to yourself and how we are guilty of not following
Jesus 100%. This one talked about really being Jesus to people who are in need
and who are hurting. This is a very moving song with emotional lyrics. One of
my favorite songs was, “No Longer”. This one had an upbeat tempo and it
describe Jericho, the Red Sea, five stones and how we all struggle with living
our lives. The song is a declaration about living with your heart on fire and
not letting fear to control our lives. We no longer have to with a safety net,
we can be stronger and freer. Another one of my favorites is, “Listen to Your
Life”. This one describes all the voices we hear every day and how they all compete
for our attention. We all at times are worried about who has the floor to speak
and who holds the bullhorn. At other times we are all wondering who is going to
steer. Nichole Nordeman reminds listeners to listen to your life and listen to
God and His small voice and letting His Spirit flow through you. I also love
the song, “Sound of Surviving”. This one talked about how we let fear control
us where we won’t share our stories. Many of our stories are often filled with
bullet holes and they aren’t always beautiful. This song is an anthem for
reminding ourselves that we are still here, we are surviving, and we’re not
done fighting. This album also contained a new version of, “Slow Down” which
features her daughter, Pepper singing the lyrics alongside her mother. This
version is a very personal reminder of all the different stages, we hopefully
will see our children grow up in.
If you would like to purchase a copy of the book and CD,
check out the links below:
Thanks to Capitol Christian Music Group for the book and CD
to review.
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