I blogged recently telling you how awesome these ladies are! They are just finishing up their blog tour tomorrow and I was honored when they asked to stop by my blog on their tour. If you missed some of their blog tour posts you can find their line up here. So with out further ado, take it away girls!!
Kendra! Thanks for letting us steal your blog for a moment. I’m Brooke, one of the three gals in the group Mercy River. First of all, we are so happy to be here today. What better thing to blog about then the things you love? We were so inspired by this, we wanted to share our own loves.
So I sat down with Whitney and Soni interview-style to find out their answers. (And I threw mine in there as well.) Here’s how our interview went:
ME: Girls, it’s so good to sit with you and chat about things we love. Let’s start with the obvious. Food.
SONI: I love gooey homemade brownies with homemade frosting. Or pretty much anything that
is slightly undercooked.
WHITNEY: Popcorn, cheese, chicken noodle soup, avocados, and green smoothies.
ME: (Silence)
WHITNEY: Not together Brooke.
ME: Right. OK, my answer is Banana Cake. It’s amazing.
ME: Next question. What do you love to do with your true love?
SONI: Date nights at Plates and Palates (a little local restaurant.) But only if he lets me have my
own white chocolate peppermint cheesecake.
ME: Sooo, do you love the date night, or the cheesecake?
SONI:…Yes.
ME: OK. I also love date night, especially when it involves shopping. It’s rare, but it’s beautiful
when it happens. Whit?
WHITNEY: My favorite date nights include GOOD Mexican food and a movie.
ME: OK, what do you LOVE about being a mom?
WHITNEY: I love the way my 8 month old son’s hands slap against the kitchen floor as he crawls. I love the way my 1st grade son writes everything so phonetically, I love that I have a daughter right in the middle of my 4 boys.
ME: Aww! I LOVE that answer!
SONI: I love talking with them while I’m tucking them in at night. Even if it means they go to bed a little late.
ME: And I love being outside with my kids. Watching them ride their bikes, selling lemonade, finding bugs. And I also love how it wears them out. It makes bedtime so much smoother.
ME: What do you love to do in your spare time?
WHITNEY: I love reading, especially historical fiction. I love to write—stories and music. I love to create, just not through crafts. I repeat: I do not have a crafty bone in my body.
SONI: I love learning about deep, doctrinal principles from LDS scholars.
ME: Soni, that’s deep! I’m impressed. OK, and my answer would be, I love to bake. And I don’t want to hear about the health effects. The person who said “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” CLEARLY never had Banana Cake.
WHITNEY: You’ve already mentioned Banana Cake.
ME: Oh.
ME: What is a love you have that some may consider quirky?
SONI: I love the early Spring—when it’s a little cold in the shade, but perfect in the sun. And I
love counting. Like stairs, the number of times my kids brush their teeth…
ME: (Silence) Soni, there’s help for that.
SONI: I know.
ME: Love it. Whit?
WHITNEY: I love my BlendTec, my Bosch, and my Wonder Mill. And Harry Potter. And my iPhone. And childbirth.
ME: All good things. And I love Home Depot, and Hobby Lobby. And I add my vote to Harry Potter.
ME: OK, last one. What do you love about being a part of Mercy River?
SONI: I love in-depth conversations with Brooke and Whitney that go on for hours. (And it’s still never long enough.)
WHITNEY: I love singing with my best friends.
ME: Girls! You stole my answer! I 100% concur. I love that I get to travel, perform and rehearse with my best friends. Even failing is a little easier with them next to me. And of course, we love LOVE meeting new people and hearing their stories.
WHITNEY AND SONI: We concur.
ME: Girls, thank you for sitting down with me today. And a very special thank you to cute Kendra. Frankly, Kendra, we LOVE your blog. xo
Whitney, I love all those quirky thing you wrote, except I don’t have an iphone….one day! You ladies are so fun, thanks for stopping by on your blog tour, and good luck with your new CD. I love it! You can buy it here! Mercy River has offered to giveaway their CD to a lucky winner! There are a couple ways to enter! Good luck!
These ladies are so awesome! I love that they can balance their passion for music with their passion for family. I’ve seen them a few times at tofw and they rock!
I saw Mercy River at a Time Out for Women. I love the messages in their songs. They are mothers in the trenches who enjoy life (and banana cake, obviously–where’s the recipe??) yet realize the struggles many of us go through as well.
I adore Mercy River! I was hoping to be able to see them in concert here in my province, but it didn’t work out that they were able to come. Drat! I’m hoping that I will get to see them perform live one day . . . in the mean time, listening to their amazing songs on a FREE CD would make an AWESOME consolation prize . . . just sayin’! *wink*
I love Mercy River! The first time I saw/heard them was at the Time Out For Woman in Ogden… simply beautiful music 🙂 Thank-you for the chance to win a cd!
I would love to have their cd! I really enjoy their music!
I’d love to win because I’m a huge fan of Mercy River’s music! I would love to hear their new CD! 🙂
I would love to win a new CD! I am in need of some new uplifting music to listen to throughout the day! Thank you for the chance to win!!
Why would I love to win their CD??? Duh! Their music rocks! ;D
This is very cool, Kendra! 😀 Thanks!
I love their music and want to increase the amount of spiritual music we listen to in our home!
I saw them at Time out for Women about this time last year in Seattle. They were the most inspiring part of the weekend for me. I would love to have their c.d. in my home. Thanks!!