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Showing posts with label Song. Show all posts
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Last night we sat to talk with our son about the fear we have over his life if he continues on the same path we once walked.

We spoke about respect, honor, obedience, future.
Almost every thing we said there was an argument back. We listened as he shared his hurt toward us.  The way he "feels" we feel about him.

Gut wrenching.  

I am still a bit wrecked this morning.

At one point I wanted to try to get across to him that if me "a simple woman" can feel this grief, heartbroken...{then the tears came...chocked to the point of not being able to speak} I wanted to say I can not imagine what a Holy God feels like.

It ended well.  There was love, hurt, and understanding on all sides. 

As he left the house I was grateful to be able to sink into my husbands chest and cry the ugly cry. 

So, I went to my room and read My Utmost for His Highest..It was about "The Nature of Reconciliation."  Two of the things that stuck out to me said...
Sin is a fundamental relationship— it is not wrong doing, but wrong being— it is deliberate and determined independence from God.
A man cannot redeem himself— redemption is the work of God, and is absolutely finished and complete. And its application to individual people is a matter of their own individual action or response to it. A distinction must always be made between the revealed truth of redemption and the actual conscious experience of salvation in a person’s life.

Then I listen to some praise music from that morning.  We went to two churches and heard it at both.  In case you need to praise:


I stayed thinking on the thought...what about God? How must He feel? How does He deal with the weight of the population of eternity turning aside, pushing away, blaming Him...Oh, how my hurt was minimized by that fact.

This morning

We spent the morning praying for ourselves. We need to be the love that we need him to find.

{I smile now} because HE SEES IT ALL, KNOWS ALL!  I am grateful that my God is NOT human!

This mornings devotional, as it tends to be, was just what I needed.
My Utmost for His Highest~Oswald Chambers
Come to Me . . . —Matthew 11:28
Isn’t it humiliating to be told that we must come to Jesus! Think of the things about which we will not come to Jesus Christ. If you want to know how real you are, test yourself by these words— “Come to Me . . . .” In every dimension in which you are not real, you will argue or evade the issue altogether rather than come; you will go through sorrow rather than come; and you will do anything rather than come the last lap of the race of seemingly unspeakable foolishness and say, “Just as I am, I come.” As long as you have even the least bit of spiritual disrespect, it will always reveal itself in the fact that you are expecting God to tell you to do something very big, and yet all He is telling you to do is to “Come . . . .”
“Come to Me . . . .” When you hear those words, you will know that something must happen in you before you can come. The Holy Spirit will show you what you have to do, and it will involve anything that will uproot whatever is preventing you from getting through to Jesus. And you will never get any further until you are willing to do that very thing. The Holy Spirit will search out that one immovable stronghold within you, but He cannot budge it unless you are willing to let Him do so.
How often have you come to God with your requests and gone away thinking, “I’ve really received what I wanted this time!” And yet you go away with nothing, while all the time God has stood with His hands outstretched not only to take you but also for you to take Him. Just think of the invincible, unconquerable, and untiring patience of Jesus, who lovingly says, “Come to Me. . . .”

We are praying for courage, strength and wisdom.  It was a challenge from the pastor at a church we have been visiting. As we were on our way home yesterday morning we were talking about our son. I was explaining that I have a "peace" not a peace that everything is going to be okay.  However, a peace that I have to let what is going to happen...happen.  It is an unsettling peace.  I feel like I want to DO something.  Make something happen. Demand my own way.  However, our son must come to a place where he comes to need God. Right now he is not worshiping the God of his father (read about what can happen here), and that is some scary stuff.  I know that I can trust my God. He is faithful!
I explained in this posts a few months ago about the peace

Sorry about the odd ending...but I have run out of time...and blogger is messing up and will only let me add stuff in HTML...and well, I don't really know how to do that :)
***Update: Just got done spending 1 1/2 hours sharing testimonies and talking with my son about the gospel. This morning he is "different" meaning he is sensitive, honoring, respectful and desiring to spend time together. Halleluiah!
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This morning I felt "lacking". 

I felt "led" to Google "Redemption's Story", I don't know how to explain it--it just came to me. 

THEN

I cried as I read the lyrics to a song I had never heard before...

before ever listening the words were exactly what I needed...then I listened and cried some more.

I love the Lord. and I love that He loves me enough to give me exactly what I need.

MORE of HIM!  Words to share.  Music that makes me want to sing.  Dance and be wildly, recklessly in love with Him.


Addison Road: Change in the Making
There’s a better version of me
That I can’t quite see
But things are gonna change
Right now I’m a total mess and
Right now I’m completely incomplete
But things are gonna change
Cause you’re not through with me yet

This is redemption’s story
With every step that I'm taking
Every day, you’re chipping away
What I don’t need
This is me under construction
This is my pride being broken
And every day I’m closer to who I’m meant to be
I'm a change in the making

Wish I could live more patiently
Wish I could give a little more of me
Without stopping to think twice
Wish I had faith like a little child
Wish I could walk a single mile
Without tripping on my own feet
But you’re not through with me yet

And this is redemption’s story
With every step that I'm taking
Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com
And every day, you’re chipping away
What I don’t need
This is me under construction
This is my pride being broken
Every day I’m closer to who I’m meant to be

From the dawn of history
You make new and you redeem
From a broken world to a broken heart
You finish what you start in everything
Like a river rolls into the sea
We’re not who we’re going to be
But things are going to change

I'm living redemption’s story
With every step that I'm taking
And every day, you’re chipping away
What I don’t need
And this is me under construction
This is my pride being broken
And every day I’m closer to who I’m meant to be
I'm a change in the making

I'm not who I'm gonna be
Moving closer to your glory
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Whatever? Whatever! Or like my teen say What (brief pause) everrrrr.

That word strikes me so ODD. 

I am a huge Ozzy fan...not sure if we know each other will enough for me to call him that.  Well, truth is, he's dead so he doesn't know me at all.  Have you heard of OSWALD CHAMBERS?

I asked in a previous post and shared about Intercession for Redemption.

Today is along those line.  Ozzy says:

Am I fulfilling this ministry of intercession deep within the hidden recesses of my life? There is no trap nor any danger at all of being deceived or of showing pride in true intercession. It is a hidden ministry that brings forth fruit through which the Father is glorified. Am I allowing my spiritual life to waste away, or am I focused, bringing everything to one central point— the atonement of my Lord? Is Jesus Christ more and more dominating every interest of my life? If the central point, or the most powerful influence, of my life is the atonement of the Lord, then every aspect of my life will bear fruit for Him.

Wow!  Breathe for a second (at least I had to).

However, I must take the time to realize what this central point of power is. Am I willing to give one minute out of every hour to concentrate on it? “If you abide in Me . . . “— that is, if you continue to act, and think, and work from that central point— “you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you” (John 15:7). Am I abiding? Am I taking the time to abide? What is the greatest source of power in my life? Is it my work, service, and sacrifice for others, or is it my striving to work for God? It should be none of these— what ought to exert the greatest power in my life is the atonement of the Lord. It is not on what we spend the greatest amount of time that molds us the most, but whatever exerts the most power over us. We must make a determination to limit and concentrate our desires and interests on the atonement by the Cross of Christ.
Am I abiding?

Definition of ABIDE

transitive verb
1: to wait for : await
2a : to endure without yielding : withstand b : to bear patiently : tolerate abide such bigots>
3: to accept without objection abide your decision>


How would I define the greatest source of power in my life? my ATONEMENT in JESUS CHRIST!

With that processed:
“Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do . . . .” The disciple who abides in Jesus is the will of God, and what appears to be his free choices are actually God’s foreordained decrees. Is this mysterious? Does it appear to contradict sound logic or seem totally absurd? Yes, but what a glorious truth it is to a saint of God.

Whatever? the love of my soul says: WHATEVER!

I am asking that the one I love realize her great redemption. That she desires to be a child of light. That she would want more of HIM! I pray that she experience HIS power in her life in a real tangible way. That she would allow the Word of God to be real to her! That in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ that she would be FREE! Free from _______, free from strongholds, free from abusive people, free INDEED! That the Lord in His mercy and wisdom would provide healing.  That He would miraculously deliver this precious child of His, that she would never be the same.  





In case the video becomes unavailable
Glory Of It All by David Crowder
At the start
He was there
He was there
In the end
He’ll be there
He’ll be there
And after all
Our hands have wrought
He forgives

Oh, the glory of it all
Is He came here
For the rescue of us all
That we may live
For the glory of it all
Oh, the glory of it all

All is lost
Find Him there
Find Him there
After night
Dawn is there
Dawn is there
And after all
Falls apart
He repairs
He repairs

Oh, He is here
With redemption from the fall
That we may live
For the glory of it all
Oh, the glory of it all

After night
Comes a light
Dawn is here
Dawn is here
It’s a new day, a new day
Oh, everything will change
Things will never be the same
We will never be the same
Oh, everything will change
Things will never be the same
We will never be the same
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Ohh, ohh, ooooohh

Praise God for musicians that can wrap you in a song that carries you at TIMES.

Recently my son volunteered at a concert for Third Day, Tenth Avenue North, and Trevor Morgan at the Make Your Move Tour. 

I am grateful for the impression that Tenth Avenue North made on my son.  He has spent hours watching videos and listening to songs and filling himself up with all kinds of God stuff thanks to those men!

Nothing delights me more than to here my son working on a song. 

Well, this song is now a FAVORITE!

Sometimes BEHIND the song...means as much to me as the song itself.



Here is the song for you listening pleasure:



I felt like I needed to THANK Tenth Avenue North for the impact they have had on my son!
here is a peek at what I said :
Thank you. 2 words but they don't sound as powerful as I really, truly feel in my heart.

My son is an awesome young man that has been struggling with his faith. Not with "faith" but with living out his faith in a way that matters.

He came home from your concert and a few things that I'd like to share to encourage you:

*After coming home from the event, he was going to watch a show that he would normally watch and said  to himself "I don't want to put that garbage in me after having such a Holy night" of course when he told me this I played it off low key...no big deal...but i am literally FLIPPING out.

*He cried. Oh, he may act like it wasn't a deal. You were teenage guys once so you know it's a big deal. But he came in the next day and said "Mom, you need to listen to this song I heard last night, it will make you cry" then he had to leave the room because he was getting teared up just thinking about it.  It was "You are More" and for the record I didn't cry...but I am now  :)

*He has spent hours watching videos that you guys post on Youtube...thank you! Thank you for preaching, being funny, being honest and real.  Oh I might normally complain about my son being on the computer for hours watching youtube...but he has watched nothing but your channel.  Soaking in every thing...and thank you that there is so much JESUS there as well!

*He's practicing your songs. I love to listen to him learn.  This is a blog I wrote before your concert...
http://redeemedbeautifulmess.blogspot.com/2011/05/lessons-from-listening.html

Yeah, he would die if he read this.  I don't care.  I know that we often don't get to know the ways our lives touch others. I want to encourage you to keep posting lest my son run out of good things to watch ;)

There is more I could say...but I will leave it at this for now. 
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We left for our panhandle road trip:

Just me, my son, a packed car (you would have thought we were leaving for a month), and a can of M*nster


Well, we're back.

Safe & sound!

Praising God for a beautiful, spectacular trip!

I have about a billion pictures (but I'll spare you-for now)

I wanted to share a song with you. 

Music means a lot. It marks places and times.

I will never forget:

Riding down I-10,

Windows down,

Music blaring,

Praising God with my son,

and both of us singing at the top of our lungs a favorite from a few years ago.

This is redemption, this salvation
This is our mission, and this is our passion
Sort, of sums up our trip. My next few posts will share the details from our trip.  Visiting people, sharing our mission, expressing our passion, soaking up all life has for us.  Hearing life stories, sharing life experiences, living life with "others"!

Enjoy the song...until next time!






Band: Dizmas
Song: Redemption, Passion, Glory
Lyrics from: HERE

This is redemption,
that you would die for me
And this is salvation,
that you would live in me
That you would live in me
This is redemption, this salvation
This is our mission, and this is our passion

What love is this
That you would die for me?
(Let's start this over)
What love is this?

This is redemption,
that you would die for me
And this is salvation,
that you would live in me
That you would live in me
This is rejection,
that they would all hate me
And this is submission
that I would live holy
That I would live holy

What love is this
That you would die for me?
(Let's start this over)
Let's start this over and we'll see
Just where this love will take us
Your presence shows us grace
Right here in our own meditation
What love is this?

Creation finds your mercy
Redemption, passion, glory
Creation finds submission
Redemption, passion, glory
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Just the other day my husband and I celebrated 16 years of marriage.
18 years together.


An honor for sure!

We have made it through some tough times, and I do not say that lightly. 

I think one of the greatest things about marriage is how it is like our relationship to Christ. 

just a few:
TP loves me with a sacrificial love. 
He has taken the blame for things I have done wrong in the marriage and taken that sin on as his own.
He is a leader. 
He is a fierce lover.

He is my beloved, and I am his. 


Someone recently asked...how do you keep the spark? 

I can give no answer but:
My Beloved


To see a photo album of our date: CLICK HERE
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One of my best friends just shared this on facebook and it wrecked me.

Beautiful!  The song is amazing, the drama is POWERFUL! ...especially the end (Well, it is a bit cheesy when the Lord dances with the girl, but it still makes me smile).

Thanking God HE is EVERYTHING! and has defeated everything that tries to take my life!  

Enjoy!
 

Lifehouse
Everything lyrics

Find Me Here
Speak To Me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
You are the light
That's leading me
To the place where I find peace again.

You are the strength, that keeps me walking.
You are the hope, that keeps me trusting.
You are the light to my soul.
You are my purpose...you're everything.

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

You calm the storms, and you give me rest.
You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall.
You steal my heart, and you take my breath away.
Would you take me in? Take me deeper now?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Cause you're all I want, You're all I need
You're everything,everything
You're all I want your all I need
You're everything, everything.
You're all I want you're all I need.
You're everything, everything
You're all I want you're all I need, you're everything, everything.

And How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
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You've clicked over to see what I have to say. Maybe you just have a second.

Do you need to stop? Stop for a moment and consider the RESTORATION you have or need.

I needed to stop this morning. This is a day for the orphan, the widow, the least, the sexually exploited...and sometimes to feel worthy of that honor, I have to realize what God has TAKEN from me and then reflect what He has GIVEN! All things new!

This is a 10 minute "experience", if you haven't taken time today to spend with the Lord, do it now! If you already have had time with the Lord have some more. You won't be disappointed!

For the ifast58 prayer request: HERE


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Today I am PRAYING for James & His Family!  Thank you for those of you who are joining me! 

If you would please pray for them.  Yesterday's post: HERE

I was not able to make it to the corporate call today; God had other plans for my morning and they were delightful!  If you made it I am sure you were BLESSED! Just "knowing" they are praying-I can feel the POWER! 

I am still praying and fasting and asking FATHER WILL YOU COME!



I got this song from a fellow ifaster, Jena,  this morning-her shared songs are always TIMELY! 

Lyrics: HERE
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Our present life circumstance has us awaiting, expectantly, many miracles of God.  I shared not to long ago THIS story about a miracle God did.  There have been MANY more.  Mostly I am keeping private the things that God is doing and how He is working.  However, I felt led this morning to give an update and share a particular "God thing" to hopefully encourage you and spur you on in the faith if you find yourself in a time of trial, waiting and trusting. 

I was sharing with a friend the other day how I used to look at our budget, OVERWHELMED, thinking "we need $654" and thinking "how is that going to happen?" and now I may see we need $654 but we need $52 by Monday and $75 by Tuesday at 3pm, and $269 by Friday and so on....

and I am here to tell you THIS is how the miracles have come.  Each need met by God in HIS timing.  Each slowly growing my faith to trust!  

I am going to tell you two stories with different outcomes and my response to each; However in each you will see God's hand at work! 

The first story is actually the last...

I needed $106 to pay 2 bills; both bills were automatically paid with a date of the 6th. We had no money on the 5th, no promise of payments to come, just HOPE. Hopefully those automatic payments take a few days to hit the bank; so, I just trusted God.

Well, on the 6th a check came from a customer who owed us $134.  $60 would be ours after we paid for the part.  Well, we opened it and the check was for $200.  ??!??

Hubby called the customer to inquire and she said she put a "little tip" in there for us.  :))

Let me show you the math:

$200
-$74 for the part hubby purchased to fix her thingmabob
-20 tithe
=you guessed it $106

Now, I didn't figure the MATH until Monday and I was blown away! but shouldn't have been because that IS MY GOD!

back up...and about the tithe--on Sunday I asked hubby if he wanted me to tithe on the gross or deduct the part and tithe on the profit.  It was such a small amount he said "God can do more with "that little" than we can"!

We made a commitment to God and our church to faithfully tithe 10%.  I am not here to debate tithing I am just testifying to God's faithfulness.  It isn't because we tithe that God is faithful; but we want to tithe because God is faithful!


The next story you will see my lack of faith... but now my faith abounds even MORE!


Necessary background info:
Sometime ago our family decided NO MORE CREDIT (we had too much debt) so no more were we going to put anything on credit.  If we didn't have the money to have it-then we didn't need it.  Meanwhile trying to pay on the debt we already had is difficult with the economy and my husbands lack of work. 

See if you can follow:
*We are self-employed
*To be a business you are REQUIRED to carry certain insurances
*To have insurances they require payment
*To get future jobs you have to have insurance whether you have money to make payments or not

So, with no money-we made the TOUGH decision to pay 2 NECESSARY bills on credit.

*Neither company accepted credit cards
*but with our credit cards they gave us "convenience checks" where we can write checks off of our credit card balance
*Had plenty of balance on the card to cover the bills
*Paid the bills with convenience check

Got a call from company 1 that the check was returned
I asked her to give me a bit to look into it and I would get back to her

*called credit card company thinking maybe the checks were old since I never used them
come to find out we could use the "card" for purchases but there was no "cash" available (okay?)
*Can you raise my "cash" limit for just this instance-pleading-- begging

{insert beginning to panic here} {We were working a deal and if we can't prove we have insurance and it is canceled for non-payment....ahhhhhh}

No. 

*Called another card
*not enought there either
*can you raise my limit? You are a company for small businesses we are a small business and we are in a tough spot {insert lots of explaining} What about a supervisor?

bottom line: No


Lord, are you going to allow our insurances to cancel? How are we going to get work? Here we had credit? Can't use it? What are we going to do?

{Insert tears and sobbing here}

I say to hubby "I am going to call her back and see if she will just give us until Monday, please just Monday to give us time to borrow the money." He says "No, just call her back and ask her how much time she can give you" put the ball in her court. 

So, I call and she says oh! You will have to get a letter of cancellation in th mail you wil have about 15 days to make payment.


15 days! That is like a lifetime the way God has been working! Cool! We can work with 15 days.

I tell her "My God will provide. Somehow. Someway! Do you believe it?" She said "yes!"

I call the other company to "warn" them that payment is coming back and explain what all has gone on and she is like "no big deal" pay us as soon as you get it all straightened out. 

Guess what--this is getting long so let me sum it up for you

On Monday we get a call that a company that owes us $1,000's of dollars has a small payment for us.  They have owed us since October.  Since October. Nothing! Never gotten a dime.  Until Monday we got 1/4th of what they owe. 

and we could pay our insurances NOT on credit. 

My God is SO good!  

Now, that wasn't a fun story.
We kept trying to make our way and it wasn't working
but God made HIS way!

I was so happy to call back Mrs. Phillips and tell her how my God miraculously provided!

So, the moral of my story is: 
Hold fast
Help is on the way
Hold fast
He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is His grasp
So hold fast




Mercy Me
Hold Fast lyrics

To everyone who's hurting
To those who've had enough
To all the undeserving
That should cover all of us
Please do not let go
I promise there is hope

Hold fast
Help is on the way
Hold fast
He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is His grasp
So hold fast

Will this season ever pass?
Can we stop this ride?
Will we see the sun at last?
Or could this be our lot in life?
Please do not let go
I promise you there's hope

You may think you're all alone
And there's no way that anyone could know
What you're going through
But if you only hear one thing
Just understand that we are all the same
Searching for the truth
The truth of what we're soon to face
Unless someone comes to take our place
Is there anyone?
All we want is to be free
Free from our captivity, Lord
Here He comes

Lyrics from: HERE
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I received a blog award from MOYA @ Life By Design Thank you so much for the "sweet" remarks!

So here are the rules:- List 10 things that make you happy. Tag 10 bloggers that brighten your day and link back to the person that tagged you. 

1. Waking up with the Lord's songs of praise on my lips. His word in my heart.

2.  My husband's "smell" (It's good by the way) and sense of humor.  The way he makes me coffee every morning.  When he calls me nicknames (nice ones).  When he is passionate about God!

3.  Watching Emma dance before us during worship. I can't help but smile. She is a leader!

4.  Watching God's faithful provision over our life in trying times.  Miracles of which many of you are a part!

5.  "Coincidences" that aren't really coincidences at all just God ordained moments in your life. 

6.  Order (though my life doesn't have enough of this)

7.  Experiencing the difference prayer makes.  Whether it is receiving the experience or praying someone else receive the experience, or just watching God do things through the years in areas you have prayed for.  Forever faithful! 

8.  The "Ah Ha! moments in school where "my child get's it".  If I was honest I would say homeschooling is hard. Not hard in the hard way, hard in the persevering way and it is these moments that give me strength to press on "doing hard things"!

9.  My Children Hunter's sense of humor, his heart...hearing from my girls... my kids marriages (both married faithful men of God), and Baby Zeke. Most of all when we are all TOGETHER which thankfully is often, though never often enough. 

10.  My children's laughter (then & now) come to think of it...really laughter in general

Regarding the bloggers:

These are ladies I consider "doing LIFE with"  I care about what goes on, pray regularly over their life, and have gotten to know some of them personally. The snippet I wrote in no way sums up the BEAUTY of their influence over my life. 
I would have put Laine but her blog is private so you can't visit her.  Boo for you. I think if you want to read her blog you can ask her to allow you or something like that. 

10 bloggers that brighten my day:
She is my "daughter" and mother to my "baby grand". These are in quotations because while she is not my daughter by birth she has been adopted into our family forever. 

She is my FRIEND and we could have been separated at birth (just saying)
She makes me laugh! She spurs me on! Her friendship is a miracle to me!

I look forward to her posts.  Here peaceful demeanor is inspirational.  She makes me laugh!

Not sure how I found her but I am glad I did. She in a momma who inspires me! 

I send you to her blog a lot because her every post challenges me.  She makes me want to be a better person.

I am thankful to have found this woman through my ifast58 group.  She is adopting and has a heart that overflows for the orphan.

Funny, insightful and full of faith!  Amazing photographer and editor or our wonderful Christmas Photos. 

This woman... well, I feel like I know her.  As she was adopting her little girl from Uganda and her life was fought with battle after battle... I fought knee-to-floor for her. Many of you joined me.  She certainly brightens my day!

Just love her! I am fairly new to following her life but her mission as a momma with a mission inspires me. 


Many other bloggers BRIGHTEN my day! but I at least wanted to add Kristy!

Now let me say this, you will not hurt my feeling if you don't repost.  I just like the idea of directing people to the people who direct me. 

This song came to mind while writing this post.  So, I will share... Third Day's You are Beautiful My Sweet Sweet Song!

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As I recently shared: my daughter turned 21.

As I spent the day "mourning" :) these lyrics came to mind:

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future 
I was a baby when this song was made popular.

Not having any idea what the song was about I had to look it up.

Sure I could sing the chorus... and then I found this:

Feed the babies
Who don't have enough to eat
Shoe the children
With no shoes on their feet
House the people
Livin' in the street
Oh, oh, there's a solution

HA! How had I missed this.  Besides being an infant :)  but I have heard this song other places--but there it was all along.  Maybe you missed it too. 


Time is slipping into the future. Let's not miss our opportunity to serve. 

Feed the babies:
Children's Hope Chest

Shoe the children:
Tied Together: Letting others walk a mile in your shoes

Well, we are not housing the people...
but HELPing the  people Livin' in the street
Heart for Homeless a ministry started by my 15 year old son. (I think many missed this post as I posted it the same day as another)


I am blown away by how the Lord is moving in my son's life through this ministry.  Each week we are blown away by donations and giving.  This week we get to go and buy more things to make MORE kits... We calculated that it cost's a little less than $9 to make a kit that contains:
Water
Tuna Salad Kit
Vienna Sausages
Cookies
Cereal Bar
Gum
Tooth Brush & Paste
Deodorant
Razor
Hand Sanitizer
Tissues
Powder
Cough Drops & Band Aids
Lip Balm
Socks
and a "He Had No Home" track.

This Sunday, we will be making more kits. Writing notes with scriptures and hope for the least of these.   We appreciate your prayers!  and be sure I will tell you all about it.

I think about Haiti and the devastation and the many that gave $10. Over $1,000,000 were raised.  I found one site that said 2 MILLION!  That is amazing.

I am happy!  BUT let's keep it up!  Find something PERSONAL! a ministry that grabs YOUR heart!


I recommend HOPE MONGERS if you don't know where to start.

You can:
Find a Project
Give $10 or more
Transform Lives Together!


There is still time...be the SOLUTION!
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Steve Miller Fly Like An Eagle Lyrics

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future

I want to fly like an eagle
To the sea
Fly like an eagle
Let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle
Till I'm free
Oh, Lord, through the revolution

Feed the babies
Who don't have enough to eat
Shoe the children
With no shoes on their feet
House the people
Livin' in the street
Oh, oh, there's a solution

I want to fly like an eagle
To the sea
Fly like an eagle
Let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle
Till I'm free
Fly through the revolution

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future

I want to fly like an eagle
To the sea
Fly like an eagle
Let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle
Till I'm free
Fly through the revolution

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
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Jena @ Organized Chaos posted this!

It made me cry SOB!

As I spend the day considering THE LEAST OF THESE, and allowing God to align my heart with His I am reminded that this place is TEMPORARY! I want to make the MOST of it!

To see today's prayer requests: ifast58



For you FB folks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNV1Hz90vHs

Carrie Underwood: Temporary Home lyrics

Little boy, 6 years old
A little too used to bein' alone
Another new mom and dad,another school
Another house that'll never be home
When people ask him how he likes this place
He looks up and says with a smile upon his face

"This is my temporary home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this is my
Temporary Home."

Young mom on her own
She needs a little help got nowhere to go
She's lookin' for a job, lookin' for a way out
Because a half-way house will never be a home
At night she whispers to her baby girl
Someday we'll find a place here in this world

"This is our temporary home
It's not where we belong
Windows and rooms that we're passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where we're going
I'm not afraid because I know this is our
Temporary Home."

Old man, hospital bed
The room is filled with people he loves
And he whispers don't cry for me
I'll see you all someday
He looks up and says "I can see God's face"

"This is my temporary Home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This was just a stop,on the way To where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this was
My temporary home."

This is our temporary home
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I woke up this morning with this song "running" through my mind...

So, the first thing I did (after complaining about having to get up-just being honest) was look up the song.  To fill in the SOMETHINGS!

Your love is extravagant
Your {something}, it is {something}
I feel I'm moving to the rhythm of Your grace
Your {something} is intoxicating in the {something something}
Cause Your love is extravagant
Well, the words I was missing was FRIENDSHIP, INTIMATE, FRAGRANCE, and SECRET PLACE.

but there was more to the song that made me cry... it was here:

Spread wide in the arms of Christ there's a love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known; You considered me a friend
Capture my heart again
I was wondering if it was just me that "struggles" with the duality of:

"spending time awake with God praying when you should be sleeping"

and

"begging God to please let you go back to sleep"

Last night, Hunter's dog woke up at 2:27am. Thanks to my "mom ears" I am the only one who hears here high pitched whine that means "you better get here quick or there is going to be a mess". So, I "moan" and go to let her out. She quickly does her business and goes right back to her room. I go back to bed "knowing---this is not going to be good."

I lay there thinking about "too many things" I tried to snuggle in and go back to sleep. I couldn't!

I prayed for so many people and situations and just petitioned God while also throwing up my own "please let me go back to sleep" and He wouldn't.  So, I prayed some more.

I looked at the clock 3:47am (bad idea) "cause then I got mad. I knew sleep was not close, but what was getting closer was 6am.  UGH!

I finally, not sure when, fell asleep.  It had to be after 4:15...  Then when hubby tried to get me up I was so MAD! then ANGRY! Then SAD!

Not for the reasons you would think,

I was mad that I didn't have the heart to get up when I know I should even though things in the night didn't go how I wanted.

I was angry because I felt like I was letting down my hubby, my self, and God.

and I was SAD because after an AMAZING night praying and petitioning and considering so many others I was still more concerned with my selfish self... and that made me SAD!

This is not who I desire to be.  I LOVE the Lord! I love his people! I love to pray.

Shoot, I even caught myself praying for a character in a movie we watched yesterday.  I chuckled and leaned over and told my hubby to which he responded "watch your prayers are going to make a difference" being sincere and sweet.  He loves what a SAP I am.  Then I sat in my seat, settled in and thanked God that it was AUTOMATIC, that He gives me that desire.  BTW the movie was "To Save a Life" in theaters. I highly recommend it. 

So, there I am. mad, angry and sad... and there HE is singing sweetness over me.  Giving me a song.  Capturing my heart again. 


So, am I the only one? 



 

and because it doesn't show the video on facebook here's the url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoaH0I9UwLI 

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate
I feel like moving to the rhythm of Your grace
Your fragrance is intoxicating in our secret place
Your love is extravagant


Chorus:
Spread wide in the arms of Christ is the love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known You considered me a friend
Capture my heart again


Spread wide in the arms of Christ is the love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known; You considered me a friend

Capture my heart again
 

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate
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As I consider today the organizations and individuals that battle for the orphan, the widow, and the oppressed, I am so humbled by my struggles.  The cold.  Money.  My troubles are nothing.  I am thankful today that I serve a God that loves the "least of these".  I am thankful that as I consider and serve them, I am serving HIM!  Click: HERE FOR SCRIPTURE

This song is powerful!
There's a raging sea
Right in front of me
Wants to pull me in
Bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise
If You want them to
I will follow You
I will follow You
I will follow You


This weeks ifast58 prayer requests: HERE


Mikeschair Let The Waters Rise Lyrics

Don't know where to begin
Its like my world's caving in
And I try but I can't control my fear
Where do I go from here?

sometimes its so hard to pray
When You feel so far away
But I am willing to go
Where you want me to
God, I trust You

There's a raging sea
Right in front of me
Wants to pull me in
Bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise
If You want them to
I will follow You
I will follow You
I will follow You

I will swim in the deep
'Cuz You'll be next to me
You're in the eye of the storm
And the calm of the sea
You'll never out of reach

God, You know where I've been
You were there with me then
You were faithful before
You'll be faithful again
I'm holding Your hand

There's a raging sea
Right in front of me
Wants to pull me in
Bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise
If You want them to
I will follow You
I will follow You
I will follow You

God Your love is enough
You will pull me through
I'm holding onto You
God Your love is enough
I will follow You
I will follow You

Ohhh

There's a raging sea
Right in front of me
Wants to pull me in
Bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise
If You want them to
I will follow You
I will follow You
I will follow You

Ohhh
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Well, I have seen many videos this week and wanted to pass them along.
Maybe they will bless you as well! 


Crazy how TRUE this is!
Found it at a new favorite blog: From Chaos to Grace under her mission fundraisers


A movie to see
Found it at another favorite blog: Loving the Least of These and also at Building the Blocks



A Song to hear!
Found this at a best friends blog that is private

Lyrics:
I have unanswered prayers
I have trouble I wish wasn't there
And I have asked a thousand ways
That You would take my pain away
That You would take my pain away

I am trying to understand
How to walk this weary land
Make straight the paths that crookedly lie
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine

When my world is shaking
Heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave Your hands

When You walked upon the Earth
You healed the broken, lost, and hurt
I know You hate to see me cry
One day You will set all things right
Yea, one day You will set all things right

When my world is shaking
Heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave Your hands

Your hands
Your hands that shape the world
Are holding me, they hold me still
Your hands that shape the world
Are holding me, they hold me still

When my world is shaking
Heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave You when...

When my world is shaking
Heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave...
I never leave Your hands
Comments: (1)
Today in my "In Everything Give Thanks" I posted a few things I am going to expound on here.
Top Right Corner of the Blog

Today is only day three and I am amazed at how long my list is and how it could grow and grow as I am increasing in my thankfulness by merely changing my perspective.  It great!  If you want to join in-tell Steffany

__Commence Expounding:
So, I found this blog: http://takeyourvitaminz.blogspot.com/

It is deep and has LOTS 'o stuff on it: Adoption, Christianity, world events, videos...more You could get lost in all the links and articles-fair warning!

but this 'caught my son's eye... and low and behold we have spent our morning immersing ourselves in

POMPLAMOOSE the link will take you to their youtube channel that has many more songs
Just a relaxed vibe of indie rock that soothes the soul!  Enjoy! 



I LOVE when she says "don't make me sing this part of the song the lyrics are so bad so we're going to skip ahead to the single ladies part instead" Priceless! 

and just in case you have not seen this little guy dancing--AMAZING!  I love when he shakes his hand and head (:37), and the legs kicking (throughout) kills me!  Enjoy!

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This video is awesome! Many of you are asking-what do we do?  Now that we have seen.  I pray God gives us the courage to DO SOMETHING!



The song is powerful-I never heard it before this video (Posted the lyrics below)

A few of the people that keep me connected to what the Lord is doing in Africa can be found below:

Visit my sweet friend Brandi's site to find out to help her in a half-marathon to benefit Children's HopeChest
Living Freely: Kapelebyong--AMAZING MUST SEE also at her site you can see all sorts of other ways to help in Africa

You can also visit Amy's site@ Loving the Least of These and see about how God is working in her life after her trip with HopeChest to Africa

This mom @ Building the Blocks blesses my heart and posted an amazing post about what God is doing in her heart after eating rice & beans for 28 days to save money on their families grocery bill to help donate to other people adoptions fund.  

I already posted this but to link it one more time--If you haven't read One Roof Africa now is as good a time as ever. The Lord is up to something in Uganda. 

That's just a few to get you started.  Now what are we going to do?

Sara Groves "Saw What I Saw"
I saw what I saw and I can't forget it
I heard what I heard and I can't go back
I know what I know and I can't deny it

Something on the road
Cut me to the soul

Your pain has changed me
Your dream inspires
Your face a memory
Your hope a fire
Your courage asks me what I'm afraid of
And what I know of love

We've done what we've done and we can't erase it
We are what we are and it's more than enough
We have what we have but it's no substitution

Your pain has changed me
Your dream inspires
Your face a memory
Your hope a fire
Your courage asks me what I'm made of
And what I know of love

Something on the road
Cut me to the soul

I say what I say with no hesitation
I have what I have and I'm giving it up
I do what I do with deep conviction

Something on the road, cut me to the soul

Your pain has changed me
Ooohhh...
Your dreams inspire
Ooohhh...
Your face a memory
Ooohhh...
Your hope a fire
Ooohhh...

Your pain has changed me
Your dream inspires
Your face a memory
Your hope a fire
Your courage asks me what I am afraid of
Your courage asks me what I am made of
Your courage asks me what I am afraid of
And what I know of God,
And what I know of God.
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BayouBelle shared this today!

I was SO encouraged by it! If you go HERE you can see testimonies of God's faithfulness!  and submit your own story!




Fail Us Not from Steven Potaczek on Vimeo.

From their site:
We believe that hope is viral. This is a place where you are invited to watch real stories and be encouraged, to share your thoughts, and to post your own tale of God's goodness to you.

In September 2009, the band 1000 Generations released a video for their song "Fail Us Not" (from the album "Turn Off the Lesser Lights"). Both the song and video are born from honest stories of God's redeeming work in real people. Hear from these individuals and share in the power of storytelling.

You are invited to make your story known here. Submit a video telling others what God is bringing you through. Don't worry about video quality. Just tell your story and keep it to 60 seconds.

To upload your own video, click here: sendthisfile.com/f.jsp?id=QYilWrIkQT5yvUriWvwWYjd3. Once your video is approved, it will be immediately posted to encourage others. Check back often to see more videos!

Hope is viral. Get infected here and spread it around.


This ties into my previous post and just hammers it home for me.

Addison Road
What Do I Know of Holy
I made You promises a thousand times
I tried to hear from Heaven
But I talked the whole time
I think I made You too small
I never feared You at all No
If You touched my face would I know You?
Looked into my eyes could I behold You?

(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?

I guess I thought that I had figured You out
I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about
How You were might to save
Those were only empty words on a page
Then I caught a glimpse of who You might be
The slightest hint of You brought me down to my knees

(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?

(CHORUS 2)
What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of wounds that will heal my shame?
And a God who gave life it's name?
What do I know of Holy?
Of the One who the angels praise?
All creation knows Your name
On earth and heaven above
What do I know of this love?

(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?

What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of Holy?