Weekend in review....

This weekend summed up in 3 words. 

God is good. 

This weekend I 

-laughed alot

-cried alot

-got to see old friends

-got to make new friends

-had a really hard weekend

-had a really good weekend. 

God is good.  That's it and that's all.  

(And it's not just for decoration) 

A thimble of foam....

Jesus, I want to write something beautiful for You.

A melody that sings loudly the notes of sweet harmony with Yourself that the Cross allows.

A strong satire that mocks satan's grasp in my life. 

A love poem that proclaims your love for the unlovely.

A whimsical tale about the way you whisk me away to a land more real than my current surroundings, a fairy tale ending here and now. 

An acrostic that spells out just exactly how the Cross has changed me. 

A story as moving as the way You have moved me from death to life.  

Oh, but Lord my words will never be able to express the beauty of who You are or what You have done for me.  My creativity is only a mirror of Your own. 

Though my thoughts originate in You, may my meager words bring You glory and joy.  

Yes, please.

Not here at the moment, out searching for something I lost. Please leave a message after the beep.

"No, after Rachel left for college there was a hole, I mean you know, no more homework, no more little league, recitals, school plays, kids crying, fights, skinned knees.  And for the first time in 40 years I looked at Virginia without all the noise, without all the distractions, and I couldn’t remember what it felt like when I could not walk down the street without holding her hand.  She was the same woman I fell in love with, she hadn’t changed, but somehow everything was different.  We had lost something along the way, ya know?" - Carter 

I never intended this blogspot to be a heavy gaze into my soul and struggles, but as late my soul and struggles have been heavy so I guess this my faithful reader is what you get.  

The above quote comes from the movie The Bucket List.  Carter is a terminally ill older man who decides to travel the world and accomplish things that he has always wanted to do before he passes away.  In this instance Carter is discussing his current relationship with his wife and why he chose to go on this trip rather than to be with her in his dying days.  

This quote struck a chord with me and I can't stop thinking about it.  I will leave you here to draw whatever implications from this quote that you desire for your life and my own.  I am not in much of a talkative mood tonight.  I will leave you to figure it out on your own.  Have fun :)

Such a long hard war...

I have been thinking a lot about grace lately, mainly because God has been revealing to me more than ever the depth of my sin nature.

As a friend wrote in his song about sin, "It's such a long hard war..."

Many days I choose to sit in a prision of my own self-inflicted punishment because I feel I am not worthy of this freely given grace.

Even in those moments His love washes over me as a waterfall pours over the rocks beneath.

His love is relentless and will not give up on me, even when I give up on myself.

I do as I am told...

Recently I have been told to ...

*Write a new blog post and 

*Change my font. 

The question is, will I do both of these things? 

I guess I just give in to peer pressure too easily. 

Hope you guys are happy!