Words of Life

Text: Philip P. Bliss, 1838-1876
Music: Philip P. Bliss, 1838-1876

Sing them over again to me,
wonderful words of life;
let me more of their beauty see,
wonderful words of life;
words of life and beauty
teach me faith and duty.

Beautiful words, wonderful words,
wonderful words of life.
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
wonderful words of life.

Christ, the blessed one, gives to all
wonderful words of life;
sinner, list to the loving call,
wonderful words of life;
all so freely given,
wooing us to heaven.

Beautiful words, wonderful words,
wonderful words of life.
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
wonderful words of life.

Thank you, God, for Norman...for Neil & Marcie...for Wade...for Rick...for Susan...for Theresa...for Lee...for my church. I really do love my church.

a new look

Freddy surprised me with a blog facelift. I love it! What do ya think?

randomy randomness

Does anybody remember licking the backs of gummy bears and sticking them to your shirt?

2 miracles that happened this week: (1) my chi started working again!! (2) we found out we have heat in our bedroom and Freddy's office. When the separate unit was installed for those 2 rooms we thought just the ac was hooked up--we were wrong--WOOHOO!!!

Today I went thru the drive-thru at Whataburger to get lunch for the kids and take it to school. When I was paying I payed for the car behind me too. I had no clue who the lady was, but I thought it would be fun. Good sneaky fun! I wanted to drive off before she got her order, but I had to pull forward and wait on mine. As she was leaving she rolled down her window and thanked me and said how much it blessed her. The cool part is that she said she was going to pay it forward and randomly bless someone else today! That's what it's all about!!

Truth or...Truth

POST #100!

Some things you may or may not know about me:

--I have 4 tattoos.

--I play the piano.

--I get hiccups when I eat something spicy. Not cute hiccups. Big ugly man hiccups.

--I've ridden in a blimp.

--I used to have my tongue and lip pierced, but only my nose now.

--In 6th grade I was the Houston reporter for a syndicated childrens' show called "Who, What, How Do You Know?". I got paid $50/episode. I was all kinds of cool in my CBS jacket, y'all!

--Peppermint makes me sneeze. My sister was the same way.

--I was on the dance team in highschool and college.

--Our 3rd child was conceived in our minivan in Mesquite, TX.

--I ran in a 5k race once. Once.

So...what may we or may we not know about YOU?

Questions, Questions & More Questions

"I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love?
Did I point to you enough to make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who blessed Your name unapologetically..."

---Nichole Nordeman

I've heard this song a gajillion times but I really heard it for the first time yesterday. Probably because its been on Freddy's and my heart lately. It's been the focus of many conversations. Are we encouraging each other in our relationship with Jesus? Are we showing our kids what it looks like to follow Christ? In the everydayness of our lives am I pointing my kids to God? What can we do to not be part of the Christian status quo--to not just be hearers, but doers--how can we serve?

All of these thoughts and questions led to one thing--should we foster again? Can I be honest and say that this really scares me! I loved it when Baby was with us, but I have to confess that it was so very hard to have a newborn in the house again. But just because God tells you to do something doesn't mean it's always easy and fun, right? Please pray for us that God's plan for us would be CRYSTAL CLEAR.

foolishness

God's Own Fool
by Michael Card

Seems I've imagined Him all of my life
As the wisest of all of mankind
But if God's Holy wisdom is foolish to men
He must have seemed out of His mind

For even His family said He was mad
And the priest say a demon's to blame
But God in the form of this angry young man
Could not have seemed perfectly sane

Chorus
We in our foolishness thought we were wise
He played the fool and He opened our eyes
And we in our weakness believed we were strong
He became helpless to show we were wrong
And so we follow God's own fool
For only the foolish can tell
Believe the unbelievable
Come be a fool as well

So come lose our life for a carpenter's son
For a man who had died for a dream
And you'll feel the faith His first followers had
And you'll feel the weight of the beam
So surrender the hunger to say you must know
Have the courage to say I believe
For the power of paradox opens your eyes
And blinds those who say they can see

Chorus

So we follow God's own Fool
For only the foolish can tell
Believe the unbelievable, come be a fool as well

1 Corinthians 1:25
"For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength."

BURN

Luke 24:30-32

When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?"

Oh, that my heart would burn within me for your Word, God. Put a longing in my heart to learn more about You and Your character...why is it easier to long for time with my husband and with my kids than it is to spend time with You, God?

The Fish 'N Flush

I SO want one of these!

Help me trust You, God.

Jeremiah 29:11-14
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart, I will be found by you," declares the Lord.

GREEEEEEEED!!!

What is it about us that makes us want more more more? It seems that the more we have/get, the more we want. I have noticed this ugly thing called greed creeping up in my life since Christmas. I have caught myself saying way too often that we need this, we need that. When, in fact, God has given us WAY more than we need.

--"Our couch is ripped. We NEED a new one." Thank you, God, for a place to sit and rest with my husband and kids.

--"I NEED new dish towels." Thank you, God, for my stained dish towels...they wipe up messes beautifully.

--"We NEED central heating in our bedroom." Thank you, God, for our electric blanket.

--"My CHI broke this morning. I NEEEEED a new one!!!" Thank you, God, for my wavy hair.

--"We NEED a bathroom in our master bedroom." Thank you, God, that our new house has 2 full baths instead of a bath and a half for the 6 of us. Thank you for my messy kids. grrrr.

"I NEED a maid." Thank, you, God, that I can get up out of bed every morning healthy and able to move.

God, I confess my 'need' for more things to you. Thank you for forgiving me.

Luke 12:15
Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."