i am yours

Every darkened crevice
Every hidden place
Every secret that’s inside of me
Though I run from You
I don’t get very far
In my weakness You speak tenderly

You heal this heart of stone
I am not my own

I am Yours....

How can I resist a perfect love like this?
It’s like sunshine and the smell of spring
When I’m covered in Your forgiveness
God, it’s overwhelming

You have called me out of shadows....
Out of darkness into light....
Hemmed in by the hands of mercy....
I’m completely satisfied

Bethany Dillon: I am Yours Lyrics

Songwriters: Bethany Joy Adelsberger;

Edmond Martin Cash

summer!

it's the first day of summer

at our house!

no more school until september...

and i am filled with anticipation for this summer.

if i could put my vision for our holiday

 into one phrase it would be:

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God's love,

lovin' my family,

friends that i love,

transforming and

life-changing love!

don't get me wrong, 

i'm not expecting all sunshine and roses

(although i love both).

but love has a way of bringing

the good out of even the 

most difficult situation.

so here's to amazing times...

summer of love,

bring it on!

happy list

books

(so hard to pick just five!)

56. father tim

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57. birth books

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58. yada yada

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59. no. 1 ladies detective agency

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60. sisterchicks

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just the knowledge that a good book

 is awaiting one at the end of a long day

 makes that day happier.  

~kathleen norris

married

if i'm married only for happiness,

and my happiness wanes for whatever reason,

one little spark will burn the entire forest

of my relationship.

but if my aim is to proclaim and model

God's ministry of reconciliation,

my endurance will be fireproof.

just sticking it out 

is a victory in and of itself

and creates a certain victory.

~Gary Thomas, Sacred Marriage

outlive your life

somewhere in the midst of it all, it hit you.

you realized that these days are more

than ice cream trips,

homework,

and pimples.

This is called life.

And this one is yours.

you've been given your life.

no one else has your version.

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live in the right way,

serve God,

have faith,

love,

patience,

and gentleness.

fight the good fight of faith,

grabbing hold of the life

that continues forever.

you were called to have that life

when you confessed the good confession

before many witnesses.

we are created by a great God to do great works.

He invites us to outlive our lives,

not just in heaven,

but here on earth.

God has not given us what we deserve.

He has drenched His world in grace.

it has no end.

it knows no limits.

it empowers this life 

and enables us to live the next.

here's a salute to a long life:

goodness that outlives the grace,

love that outlasts the final breath.

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may you live in such a way that your death

 is just the beginning of your life.

~Max Lucado

happy list

51. blue skies

52. sunsets

53. little diggers

54. forts

55. skipping rocks

live in the sunshine,

swim the sea,

drink the wild air.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

ready for summer

thought i'd share a little cuteness.

tonight we've prepped for summer 

with some adorable haircuts!

here's what they looked like before

here's moo after

and here's the boy-boy

it didn't cost us a dime,

just took a little time 

and a little know-how.

the girly-girl has opted to grow her hair out 

and is pretty proud of how long it's getting!

cute, cute and more cute!

welcome summer!