Always

This is the start
This is your heart
This is the day you were born
This is the sun
These are your lungs
This is the day you were born

And I am always yours

These are the scars
Deep in your heart
This is the place you were born
This is the hole
Where most of your soul
Comes ripping out
From the places you’ve been torn

And it is always yours
But I am always yours

Hallelujah!
I’m caving in
Hallelujah!
I’m in love again
Hallelujah!
I’m a wretched man
Hallelujah!
Every breath is a second chance

And it is always yours
And I am always yours 

Right now I'm.....

crying.

A Haitian woman, thousands of miles away has pierced my spirit.
She had been stuck under the reamaining pieces of her crumbled home for several daysuntil finally a few volunteers head her soft cry for help.
When they got her out she started singing.
And it wasn't just song, it was worship.
She praised the Lord for saving her
She blessed his name and called him great.
Hearing her voice made me want to cry I just couldn't contain my emotion.
She worshipped the Lord in the midst of complete devastation.
Wow, to own a precious, sweet humility like that.

I burn for that kind of faith.

Something I made and something I hold close to my heart.

Dieting

Goodbye days of..

Curly fries

Cheesburgers

Milkshakes

Ice cream

Candy

Cinnamon Rolls

Cupcakes

Brownies

POTATOES MY FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD

And everything else that refuses to be delicious and healthy.

Hello....

Salad

Vegetables

Whole Grain

Whole Wheat

Low Fat Meat

Frozen Fruit

And sugarless everything

I suppose it's all worth it. My new motto "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."

Try saying that to fresh baked chocolate chip cookies!

Lord give me strength!

"O Christ, my life, possess me utterly. 

Take me and make a little Christ of me. 

If I am anything but thy father's son, 

'Tis something not yet from the darkness won. 

Oh, give me light to live with open eyes. 

Oh, give me life to hope above all skies."

-George Macdonald

Going Back

                                                                                                    

As I prepare myself for school I realize something.

      Grace is not to be earned but it is to be apprehended.

                   

Monologue

So It's 2010.

And I'm graduating
And I'm 18
And I'm finally learning how to drive
And I'm starting a new diet
And I'm running every day
And I can't stop crying during every movie, the most recent being Signs
And the shock of being this far into school isn't wearing off.
And life is in mega-ultra turbo drive
And I just want to breathe
And I love my guitar more then ever
And my brothers are getting too big and too strong
And I love my new room
And I'm frustrated it hasn't snowed yet
And I don't think that free snuggie I ordered is ever going to get here
And I want a dog
And I miss Christmas
And I baked really great pancakes today
And I'm excited to fast after all this holiday feasting
And all my endeavors seem possible
And God is consistently showering love and grace over me
And I'm happy

Welcome 2010
To a life well lived
And loved