Hallelujah

Worship Song of The Week

"Hallelujah"

Written and Performed By: Tenth Avenue North

At first I am afraid but not because of fear
But the Holy of Holies is drawing me near
Your voice like thunder shakes the ground I'm on

So hide my face in the shadow of Your wings, oh Lord
Hide my sin from the beauty here before Your throne
Your throne

Hallelujah for the blood of the Lamb that was slain
Hallelujah for the blood of the Lamb that was slain
And so we enter in to see Your face, yeah
We enter in to see Your face, oh God

Well I'm falling to my knees. I feel the earth beneath
With the weight of my sin, and this crushing unbelief
Could You really love me with all that I've done, oh Lord

You spread Your hands
And made a refuge for the weak and blessed
The weary, bruised, and broken
Took our sin. Inside Your wounds we hide away
Inside Your wounds we hide




The first time I heard this song... I LOVED it.... and I wasn't sure exactly why yet.... 
Then I really began to listen to it....  
"Hallelujah for the blood of the Lamb that was slain" is enough to shout about....
But when I heard the line that says " Inside Your wounds we hide away
Inside Your wounds we hide" 
I could not imagine that we hide in HIS wounds....
But we do.... He makes a way for us to hide from all things that are not of God and even hide from God himself.....
Take time to watch the video below posted by Tenth Avenue North about the meaning behind this song....




With ALL my Love...

The Real Me...

Worship Song of the Week…




"The Real Me"

Written and Performed By: Natalie Grant

Foolish heart looks like we're here again
Same old game of plastic smile
Don't let anybody in
Hiding my heartache
Will this glass house break?
How much will they take
Before I'm empty
Do I let it show?
Does anybody know?

Chorus:
But You see the real me
Hiding in my skin
Broken from within
Unveil me completely
I'm loosening my grasp
There's no need to mask my frailty
Oh, Cause You see the real me

Painted on
Life is behind a mask
Self-inflicted circus clown
I'm tired of the song and dance
Living a charade
Always on parade
What a mess I've made of my existence
But You love me even now
And still I see somehow

Chorus:
But You see the real me
Hiding in my skin,
Broken from within
Unveil me completely
I'm loosening my grasp
There's no need to mask my frailty
Oh, Cause You see the real me

Bridge:
Wonderful, beautiful
Is what You see
When You look at me
You're turning the tattered fabric of my life into
A perfect tapestry

Oh, I just wanna be me
I wanna be me

Chorus
Cause You see the real me
Hiding in my skin
Broken from within
Unveil me completely
I'm loosening my grasp
There's no need to mask my frailty
Oh, Cause You see the real me
And You love me
Just as I am
Wonderful, beautiful
Is what You see
When You look at me



I am so glad that God, the creator of this universe really knows the real me. No one else on this earth knows me like HE does. And it’s probably a good thing… because even my closest family and friends might not like the “real” me… yet God still loves me just like I am…

With ALL my Love…

Jesus Paid It All...

Worship Song of the Week...

Jesus Paid It All

Written By: Elvina Hall (1822-1899)

Performed By: The Ramp Worship Band

I hear the Savior say,
"Thy strength indeed is small;
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in Me thine all in all."

Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

For nothing good have I
Whereby Thy grace to claim,
I'll wash my garments white
In the blood of Calv'ry's Lamb.

And now complete in Him
My robe His righteousness,
Close sheltered 'neath His side,
I am divinely blest.

Lord, now indeed I find
Thy power and Thine alone,
Can change the leper's spots
And melt the heart of stone.

When from my dying bed
My ransomed soul shall rise,
"Jesus died my soul to save,"
Shall rend the vaulted skies.

And when before the throne
I stand in Him complete,
I'll lay my trophies down
All down at Jesus' feet.

Bridge

Oh, praise the One who paid my debt
And raised this life up from the dead

I had the opportunity to go the The Ramp in April of this year (first time) and it was an amazing experience. There is something about when you drive into Hamilton, Alabama... not just when you walk into the building. The power of God is unexplainable. When I was there in April the worship team did this old hymn "Jesus Paid It All" and I LOVE this version... I am also glad that Jesus Paid it ALL for me.....

I hope this blesses you as much as it has me...

(www.theramp.org)

With ALL my Love…

Nora's first day of Pre School...

Today was Nora's first day of Pre-School...

She was such a big girl! She wanted Mama to leave after 15 minutes!
She has already learned going to her Nannie's or Ms. Penny's every morning that the fun does not begin until Mama leaves!

It has been less than 2 years since this beautiful child came into our family and now she is already off to school... I know it's only Pre School.... but it still counts...

I didn't cry this morning... only when I was praying with her before we left....

I am so very thankful for this beautiful child that God has blessed our family with.

I wouldn't change a thing about my journey to motherhood...




With ALL my Love...

Proverb of the day...

Proverb of the day...

"Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him."
Proverbs 30:5 (KJV)

With ALL my Love...

God's Glory....

" A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell."
C. S. Lewis

I LOVE LOVE LOOOOOOOOOVE this and had to post..... it was too many characters to put on my Twitter so I posted a link to this.....

Hope you ENJOY!

The More I Seek You...

Worship Song of the Week….






The More I Seek You
Written by Zach Neese and Performed by Kari Jobe

The more I seek You
The more I find You
The more I find You
The more I love you

I wanna sit at your feet
Drink from the cup in your hand
Lay back against you and breathe, feel your heart beat
This love is so deep, it’s more than I can stand
I melt in your peace, it’s overwhelming




When I first heard this song I was captivated by the voice of Kari Jobe more than anything.

But then I began to listen to the words and how it reminded me of setting in my earthly Father’s lap when I was young and how safe I felt.
And then I began to think about my Heavenly Father and how He longs for me to set in his lap and to seek His love and protection and relationship with HIM. I long to feel His presence. His presence is more important than anything in this world to me. Without His presence I could not make it another day…..

With ALL my Love…

Proverb of the day...

Proverb of the day...

"He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination." Proverbs 28:9 (KJV)

With ALL my Love...

Could you live without the internet for a month?

Today's Plinky.com question of the day is: "Could you live without the internet for a month?"

Well of course I could LIVE without the internet for a month. But the real question should be would I want to? Of course not! I have realized just how addicted I am to my routine of logging onto my email, facebook, blog, etc. It's my connection to the outside world which has become easier to avoid as long as I have the internet. =) It's not that I don't want to see people. It's just easier to communicate by means of the internet or texting these days. Life is so busy and if my friends don't have a Facebook I have no idea what is going on in their life. Sad. But true. I have recently decided to delete my MySpace page because my last close friend FINALLY got on Facebook! Thank you Johnny! =)

3 months ago I did a fast for lent for 40 days. I fasted from dating or having any contact with men. And to be honest. It was NOT hard at all. =) So maybe next time I should fast from the internet. That might really be something to give up for God..

With ALL my Love...

Things that I Love...

I just wanted to share one of the poems I wrote a few years ago. It kind of reminded me of my list from yesterday. Hope you enjoy!


Things that I Love……

The look and smell of my favorite flower
The laughter of a child
Beautifully written words
The smell of rain
The moment I awake
The sound of a beautiful voice
The way my brother makes me laugh
The moon on a foggy night
The Sun on a very cold day
Naps on Sunday afternoon
The look on my lover’s face
The taste of warm pecan pie
The swing in my grandmother’s yard
A thunderstorm in the middle of the night
Pedicures with my best friend
The anticipation of an exciting day
The ocean just before sunset
Long talks with my Mom
How I feel after a good cry
When God reveals himself to me

Written on Wednesday, April 4, 2007

With ALL my love...

Important Things...

Family…

For anyone who knows me at all…. They know that my Family is the most important thing in my life. (Except for God of course). I love family gatherings. I love cooking for Thanksgiving dinner and the anticipation of everyone arriving. I love cookouts in the summer on the 4^th of July. I love Easter dinner after church and watching the kids hunt eggs after we have had ham and potato salad and green beans. I love having to make sure we have rolls or some type of bread for my brother. I love making my grandmother’s fudge at Christmas and using her tiered glass tray to display them. I love having dinner with the whole family to celebrate someone’s birthday.

But most of all I just LOVE being with my family. They are crazy and fun and hilarious and we are always going on with something. And now that the babies are here (and on the way), we enjoy watching them play with one another and getting to know them and how they interact with each other.

I always wanted a house full of children myself. I wanted to raise them in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and wanted them all to play a different musical instrument so that they could play for mommy when I sing and I would have my own band. =)

When my mom passed away last year I realized just how short life really is. The Lord blessed us exactly one year with Nora and my mom and I am so very thankful for that. But the older I get I just want to spend every moment possible with the people that I love the most……. Nora, My Dad, Jackie, Josh, Lori, Luke, Kenny, My friends Sherri, Kellie, Michelle, Carly, Sara and Johnny….

So in my short 34 years on this earth I have discovered the most important things in life and have a made a list so that I will always have it to look upon when things seem crazy sometimes. Below is a list of those things in no particular order

The Most Important Things In My Life….

My relationship with God

Nora and my calling as a mother

My Immediate Family

My music ministry

Spending time in the word of God

Spending time in Prayer

Getting time with my girlfriends

Spending time with the man in my life

Telling people about the love of Christ

Helping people in need

Being a good steward with what God has blessed me with

Always keeping something to myself that was shared in confidence

I am sure there are other things that are really important too. But If I keep these things in perspective I believe the rest will work out for my good.

I believe this because the word of God in Jeremiah 29:11 says “I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord; plans to prosper you and not harm you; plans to give you a hope and a future.”

Below are pictures of my daughter and my nephew….. they are my hope and my future….

With ALL my love...

To give HIM Glory...

So I have been going through something the last couple of weeks and I don’t even know how to explain it. I feel the need for an outlet. I kept a blog for almost 3 years while waiting on Nora to get here and it kept me halfway sane….. soooooo… I think it’s time to start blogging again. Even if it’s just to talk about all the silly things that Nora is doing or saying. She is growing up so fast and I want to remember this time with her because I can never get it back.

But I also want this blog to most of all give God glory for all the many blessings in my life. I want every single action that I do to lift up the name of Jesus.

I have also decided to do a weekly blog for a song of the week. With lyrics included. Possibly a video to go along with the lyrics. I love music. It is my other calling in life besides being a mother and I love beautifully written songs. So we will see how that goes.

My hope is that whatever I am talking about will give God glory… for He is worthy…

With ALL my Love…