Robert and I had the privilege of going to the "Passion 2012 University Tour" last night.
Louie Giglio taught, which neither one of us were expecting at all...it was one of the best teachings I've heard in a long time!
My favorite thing that he said...
"Go into your closet, draw a circle around yourself, and start a revival."
This may seem like old news to some of you, but, to me it was refreshing. How often we spend time praying for God to change everyone and move in everyone, but, we leave ourselves out of that. We let our priorities rule over the opportunity to serve and fellowship. We allow membership to dictate our fellowship. I could go on and on but I won't.
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me; For I am afflicted and needy. Preserve my soul, for I am a godly man; O You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You. Be gracious to me, O Lord, For to You I cry all day long. Make glad the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in loving-kindness to all who call upon You. Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And give heed to the voice of my supplications! In the day of my trouble I shall call upon You, For You will answer me. There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours. All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your name. For You are great and do wondrous deeds; You alone are God. Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Your name forever. For Your lovingkindness toward me is great, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. Psalm 86:1-11
Friday, October 7, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
You might shed a tear w/ this one!
I was driving down the road and a song called "All of Me" came on Klove. I haven't been listening to the radio much so I'm not sure if this song is new or not, but, I found myself completely sucked into the lyrics. I immediately pulled out my phone and shazamed the song before it went off the radio...I HAD to buy it. It's everything that I'd love to tell my husband and son everyday for the rest of my life. It truly is an incredible song! I never thought that I would love anyone like I love Robert and Edward. It's only by the grace of God that I get to experience this love...I'm so thankful that He loved me first so I could love them. I struggle at least once daily with the thought "what if I don't get to see Robert again today." May seem weird but it's a constant reminder to love him as big as I can when he's here!
I did a bit of research on this song and the writer and realized it was the lead singer from Sanctus Real-His son bowen was born with a heart defect. You can read about their lovely family at Bowensheart.com .
I did a bit of research on this song and the writer and realized it was the lead singer from Sanctus Real-His son bowen was born with a heart defect. You can read about their lovely family at Bowensheart.com .
I've pasted the lyrics below as well as a link so you can listen and buy it too!
Afraid to love, something that could break,
Could I move on, if you were torn away?
I'm so close to what I can't control
I can't give you half my heart, and pray it makes you whole
You're gonna have all of me, you're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing every fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start.
I won't let sadness steal you from my arms
I won't let pain keep you from my heart
Trade the fear of all that I could lose, for every moment I share with you
You're gonna have all of me, you're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing any fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start.
Heaven broke into this moment, it's too wonderful to speak
You're worth all of me, you're worth all of me
So let me recklessly love you, even if I bleed
You're worth all of me, you're worth all of me
You're gonna have all of me, you're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing any fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start
You're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing any fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start
It's where I'll start
Could I move on, if you were torn away?
I'm so close to what I can't control
I can't give you half my heart, and pray it makes you whole
You're gonna have all of me, you're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing every fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start.
I won't let sadness steal you from my arms
I won't let pain keep you from my heart
Trade the fear of all that I could lose, for every moment I share with you
You're gonna have all of me, you're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing any fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start.
Heaven broke into this moment, it's too wonderful to speak
You're worth all of me, you're worth all of me
So let me recklessly love you, even if I bleed
You're worth all of me, you're worth all of me
You're gonna have all of me, you're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing any fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start
You're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing any fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start
It's where I'll start
"All of Me - by - Matt Hammitt"
Sunday, July 24, 2011
July 24, 2011
I won't lie, registering for little boy stuff is so fun! I'm kinda sad that the little girl clothes totally consumed the entire baby section so we really had to dig for the cute stuff...but we found it and "boy" is it cute! ha! My favorite part of the whole experience is that Robert spent a good amount of time with each toy deciding if he thought the toy was actually going to promote learning or a piece of junk. Overall I will say that the toys he picked are neat! He also managed to stay away from some of the really annoying ones! ha!
I just wanted to share 2 of my favorite things from our registry!
I guess I'll go ahead and share that I'm decorating with Airplanes...of course Robert is extremely excited about this! We have tons of cute little ideas and I can't wait to share the final product! It's gonna be so awesome! Melon will love it! SO boy!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
July 23, 2011
Well...
I can't believe that the summer is almost over. I didn't get to see the beach this summer, I'm kinda sad about that. Although I must say taking a summer vacation every year is foreign to me, so if you are one of those people that does be thankful. I do think it's funny because I only like looking at the ocean, you won't catch me swimming in it unless I'm being carried by someone. Yes that has happened once, my hubs carried me in. :-)
In other news...
We are halfway through this pregnancy! I'm pretty excited about that. I don't want to rush it away but now that we know the sex of the baby it makes it harder to wait to meet the little one! In the mean time I'm brainstorming decoration ideas. I've got a lot of cute ones that I'm not going to share just yet! 20 weeks still seems so far away but time is moving forward! I will say that Robert is actually excited about registering for all the baby stuff. I remember when we were getting married it was like pulling teeth. I guess being a "dad" just does something!
Robert is still making his way through school. I'm so proud of him! He's still just as excited about airplanes today as he was when he first started. I won't lie he'd rather be working on one then talking about one. He's also at the beginning stages of building a new engine for his car. I'm not really the mechanical type so this is quite impressive to me. He looks at all the metals parts and can tell me what everything does, why it does it, and how to improve it. I see junk and he sees an engine! What can I say...he dazzles me! ha!
Well I suppose that's all for now...
I can't believe that the summer is almost over. I didn't get to see the beach this summer, I'm kinda sad about that. Although I must say taking a summer vacation every year is foreign to me, so if you are one of those people that does be thankful. I do think it's funny because I only like looking at the ocean, you won't catch me swimming in it unless I'm being carried by someone. Yes that has happened once, my hubs carried me in. :-)
In other news...
We are halfway through this pregnancy! I'm pretty excited about that. I don't want to rush it away but now that we know the sex of the baby it makes it harder to wait to meet the little one! In the mean time I'm brainstorming decoration ideas. I've got a lot of cute ones that I'm not going to share just yet! 20 weeks still seems so far away but time is moving forward! I will say that Robert is actually excited about registering for all the baby stuff. I remember when we were getting married it was like pulling teeth. I guess being a "dad" just does something!
Robert is still making his way through school. I'm so proud of him! He's still just as excited about airplanes today as he was when he first started. I won't lie he'd rather be working on one then talking about one. He's also at the beginning stages of building a new engine for his car. I'm not really the mechanical type so this is quite impressive to me. He looks at all the metals parts and can tell me what everything does, why it does it, and how to improve it. I see junk and he sees an engine! What can I say...he dazzles me! ha!
Well I suppose that's all for now...
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Mommies Only...day 2
I was going to just update my status everyday with different questions about brands and prices but I figured that I'll just write a blog about each different category on my "Essentials List". I'm trying to have my list all together so when we register it won't take forever and I will register for what I actually need and will use! Please tell me what brand and why you love it! Thanks MOMS!!
Day 2:
Baby Wear Must Haves...
-receiving blankets?
-caps?
-booties vs socks?
-clothes for the baby during the day?
-clothes for the baby to sleep in?
-hangers? Do you actually hang up anything?
*is there anything wardrobe wise that you feel a baby MUST HAVE?*
Day 2:
Baby Wear Must Haves...
-receiving blankets?
-caps?
-booties vs socks?
-clothes for the baby during the day?
-clothes for the baby to sleep in?
-hangers? Do you actually hang up anything?
*is there anything wardrobe wise that you feel a baby MUST HAVE?*
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Mommies ONLY...day 1
I was going to just update my status everyday with different questions about brands and prices but I figured that I'll just write a blog about each different category on my "Essentials List". I'm trying to have my list all together so when we register it won't take forever and I will register for what I actually need and will use! Please tell me what brand and why you love it! Thanks MOMS!!
Day 1:
Baby Care Must Haves...
-brand of bottle and why? Most of you have already commented that Dr. Browns & Playtex are the best!
-extra nipples? Stick with kind on bottle or branch out?
-bottle warmer? Do we need one, if so which one??
-bottle brush? Do any of you actually use one?
-pacifiers?
-breast pump? Manual or electric?
-thermometer?
I think that about covers it for the feeding section of my list!
Day 1:
Baby Care Must Haves...
-brand of bottle and why? Most of you have already commented that Dr. Browns & Playtex are the best!
-extra nipples? Stick with kind on bottle or branch out?
-bottle warmer? Do we need one, if so which one??
-bottle brush? Do any of you actually use one?
-pacifiers?
-breast pump? Manual or electric?
-thermometer?
I think that about covers it for the feeding section of my list!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
June 15, 2011
Well it seems it been a bit over a month since I've written last...so here's some updates.
Robert's School-he only has one course left in A. What does this mean? Well he has completed the general and airframes portions of his schooling! After completing this next course he will only have power plant left. It also means that he will be eligible to take 2 of his 3 tests that he needs to be a certificated A&P. He will probably go ahead and take the 2 so he only has to worry about 1 test at graduation, which is in March 2012.
Vacation-Last time I wrote I mentioned that we were going to be visiting one of the possible locations for us to move after he graduates, unfortunately we have had to push our trip back to August. This works out well b/c we won't have to travel in the middle of summer and during the 4th of July holiday. We are still really excited about this trip!
Photography-wowzers...our business has really taken off! We are preparing for 3 more sessions this month, 3 weddings next month, etc. We are so thankful for this! We love love love photography and if it included insurance Robert would probably quit his job! Ha!
Pregnancy-at this current point we are 14 wks 5 dys. This has been a roller coaster. One day I'll feel great and the next not so much. I'm so thankful that Robert loves me and little scrivy b/c he is dealing with the tears, sniffing, mood swings, stomach aches, etc. I read about the mood swings but oh my goodness-I'm going nuts! Poor guy! As I sit here I can almost feel my belly expanding, it's the weirdest thing! I'm so thankful that we are getting this opportunity to be parents! It really gets to me every time Robert prays for our baby, he always prays for a healthy baby and for the baby's salvation. Really makes me feel selfish because I'm sitting there thinking, "Pray for a pretty baby, my eyes, blah blah". We have an app. on July 8th to find out the baby's sex. I say girl and Robert says boy...we'll see
Robert's School-he only has one course left in A. What does this mean? Well he has completed the general and airframes portions of his schooling! After completing this next course he will only have power plant left. It also means that he will be eligible to take 2 of his 3 tests that he needs to be a certificated A&P. He will probably go ahead and take the 2 so he only has to worry about 1 test at graduation, which is in March 2012.
Vacation-Last time I wrote I mentioned that we were going to be visiting one of the possible locations for us to move after he graduates, unfortunately we have had to push our trip back to August. This works out well b/c we won't have to travel in the middle of summer and during the 4th of July holiday. We are still really excited about this trip!
Photography-wowzers...our business has really taken off! We are preparing for 3 more sessions this month, 3 weddings next month, etc. We are so thankful for this! We love love love photography and if it included insurance Robert would probably quit his job! Ha!
Pregnancy-at this current point we are 14 wks 5 dys. This has been a roller coaster. One day I'll feel great and the next not so much. I'm so thankful that Robert loves me and little scrivy b/c he is dealing with the tears, sniffing, mood swings, stomach aches, etc. I read about the mood swings but oh my goodness-I'm going nuts! Poor guy! As I sit here I can almost feel my belly expanding, it's the weirdest thing! I'm so thankful that we are getting this opportunity to be parents! It really gets to me every time Robert prays for our baby, he always prays for a healthy baby and for the baby's salvation. Really makes me feel selfish because I'm sitting there thinking, "Pray for a pretty baby, my eyes, blah blah". We have an app. on July 8th to find out the baby's sex. I say girl and Robert says boy...we'll see
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