it's all about...

on my mind...

2011-10-22T11:11:00.000-07:00

my record, my past, and what strength that i have
will make sure that i fail to the last
but i am made new and it's not what i do
that qualifies me for your love

contemplating life...

2011-10-19T20:27:00.000-07:00

shifting winds
changing lives
god grant us today
some peace of mind

stop the world - matthew west

2011-10-15T19:49:00.000-07:00

The TV is talking
The telephone’s ringing
The lights are all on
And the radio’s screaming
A million distractions are stealing my heart from You
I’m tired and empty
This life is relentless
It weakens my knees
And breaks my defenses
It’s wearing me down and I’m desperate to hear from You

Stop the world I wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You speak to me

I need to be still before I make a move
I need to be humble with nothing to prove
I need Your Word to show me the truth
And I need time, precious time

Stop the world I wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You speak to me
Stop the world I’m ready to listen
Show me sign, give me a vision of heaven
I can hold on to
Stop the world I need some time with You

Before I can find my voice
I need to hear Your voice
Above all the senseless noise

beauty is the smile on a baby's face...

2011-06-09T19:42:00.000-07:00

I love being a mommy! God please help Will and I to be the parents you want us to be.

my new little man Ian!

2011-04-27T13:31:00.000-07:00

fun moments inspired by family...

2010-05-30T19:29:00.000-07:00

a blast from my recent artistic past...

2010-05-14T18:42:00.000-07:00

painting for church...

2010-05-14T18:27:00.000-07:00

Escaping the "9 to 5"...

2010-05-12T10:45:00.000-07:00

peace be still...

2010-05-10T12:57:00.000-07:00

things are not always what they seem...

2010-05-10T12:37:00.000-07:00

quotes...

2010-03-13T18:39:00.000-08:00

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, The Problem of Pain

Any fool can count the seeds in an apple. Only God can count all the apples in one seed. ~Robert H. Schuller

Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway. ~Mary C. Crowley

God understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say them. ~Author Unknown

Let God's promises shine on your problems. ~Corrie Ten Boom

refreshments from heaven...

2010-03-11T13:35:00.000-08:00

Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea...But I call to God, and the LORD saves me. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice. Psalm 55: 1, 16-17

prayer...

2010-02-25T19:32:00.000-08:00

¹⁰I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, ¹¹and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. ~Philipians 3: 10-11

obedience...

2010-02-25T19:17:00.000-08:00

"Come to the edge, he said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them, And they flew..."

Snippets of Insight

2009-10-09T10:30:00.000-07:00

i may wander, you are faithful

i change my mind, you stay the same

i look elsewhere while you hold me

but i can hear you say my name

~Unknown

when it all gets to you, sometimes you have to scream!

2009-07-07T18:02:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCon0QojjYA

the girl wishes that life were slightly less stressful, and that her environment would move smoother...

the ebb and flow of seasons...

2009-05-12T13:35:00.000-07:00

the girl was disenchanted as of lately...the beauty of winter and early spring having left her desolate and tired of the heat of summer....unfortunately, it was just the beginning of the persistent waves of heat to come.

today put to music...

2009-05-04T19:32:00.000-07:00

"Running"

Run
Running all the time
Running to the future
With you right by my side

Me
I'm the one you chose
Out of all the people
You wanted me the most
I'm so sorry that I've fallen
Help me up lets keep on running
Don't let me fall out of love

[Chorus:]
Running, running
As fast as we can
Do you think we'll make it?
(Do you think we'll make it?)
We're running
Keep holding my hand
It's so we don't get separated

Be
Be the one I need
Be the one I trust most
Don't stop inspiring me
Sometimes it's hard to keep on running
We work so much to keep it going
Don't make me want to give up

[Repeat chorus twice]

(The future)

[Repeat chorus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-MNtN84NYk

unwelcome hardship...

2009-04-23T13:53:00.000-07:00

the girl had been experiencing reactions to that which she did not wish to do. the only thing she could do was persist. the girl hoped it would end soon...

A revelation of sorts...

2009-04-18T07:44:00.000-07:00

The girl had been convicted. How should one correct a negative attitude? There did not seem to be a "reasonable" conclusion in her mind. Eventually the girl stumbled upon a book. It was not the holy word of God, but it did speak of it. The girl decided to sit a spell and wander the volume placed in front of her. In it were these words: "Proverbs 14:8, 'The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways.'" What a simple yet compelling thought! The girl then decided to pray and ask God to help her be a prudent person, hoping that this attitude of negativity would one day be resolved.

...when trials arrived...

2009-04-17T15:41:00.000-07:00

...the girl was once accosted with a trial that seemed to sap her very strength; she prayed that God would relieve her of this.....

In the begining.....

2009-04-17T11:59:00.000-07:00

....there once was a girl who had it all: the husband, the home, the job, the car, the friends, and the family. You know what she thought about all of it? She thought God had blessed her beyond all her hopes and dreams. What an amazing God!