let that be enough...

I wish I had what I needed

To be on my own'

Cause I feel so defeated

And I'm feeling alone

And it all seems so helpless

And I have no plans

I'm a plane in the sunset

With nowhere to land

And all I see

It could never make me happy

And all my sand castles

Spend their time collapsing

Let me know that You hear me

Let me know Your touch

Let me know that You love me

And let that be enough

Switchfoot ~ Let that Be Enough.

Phil 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

things to remember....

Advice to live by:

(Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio.) "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

cause I'm on the brink of something beautiful

so...i have been on a mae kick this week...( sara please dont stop reading since i know how much you loooooove them ;) HAHA). but anyways really all i have listened too this week is mae. it is like i have rediscovered them or something. but good news they are coming to the nova @ the end of may i am so there! but i wanna talk about how a song can take on new meaning. mae reminds me of college...where i was first introduced to them. it was awesome. i have seen them a couple of times with friends from college so they are just wraped up in college memories. one of my memories of the song " the sun and moon" (off the everglow CD.) was at my friends Kristin and Micah's wedding! it was one of the songs in their wedding. how classy are my friends to have mae song in their wedding :) but if you knew them they wouldn't have it any other way. At the same time that the wedding was happening, i was having a great struggle in my life so this song "the sun and the moon", i just put that song with a bad memory,i couldn't listen to it at all.it was one of those sad songs that i could never listen to all i thought was pain when i heard this song.until about the end of last summer when it came on when i was driving home from work and it came on and i didnt even realize that the song was on, and i was just singing away. well since i have been listening to pretty much all mae all the time these past few days...this song...has a new life and a new meaning for me. i listened the lyrics a little more closer. it has such powerful lyrics...

i guess when you are happy and in the right frame of mind....an old song can take on new meaning.

the sun and the moon - by mae.

Wasted time. I cannot say that I was ready for this. But when worlds collide, and all that I have is all that I want. The words seem to flow and the thoughts they keep running. And all that I have is yours. All that I am is yours. Ohh... Painted skies. I've seen so many that cannot compare to your ocean eyes. The pictures you took that cover your room, and it was just like the sun but more like the moon. A light that can reach it all. So now I'm branded for taking the fall. Ohh... So when you say forever, can't you see you've already captured me.

what's love got to do with it?

3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,but have not love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails.

1 Corinthians 13 : 3-8

it is always good to be reminded just what love is....

:)

trust-in HIS timing

rely-on HIS promises

wait-for HIS answers

believe-in HIS miracles

rejoice-in HIS goodness

relax- in HIS presence

Come near to God and He will come near to you.

James 4: 8

ok its alright with me.

so my favorite song right now. i love me some eric hutchinson!

i still believe in your faithfulness...

i was driving in my jeep the other day and this song
came on the radio. i stopped for a second and thought "man i have not heard this song in a long time...". but it came to me just at the right time in life as a reminder to myself, that even though the world seems like it is ending or im just in this really dark place. that i still believe, in God. that he has my life in his hands. i am thankful for his grace, and his mercy that he gives me everyday.and that i need to learn to listen a little more clearly to his will than having my own plans and try to do what i want to do.be a better example to those that are around me of what i stand for and who i stand for. i am challenging myself to do some changing a needed change in my life...to be a better woman of Christ.

the video above i found on youtube. it isn't the jeremy camp video...but still has an awesome message. listen to the words and watch the video carefully and hope that this song blesses you today.