THIS IS OUR INHERITANCE -

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, " declares the Lord, "and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you, " declares the Lord, " and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile." - Jeremiah 29:11-14

God is not a God of confusion. I am resting on that...plain and simple. He will direct my path.

Celebration...

Last night I had the awesome pleasure to experience our live recording at my church. The Gateway worship team and choir truly brought the house down. Somewhere in the midst of that night I felt all the pressures and weight of "life" just seem to get lighter. It was God's amazing presence. If I am to be completely honest...I will say that it had been to long since I had pushed aside all of the drama of my circumstance to just sit and rejoice in God's awesome presence. I was, am and will forever be humbled...

More Appropriate Than I Knew...

A friend sent this to me the other night. I don't think he nor I could possibly know how unbelievably appropriate this would be for me...

Endure to the End
“Those people who keep their faith until the end will be saved.” Matthew 10:22

Are you close to quitting? Please don’t do it. Are you discouraged as a parent? Hang in there. Are you weary with doing good? Do just a little more? Roll up your sleeves and go at it again. No communication on your marriage? Give it one more shot…Remember, a finisher is not one with no wounds or weariness. Quite the contrary, he, like the boxer, is scarred and bloody. Mother Teresa is credited with saying, “God didn’t call us to be successful, just faithful.” The fighter, like our Master, is pierced and full of pain. He, like Paul, may even be bound and beaten. But he remains. The Land of Promise, says Jesus, awaits those who endure. It is not just for those who make the victory laps or drink champagne. No sir. The Land of Promise is for those who simply remain to the end.

I will not stop singing

Habakkuk 3:17-18 "...yet, I will rejoice in the Lord."


When the journey ahead seems drear,
When my enemies draw near,
When time beckons me to fear...
I will not stop singing.

When my way seems lost,
the price too high a cost,
others lead me to feel all hope is lost...
I will not stop singing.

I will sing through the storm(oh, how the thunder crashes down)
I will sing in the sun.
I will sing to the one who shines brighter than anyone.
I will sing through the bad
I will sing for through the good.

Still...I will not stop singing.

I am more than this song...yet, I know the melody well.
My future spoken through a whisper my maker longs to tell.

It's these songs that make me stand.
Oh, how these rhymes run through my head.
Reciting...push on!

And I will not stop singing.

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...

I was thinking about perspective today. I like this quote from John Lennon. "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." Making other plans...I will admit...Im a planner. Im an analyzer. Im a doer...a fixer. I realize that so much of my life is spent anxiously anticipating "tomorrow." I always have envied those people who can just "live in the moment." I don't want to be that person who is anxiously waiting for "someday." If there is one thing I know...Im not promised tomorrow. I'm not. I don't want to miss out on this joy and beauty of b/c I wasn't enjoying "today." I'm not going to let my past failures and concerns dominate these precious moments. And...oh...how they are so precious. :)