reading, writing, and pondering.

C. S. Lewis was brilliant.

He really was.



It would have been quite thrilling to have met him.

pessimistic

a friend once told me how she told Satan to leave her alone, and it worked.


did you ever think of telling Satan to get lost? to leave you alone?

have you ever thought of telling Satan that God owns your heart and thoughts and emotions and feelings, so he may as well leave because there is no place in your heart and mind for him?

tell him. anytime. anywhere.
i think he'll probably get scared and run away.

think, think, think

Okay, I've decided.


I like that it's snowing.

down for 5+ days

I like getting letters in the mail when I'm sick for a long time.



Wait. Let me re-phrase that:

I like getting letters in the mail.
Anytime.

eyes in the dark.

They belonged to an owl sitting beside the road.
I'm pretty sure that it was beautiful.

beauty.

This is a beautiful harpsichord. I may not like the sound of them very much, but harpsichords served as one of the inspirations of the piano.

Grand pianos are sleek and gorgeous, but harpsichords are so intricately made. I've seen one in real life and they are absolutely amazing in their delicate design. They don't make instruments like that anymore. They are just made by the thousands, all the same, and not really unique.

a message from one Christian to another, while still speaking to myself.

Be happy where you are today.
where you are right now.
this very minute.

Instead of looking to what you will do tomorrow.
or where you plan to be next year.

Enjoy where you are right now.
One moment is too short to waste in waiting for the next moment to come.

Be content.


- a message from one Christian to another
(and a reminder to myself)

whiteness all around.

It's snowing.


I can't decide if I like that or if I'm sad.

discovery in great dimension!

"Pachelbel's Canon" and "Hear, O Lord, and Answer" have the same chords? What?

and "Seek Ye First" and "Hear, O Lord, and Answer" have the same chords?



And they can all be played and/or sang in a round?




CONCLUSION....then why not play them at the same time?

I love making musical discoveries. Even if they've been thought of before, I still like making them myself. And they always make me super excited and ecstatic.

taken and dumped out the window in a cloud of smoke

Our English language means nothing these days.
Fad words like SWEET! and AWESOME! and COOL! have become the grand extent of the average persons vocabulary.

I'd say that is pretty sad. But what can we do about it? Try and use other words? I can't find any!!

That's how awful it is...when we want to try and give our language it's meaning again and stop going with what the fad is, we can't because we've forgotten all the other beautiful words that we could use.

They've been dumped out the window
and forgotten in a cloud of smoke...
...in the dust of fad words.

yup.

Jesus, I've forgotten the words that You have spoken
Promises that burned within my heart have now grown dim
With a doubting heart I follow the paths of earthly wisdom
Forgive me for my unbelief
Renew the fire again


Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy on me


I have built an altar where I worship things of men
I have taken journeys that have drawn me far from You
Now I am returning to Your mercies ever flowing
Pardon my transgressions
Help me love You again


I have longed to know You and Your tender mercies
Like a river of forgiveness ever flowing without end
I bow my heart before You in the goodness of Your presence
Your grace forever shining
Like a beacon in the night

playing with the camera.

color.

fall smells beautiful.






The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Psalm 103:8

little nothings

i find myself bored once again. homework is non-existent today.

a friend is blessed with the birth of a daughter today.
another comes home from her honeymoon this week.
another graduates.
another needs prayer.



boredom leaves me no choice but to bask in the sun. the Son of Love. to read of what love is. and memorize of poetry from the Bible.



and suddenly I want to learn more. to love more. to serve more. to let my heart overflow with prayers of praise and thankfulness and confession and intersession.

and i realize that there should be no such thing as boredom. that there can be no such thing as boredom. it's a choice you make.

inspiration lacking

blogger changed while i was away.


and so did i.

somehow i don't have anything to say on here anymore.
and i feel as if i can live without it.


which is somewhat freeing. somewhat sad.
somewhat good. somewhat bad.

yes that rhymed. not intentionally.

this weekend.

i found psalm 38.

wow.

she is home once again.

and i'm very glad about that.





and just to warn you, i think i'll be absent from the blogging world for the rest of the summer cause i'm too tired to get back into it. but i'll be back in the fall FOR SURE.

i caved.

okay...so i admit i'm reading the 'forbidden books'.

:) i'm very much enjoying them.

lately

...light the fire again...

this is for my dear Amy

Zephaniah 3:17

D A G

The Lord your God is with you

D A G

He is mighty to save

D A G

He will take great delight in you

A D

He will quiet you with His love

D A

He will rejoice singing over you

Bm G

He will quiet you with His love

D A

Yes, He will rejoice singing over you

G A D

For with you, He takes great delight

D

He will lighten your load (lighten your load)

A

He will gather you (gather you)

Bm G

He will rescue you, He will rescue you,

D

He will lift you up (lift you up)

A

Wipe away the pain (wipe away the pain)

Bm G

He will rescue you, He will rescue you

Majesty

F^#m E D A D

Here I am humbled by your Majesty

A E
Covered by your grace so free

F^#m E D A D
Here I am, knowing I'm a sinful man

A E
Covered by the blood of the Lamb

F^#m G^#m A F^#m G^#m A
Now I've found the greatest love of all is mine

Bm
Since you laid down your life

D
The greatest sacrifice

Chorus:

A E F^#m D
Majesty, Majesty

A E
Your grace has found me just as I am

F^#m D
Empty handed, but alive in your hands
Majesty, Majesty
Forever I am changed by your love
In the presence of your Majesty

Here I am humbled by the love that you give
Forgiven so that I can forgive
Here I stand, knowing that I'm your desire
Sanctified by glory and fire

Now I've found the greatest love of all is mine
Since you laid down your life
The greatest sacrifice

Chorus

St. Patrick's Prayer

St. Patrick & Dwight Beal

Intro: D2 D2/Bb D2/C D2/G (2X)

Dm Bb

Christ be with me and within me

C G

Christ behind me and before

Dm Bb

Christ beside me and to win me

C Dm

Christ to comfort and restore

C Bb+7

Christ beneath me and above me

Gm7 Asus A

Christ in quiet and in danger

Dm Bb

Christ in hearts of all that love me

Gm7 Am7

Christ in mouth of friend and stranger (intro)

F C

Christ in every heart that’s broken

Dm Bb

Christ in every joy and pain

F/A Bb

Christ in every word that’s spoken

Csus C F

Christ in sun and moon and rain

Bb C

Christ in resting and in rising

Dm Bb

Christ the Lord of all my life

F/A Bb

Christ to guide me and to shield me

C D2

Christ protecting me in strife (intro)

You Laid Aside

You laid aside Your majesty
Gave up everything for me
Suffered at the hand of those You had created
You took all my sin and same
When You died and rose again
Now today You reign in heaven and earth exalted

I really want to worship You my Lord
You have won my heart and I am Yours
Forever and ever I will love You
You are the only one who died for me
Gave Your life to set me free
So I lift my hands to You in adoration