Sunday, June 27, 2010
Peace Despite Circumstances
It is so easy to be deceived by our emotions - what a great reminder of where true peace comes from! The context of this quote is about spending time with Jesus every.single.day.
"The peace that flows despite circumstances can only be found through Jesus being with us....Instead of being slaves to our emotions and reacting based on our feelings, we can remain victoriously peaceful no matter what."
From Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl by Lysa Terkeurst
Friday, June 25, 2010
No Matter What
I am loving this song by Kerrie Roberts "No Matter What" - she has a beautiful voice and the lyrics are so powerful ...
I’m running back to your promises one more time,
Lord that’s all I can hold on to,
I gotta say this has taken me by surprise,
but nothing surprises you.
Before a heartache can ever touch my life,
it has to go through Your hands, and even though I keep asking why,
I keep asking why,
No matter what, I’m gonna love You,
no matter what I’m gonna need You,
I know You can find a way to keep me from the pain
but if not, I’ll trust you, no matter what, no matter what.
When I’m stuck and there’s nothing else by myself,
I’m just sitting in silence,
there’s no way I can make it without Your help,
I wont even try it.
I know You have Your reasons for everything,
so I will keep believing, whatever I might be feeling,
God you are my hope, and you will be my strength,
No matter what, I’m gonna love You,
no matter what I’m gonna need You,
I know You can find a way to keep me from the pain
but if not, I’ll trust you, no matter what, no matter what.
Anything I don’t have You can give it to me,
but it’s ok if You don’t,
I’m not here for those things,
the touch of Your love is enough on its own,
no matter what I still love You and I’m gona need You
No matter what I’m gonna love you,
no matter what I’m gonna need you,
I know You can find a way to keep me from the pain
but if not, I’ll trust You, no matter what, no matter what.
I know You can find a way to keep me from the pain,
but if not, I’ll trust you, no matter what, no matter what
no matter no matter what
I’m running back to your promises one more time,
Lord that’s all I can hold on to,
I gotta say this has taken me by surprise,
but nothing surprises you.
Before a heartache can ever touch my life,
it has to go through Your hands, and even though I keep asking why,
I keep asking why,
No matter what, I’m gonna love You,
no matter what I’m gonna need You,
I know You can find a way to keep me from the pain
but if not, I’ll trust you, no matter what, no matter what.
When I’m stuck and there’s nothing else by myself,
I’m just sitting in silence,
there’s no way I can make it without Your help,
I wont even try it.
I know You have Your reasons for everything,
so I will keep believing, whatever I might be feeling,
God you are my hope, and you will be my strength,
No matter what, I’m gonna love You,
no matter what I’m gonna need You,
I know You can find a way to keep me from the pain
but if not, I’ll trust you, no matter what, no matter what.
Anything I don’t have You can give it to me,
but it’s ok if You don’t,
I’m not here for those things,
the touch of Your love is enough on its own,
no matter what I still love You and I’m gona need You
No matter what I’m gonna love you,
no matter what I’m gonna need you,
I know You can find a way to keep me from the pain
but if not, I’ll trust You, no matter what, no matter what.
I know You can find a way to keep me from the pain,
but if not, I’ll trust you, no matter what, no matter what
no matter no matter what
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Jackson
Here are my favorite images of our brief time with Jackson
Its hard to believe we buried him 2 months ago today ...
These photos are courtesy of Joe Heiliger, a sweet family friend and volunteer photographer for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep!!
Its hard to believe we buried him 2 months ago today ...
These photos are courtesy of Joe Heiliger, a sweet family friend and volunteer photographer for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep!!
Jace turns TWO!
Jace turned two a few weeks ago!! He is a FUN 2-year-old and really pretty easy. He is rough-and-tumble, all-boy, super cute, loves music and dancing, balls, cars, The Backyardigans and food! He is our worst talker to date, but has mad motor skills for his age. He walks up and down the stairs without holding on - which usually makes me crazy (especially when I find him climbing up the OUTSIDE of the stair case)! :) He loves the tampoline and can jump right along with his big sisters and brother! He can kick the soccer ball like nobody's business and shouts "GOAL!" every time he kicks it (whether it actually makes it in the goal or not!) You can't help but smile (or laugh) when you see his stocky-short-legged body doing the toddler dash! He is a squealer - and a very high-pitched one at that. I'm fairly certain I've lost a good amount of hearing.
He is a grunter and generally speaks with only one syllable per word. He says "thank you" without prompty, but has yet to master "please." :) He gives the biggest puckered-lip kisses you've ever seen (frequently accompanied by drool). He is a sweet-hearted little guy that gets very upset when someone is hurt or crying. He is a delight and has been the source of great joy for our family - and precious heart-healing therapy for me.
Here are some pix of our very small celebration!
"Happy Birthday to Jace..."
Make a wish
Unlike his first birthday, the cake was a hit this year!
Pure DELIGHT over videos with The Backyardigans from Gummie!
New tricycle from Grandma!
He is a grunter and generally speaks with only one syllable per word. He says "thank you" without prompty, but has yet to master "please." :) He gives the biggest puckered-lip kisses you've ever seen (frequently accompanied by drool). He is a sweet-hearted little guy that gets very upset when someone is hurt or crying. He is a delight and has been the source of great joy for our family - and precious heart-healing therapy for me.
Here are some pix of our very small celebration!
"Happy Birthday to Jace..."
Make a wish
Unlike his first birthday, the cake was a hit this year!
Pure DELIGHT over videos with The Backyardigans from Gummie!
New tricycle from Grandma!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Father's Day
Happy Father's Day to the very best Daddy ...
Ed is not only an amazing husband, but such a good daddy as well. I am so blessed to have him as my partner in life and in parenting. He is committed to our family - and he works hard at being a dad!
I love you, Babe! Thanks for being the kind of dad and man that made Jadyn say you are her hero ;) You really are! I hope you never doubt how adored you are by all of us!
Ed is not only an amazing husband, but such a good daddy as well. I am so blessed to have him as my partner in life and in parenting. He is committed to our family - and he works hard at being a dad!
I love you, Babe! Thanks for being the kind of dad and man that made Jadyn say you are her hero ;) You really are! I hope you never doubt how adored you are by all of us!
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Beach Therapy
Our trip to Galveston ...
The kids' therapy was playing in the water
Ed's therapy was the fishing
The kids' therapy was playing in the water
...and building sand castles
...and eating ice cream
...and catching crabs
...and bike riding down the seawall
And my therapy ... was just getting away!
And my therapy ... was just getting away!
Thanks & Update
Thank you ... so many of you have called, sent cards, notes and messages and I'm really grateful! It means more than you know. There are not words enough to express how touched we are by every single person that reaches out to us. I know most people don't know what to do or say, but please know that it is so comforting just to know you are thinking about us or praying for us.
Things are slowly getting better. It's only been six weeks since Jackson was born - it feels like the longest six weeks of my life! I still have hard days - even some really hard days - and I imagine that will continue for some time. I've tried to focus on allowing myself to feel whatever feelings come. That is tough for me since I am a planner, I like to think I'm in "control" of not only my emotions (ha!), but also the hows, whens, etc. Yes, all things God is working on in me through this experience. He's been showing me the areas of my life that I have yet to relinquish control to Him. He's working on my heart in big and small ways and I am learning more everyday about really, truly trusting Him and allowing Him to be in charge.
I am constantly reminded of Romans 5:3-5 ~ and I especially love The Message translation: "There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary - we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit."
I continue to trust that God's plans are perfect - even though my broken heart and human mind scream that Jackson not being here with me is anything but perfect. I know I won't understand until I see my baby boy again. In the meantime, I just have to TRUST in God's greatness and goodness.
Things are slowly getting better. It's only been six weeks since Jackson was born - it feels like the longest six weeks of my life! I still have hard days - even some really hard days - and I imagine that will continue for some time. I've tried to focus on allowing myself to feel whatever feelings come. That is tough for me since I am a planner, I like to think I'm in "control" of not only my emotions (ha!), but also the hows, whens, etc. Yes, all things God is working on in me through this experience. He's been showing me the areas of my life that I have yet to relinquish control to Him. He's working on my heart in big and small ways and I am learning more everyday about really, truly trusting Him and allowing Him to be in charge.
I am constantly reminded of Romans 5:3-5 ~ and I especially love The Message translation: "There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary - we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit."
I continue to trust that God's plans are perfect - even though my broken heart and human mind scream that Jackson not being here with me is anything but perfect. I know I won't understand until I see my baby boy again. In the meantime, I just have to TRUST in God's greatness and goodness.
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