Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, where are you sending me? I love you and you're good, I just want to say that. 

 "The more wicked we see our hearts, the more electric and glorious we see God's grace. And the more electric and glorious we see his grace the more prone we are to not walk in self denial and hide." ~Matt Chandler

 "Memories are like any other thought that carries emotion...Expect the feelings to flood in with them. The only way out of them is through."

redemption is sweet....soooo sweet. But it hurts like HELL!

Lord, help me to worship you in my pain and not just use you for pain relief.

Help me to still have joy in the pain. 

 He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realise just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.

And oh, how He loves us so,
Oh how He loves us,
How He loves us all

Yeah, He loves us,
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What you're not saying is coming in loud and clear ( Read more... )

....learning that I need to take the big sign off my forehead that says "easily replaced". It's a self-fulfilling prophecy and I want it gone. It's not who I am anymore. 

'Cus I'll be there, in the back of your mind
From the day we met 'til you were making me cry
And it's just too bad, you've already had the best days
The best days of your life

Ain't it a shame?
A shame that everytime you hear my name
Brought up in a casual conversation
You can't think ...straight

And ain't it sad?
You can forget about what we had
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 I'm a kindergarten teacher now. Tomorrow is my last day with the kids. I have been looking forward to this day for so long. I'm so tired. Teaching is fun but exhausting and pretty all consuming- especially your first year. But now, with only one day left, I am sad. These children have become my babies. I have nurtured them, loved them, cared for ( Read more... )

" Since we are receiving a Kingdom that cannot be destroyed, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a consuming fire" ~ Hebrews 12:28-29