Stand in the rain. Stand your ground.
Stand up when it's all crashing down.
You stand through the pain.
You won't drown.

Heavenly Father,

As Your mercy falls, I raise my hands and praise the God who gives and takes away. I praise you in this storm, for You are who You are no matter where I am. Every tear I've cried You hold in your hand. You'll never leave my side, so though my heart is torn, I will praise You in this storm.

Amen.

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If you haven't heard it in a while, I encourage you to revisit it. You might find something new. I know I did.

Been apprehended by a spiritual force
And a grace that replaced all the me I

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CHAOS!!!!

Lots of snow
Walking with the dogs
-at night, on a gravel road, over a stream
-during church, much needed peace
Swing dancing tomorrow night!!! And such a cute shirt and blouse to wear too! :-)
Reading Memoirs of a Geisha--excellent book ( Read more... )

I do not like shopping. Today, I spent six hours at Mall of America with people who do. Furthermore, these people not only enjoyed shopping but consisted of a bride, a maid of honor, a mother of the bride, a mother of the groom, and a bride's maid on the common mission of finding the perfect bride's maids dresses. I managed to have a better time ( Read more... )

I would love to have typed that title as "Practice Photosynthesis." I would love to instruct people how to stand tall and raise their limbs to the sky. "Just let that sun radiate through you," I'd write. "As you open yourself to it, you're energy will abound, and before you know it, you'll be blanketing the earth with life giving oxygen." How ( Read more... )

I am currently reading Bridging the God Between College and Law School: Strategies for Success by Ruta K. Stropus and Charlotte D. Taylor, two female assistant deans at some law school I had not heard of before. This latter fact causes me to take its contents with a grain a salt. Nonetheless, I am learning a lot from it. I actually wish I had ( Read more... )

Lent in my favorite season of the liturgical calendar. Some people find that surprising since the pre-Easter season came seem quite drab and dismal to Advent. After all, the season is full of reminders of our mortality: "Remember you are dust [or ashes] and to dust [or ashes] you shall return." Yet, I love it as a season of Christian humility, ( Read more... )