I Miss You

I Miss My Time With You...

Your Beloved Burns for You

I'm Your beloved, Your creation
and You love me as I am.

You have called chosen
for Your Kingdom,
Unashamed to call me Your own.

I'm Your beloved...
and my heart burns for you.

Keys to a Happy Marriage...

Lean on each other's strengths

Forgive each other's weaknesses.

Love never fails

Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres...

Love never fails.

(1 Cor 13:7-8)

My Angel

ANGEL

by Casting Crowns

My Dearest Kyristen,
You're the proof that the Father answers prayers!
I love you with all my heart.
-Stephen

It was a day just like any other day
I was a boy just like every other boy
When a girl unlike any I had seen
It’s like she stepped out of a dream
And into my world
It could’ve been the summer wind
Playing with her hair
As the sun danced in her eyes
We were standing there
She smiled, I forgot my name
‘Cause all I was thinking

Maybe I’m crazy but I’m praying
That an angel will love me, an angel will love me
Maybe I’m a fool but I’m still falling
Asking Heaven above me for an angel to love me

The rest of my life
The rest of my life

You’re the proof that the Father answers prayer
Because somehow, some way
You and I are standing here
With a sacred promise and a ring that says it all
Oh, I’ve just begun to fall
And from the deepest part of me I say “I do”

And after all the changing seasons have turned to years
The crowds are gone and the songs have faded
I’ll still be here
Holding you and thanking Heaven for my angel

Maybe I’m crazy but I’m praying
That an angel will love me, an angel will love me
Maybe I’m crazy for praying an angel will love me
Maybe I’m a fool but I’m still falling
Asking Heaven above me for an angel to love me
The rest of my life
The rest of my life

I Love You

It's just you and me,

on my island of hope.

Breath between us, could be miles.

Let me surround you.

My sea to your shore.

Let me be the calm you seek.

"I love you."

-Sarah McLachlan

I Will Notice

Quote from the movie "Shall We Dance?"....

"We need a witness to our lives.  There's a billion people on the planet.... I mean, what does any one life mean?

But in marriage, you're promising to care about everything.  The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all the time, every day.

You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it.  Your life will not go unwitnessed because I will be your witness.'"

My Boy

Just had to say this...

The Lord has blessed with me an amazing Son in Benjamin.  He's exactly the type of boy I always dreamed of having. He is very friendly, easy to get along with, happy, smart and fun to be around. From a very early age, he had a rare type of confidence not typically found in young children. Nothing was too big, too scary, or too difficult to him to tackle. He always had a strong sense of success whether the task was learning to ride a bike, or nailing together wood for building a bridge or a fort. He has an excellent imagination and is full of great ideas on ways to do things better. He is very smart!

Ben is a very loving boy, and has touched many peoples lives through the years. He is also an amazing friend and has a way of humbly relating and getting along with just about anyone. He has an amazing future ahead of him. Someday he is going to be a great husband, father and employee. Many will be blessed by his life.

I love you Ben!

Love Come

Love Come

by Sarah McLachlan

Love come light up the shadows

Let the beauty of you enter in 

For I have hungered for a tender touch 

A long and lonely time 

I've seen much more than I want to 

So much anger so much pain 

A line is drawn ad lives are torn apart 

The wounds too hard to heal 

Love has taken me in Lifted my load 

And in this empty space a wonder grows 

A dream of some kind of peace 

I could hold up as true 

I never knew anything about love before you 

You call and I come running 

I can sense the flood before it breaks 

And I'd do anything to dry your tears 

To let you know you're safe 

Love has taken me in Lifted my load 

And in this empty space a wonder grows 

A dream of some kind of peace 

I could hold up as true 

I never know anything about love before you 

Love come light up the shadows 

Let the beauty of you enter in 

For I have hungered for a tender touch 

A long and lonely time

A Patient Man

A hot-tempered man

stirs up conflict,

BUT...

A patient man

calms a quarrel.

-Proverbs 15:18

By Grace, I'll Love You

By Grace, I'll love you with all my heart.

What would you give up for love?  I love this song!

One Eyed Cat

Jenny & Tyler

There's More

There's More...  Are you desperate?

 How much capacity is there for God in your life?

Now is the point where we either 

seize the moment or look back with 

everlasting shame that we missed it!

Sleep Song for My Girls

I love poetry, just like I love the lyrics of a good song.  Tonight while I was reading some poems, I stumbled on this sweet poetic reminder of my two little girls (not so little any more?).  This poem is called "Sleep Song" and it is written by Ephemera.  I tweaked the ending just a bit to work for both of my "girls".

sleep song

by ephemera

Bedtime, little moonbeam.
See the stars? They're sleepy, too—
all blinky-eyed and snuggled in
like you need to do;

but the very, very moment
that you drift off into slumber,
the whole world sighs and smiles
at you, its dreaming little wonder,

and the bunnies in their hutches
and the sparrows in their nests,
they sleep, too, my little moon,
all fuzzy, warm and blessed

to have spent another perfect day
with perfect girls like you.
Now tomorrow waits to meet you,
and I'll be waiting, too.

Click Here for More Poems from Ephemera

Two Are Better Than One

I've been feeling very sick these last couple of days.  I took Monday and Tuesday off of work and pretty much slept the entire days away.  As I laid there I thought about how difficult it is to exercise my faith when I am feeling so sick.  Any other time, I have faith to believe in miracles.  I have faith for others to receiving their healing, but when I'm sick I feel like I'm just grasping the air.

There's a scripture in Isaiah 55 that says "Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him while He is near."  I know that my Father never leaves me, but I also realize that when I'm not feeling well, I have a difficult time seeking Him.  This is one of the reasons that it is so important to have friends who can and will faithfully lift you in prayer.  Friends who will literally tear through the roof and lower you into the throne room if that's what it takes.

I make it a point to *always* pray for any friend who asks for prayer.  Not just say "I'll pray" but seriously stop for a brief time and lift their needs.  I do this because when their faith may not be strong, mine is, and one day when I'm down, I may need them to reach out and lift me as well.


"Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.  If one person falls, the other can reach out and help.  But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.  Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm.  But how can one be warm alone?  A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer.  Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken."

-Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Waiting on the Lord

It's Sunday night and as I reflect back on the week that I just came through, I am in awe of my Father's love.  It was such an amazing week in His presence.  Both Tuesday and Friday nights were so good.

Tuesday night, I had the privilege of spending a couple hours in prayer with four awesome men of God.  Together we pressed in and broke through like never before.  It was as if our Father opened the heavens and rained down his love and goodness upon us.  His presence was so thick and tangible that for a good 10-15 minutes I could do nothing but cry as I laid face down on the floor.  I was completely lost in His love, and it was as if warm, thick oil was being poured over my head and onto the floor.  Words cannot even begin to describe!  The tears were followed by an overwhelming sense of joy and spurts of laughter.  As I stood to shout praises to God, I felt so filled with the Holy Spirit; filled to overflowing.  My whole being was consumed with God's love.  I've heard of people feeling drunk in the spirit, and this was the first time I've ever experienced this.  There's so much more I could write about how the Lord moved among us.  I'm still basking in His presence from this night and I'm so thankful for the privilege of experiencing His love in such a tangible way.

The Father is seeking worshipers.  He promises that if you seek Him, you will find Him.  Just press in, press in, press in.  Don't give up!!  Don't give up!!  Wait on the Lord... He has soooo much for you!

"I remain confident of this:

I will see the goodness of the LORD

in the land of the living.

Wait for the LORD;

be strong and take heart

and wait for the LORD."

-Psalm 27:13-14

Healing Comes

"Most of our hurts come

through relationships...

so will our healing."

-- The Shack

Falling in Love With You

"I keep falling in love, falling in love with you.

 I love, I love .. I love your presence"

You Deserve It All

By Josh Baldwin

(My Pastor's Son)

 

So Thankful

I know this may sound strange; but tonight, I am so thankful for all the bad things that have happened in my life.  All of the suffering, pain, trials and heartache have pulled me so much closer to my Father God. 

Psalm 34:17-18 says...

The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help.

He rescues them from all their troubles.

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;

He rescues those whose spirits are crushed.

This IS my testimony!  My Father has rescued me!  I have grown so much through all of the troubles.  I am thankful for the person that I have become because of them.

Thank you again Lord for your faithfulness!

When the Rain Comes

So rest a while, it'll be alright.

No one loves you like I do.

I can't stop the rain

from falling down on you again

I can't stop the rain

But I will hold you 'till it goes away.

This is My Love

I'll put you in front of me

So everybody can see

Love

This is my love.

Perfect Timing

I may never understand God's perfect timing and that's okay with me.  The only thing that matters is that He knows!  Isaiah 46:10 says "I make known the END from the BEGINNING"  it continues to say "My purpose will stand and I will do all that I please".

He doesn't just start us out, knowing which paths we will take to reach our end.  NO.. He has planned our perfect ending first!!  The purpose... His ending purpose will always be accomplished in His perfect timing.  He will do all that He pleases.

Thank you Father for your perfect timing in my life!

Get Behind Me Satan!

After Jesus explained to his disciples how he must suffer many things and be killed, Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord" he said. "This shall never happen to you!"

Jesus turned and said to Peter... 

"Get behind me, Satan! 

You are a stumbling block to me; 

you do not have in mind the concerns of God, 

but merely human concerns."

Matthew 16:21-23

I love the Lord with a passion.  I hunger after His presence in my life daily.  I can't ever remember a time when I felt closer in my walk with the Lord, than over these last few months.  Yet today, the Holy Spirit quickly revealed to me how I had been letting the enemy whisper in my ear.

For the last several days, I've become a bit frustrated about the things of this life -- "Human concerns" as Jesus called them.  In my frustration, I struggled with God's reasoning and timing.  Mentally, I began to question whether the Father even cared about my personal needs and desires.  These thoughts started out innocently enough, but as they began to flood my mind, they became such a driving force that I was ready to step out of God's will and once again chase my own dreams with a passion!

A brief note from a friend who is strong in the Lord, hit me like a wall of bricks.  The Holy Spirit quickly nudged me and showed me that I had been allowing the enemy to whisper these worldly thoughts in my ear.  Those thoughts had gone from small seeds of dissatisfaction to weeds that were building a stronghold or root system in my mind.

If it could happen to Peter, it could happen to me!  I don't want to be a stumbling block.  I want to have the mind of Christ and not the mind of this world.

Thank you Father for your love and divine concern over my life.  Father, I ask forgiveness and give you full control again.  Get behind me Satan!

Go!

"Now Go!  

I will help you speak 

and will teach you what to say."  

-God

(Exodus 4:12)

He Will Do

Isaiah 46:9-13

I am God, and there is no other;

I am God, and there is none like me.

I make known the end from the beginning,

from ancient times, what is still to come.

I say "My purpose will stand

and I will do all that I please."

From the east I summon a bird of prey;

from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.

What i have said, that I will bring about;

what I have planned, that I will do.

Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted,

you who are now far from my righteousness.

I am bringing my righteousness near,

it is not far away; 

and my salvation will not be delayed.

I will grant salvation to Zion,

my splendor to Israel.

Your Love Never Fails

Your Love Never Fails

-Jesus Culture/Chris Quilala