Good

I can think of many words to describe the day Jesus was crucified on the cross, but good would never have been the word I would have chosen. I guess because I look at it from the perspective of the pain and agony He went through. I think about how He was beaten, put to shame. How He carried that huge cross on His back and prepared for His crucifixion. I think about the stripes He took on His back for MY healing and how He had nails driven into His hands and feet as they placed Him on that cross. The crown of thorns that was not gently placed on His head but rather shoved down in to his head and the thorns that pierced his brow. The time He spent hanging on the two pieces of timber that He created so that I could go free. I think about Mary and how she watched her son suffer and die. When I think of all these things and so much more I never think about the word good.

But really it was a good day because He loved us so much that He gave his life so that I can go free. He took all the suffering, sin, death upon Himself so that I wouldn't have to. Good ? Nah I would say amazing, awesome, heroic, unbelievable, undeserving ..... That's why He is my Lord. I call Him Lord. And you know what today's Friday but Sundays on the way!

Forever Family

Four years ago today we stood before a judge who declared that a sweet little brown eyed boy was legally and officially forever our son. What he ruled that day with the drop of his gavel, the Lord had already spoken and confirmed to me three months earlier in the Children's Church room, as a I sat on a table putting that sweet little boys socks and shoes back on him after he had taken them off for the third or fourth time ( I had lost count that Sunday morning) ! I will never forget that morning when everything in my heart and my mind was telling me...." this is never going to work.... it won't get better....you are not cut out for this!!" but in the midst of all that noise, the enemy was speaking to  my heart and mind, the voice of the Lord echoed louder and I heard Him! That day I KNEW that God's perfect will had been accomplished and that He would see us through every obstacle. Every good day, and every not so good day,  He's been faithful! So with a grateful heart and the faith that His Word will NEVER return void I say.....Happy Adoption Day to our sweet boy!

Give Me That Back

No matter how much we try to trick ourselves into preparing for Daylight Savings Time aka SPRINGING forward.... we still LOSE that hour of sleep! Its Monday night and I am STILL trying to get that hour back. This picture says it best!