Solid Ground

    Isn't it crazy, the moment you realize you can move on from something that has been holding you back for so long from pressing forward with your life.  When you realize the one thing you once loved most in the world is now the thing that's hurting you the deepest because you've been letting it keep you from being used by God for something bigger.
     John Mark's song says it best with the line, "I don't have time to maintain these regrets when I think about ... how He loves us!"  Its so true.  This life is like a moment passing in time and every second wasted is another closer to the end.  We have so little time to do all we can for the kingdom, shouldn't we make it our life's mission to do everything we can, to run down the path God has laid out for us.  To not hesitate when it is so clearly laid out in front of you.  There may be a fog over the path, we may not be able to see any farther than where our next step goes, but we can take that step.  We can put one foot in front of the other in faith and know that the ground is solid beneath our feet as long as we stay on the path.
    "Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all of these things will be given to you as well.  Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, fro tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own."  Matthew 6:33-34
     This life of mine I worry about so much.  I worry that I will do with it what God desires and yet so often I don't have the faith to let go of my life and let Him do with it what he wishes.  I here the call so loudly one day and the next it falls silent.  Here is to learning that when you here you obey and you follow until you here again.  You do not stop or stray just because you don't get constant affirmation.  If we're faithful and diligent, there is no way God is going to let us mess up his mighty, powerful, perfect plan.

I will look back no farther, but only ahead at that one step directly in front of me and upward to the promise of a better place with no more tears or suffering.

The Fight for Love

Through the pain I take my stand
Upon the mountains of this land
And look upon the open sky
Taking hold of wings I fly

Above the noise and chaos great
To the silence that holds my fate
Breathing in the pure of heart
This new life with which I take my start

Bring the sorrow, bring the pain
Bring the healing in this rain
For real love I choose to fight
Love found only in the light

The wounds I gave myself run deep
Forever marked with scars I keep
Remind me of your promise true
That I will forever live with you.

Forever 7

This is my world, the place where fancy dresses and hockey sticks go hand in hand.  Where the high heels in the closet live in peace with the soccer cleats in the garage.  Where you're never to old to dance around in your underwear singing full volume into a hair brush.  Where trees are meant to be climbed and you will never forget who taught you how to climb them.
Where the grass stains on your jeans show just how hard you play and the scrapes on your knees show the passion with which you pray.  Where the mountains outside my window literally bow down with praise.  The sunsets colors are painted on my walls and the ocean is my lullaby whenever darkness falls.  I dream in color but see the truth in black and white.  Tears, well they happen, sometimes good, sometimes bad but always matched with a bigger plan.  Here is where Daddy always said "you can be whatever you want to be" and those are the words I choose to believe.