Song

I heard this the other night and it made me cry. I thought it was a really sweet song. It is sung by Mark Schultz



Looking back
He sees it all
It was her first date the night he came to call
Her dad said son
Have her home on time
And promise me you’ll never leave her side
He took her to a show in town
And he was ten feet off the ground

(Chorus)

He was walking her home
And holding her hand
Oh the way she smiled it stole the breath right out of him
Down that old road
With the stars up above
He remembers where he was the night he fell in love
He was walking her home

Ten more years and a waiting room
At half past one
And the doctor said come in and meet your son

His knees went weak
When he saw his wife
She was smiling as she said he’s got your eyes

And as she slept he held her tight
His mind went back to that first night

(Chorus)

He walked her through the best days of her life
Sixty years together and he never left her side

A nursing home
At eighty-five
And the doctor said it could be her last night
And the nurse said Oh
Should we tell him now
Or should he wait until the morning to find out

But when they checked her room that night
He was laying by her side

Oh he was walking her home
And holding her hand
Oh the way she smiled when he said this is not the end
And just for a while they were eighteen
And she was still more beautiful to him than anything
He was walking her home
He was walking her home

Looking back
He sees it all
It was her first date the night he came to call

Quote

One more quotation.:-) this from an out-of-print book, The Life and Letters of Janet Erskine Stuart.

Says one who was her assistant for some years,

"She delighted in seeing her plan upset by unexpected events, saying that it gave her great comfort, and that she looked on such things as an assurance that God was watching over her stewardship, was securing the accomplishment of His will, and working out His own designs. Whether she traced the secondary causes to the prayer of a child, to the imperfection of an individual, to obstacles arising from misunderstandings, or to interference of outside agencies, she was joyfully and graciously ready to recognize the indication of God's ruling hand, and to allow herself to be guided by it."

Announcement

The Johnson Family is extremely excited and can not wait any longer to tell you all the great news. We are expecting!!! The baby is expected June 7 2007. We announced our wonderful news on Sunday to the grandparents and many aunts and uncles. They are all rejoicing with us. :-) We are tremendously grateful to the Lord and are rejoicing in this marvelous gift.

First Appointment By Woodrow kroll

O God, Thou art my God; early will I seek Thee: my soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is.

How amazing it is that finite creatures such as you and I may have fellowship with the infinite God. Yet this is our privilege as Christians; it is our right. But rights always bring responsibilities.

Psalm 63 is a gem of a morning psalm. The eloquent preacher of the fourth century, Chrysostom, testifies, "It was decreed and ordained by the primitive fathers, that no day should pass without the public singing of this psalm." It is easy to see why the early Christians sang this song aloud at the beginning of every day. They would start their song, "O God, Thou art my God." This is easy to say, but difficult to live. To say that God is our God conveys a great deal of benefit. Because He is our God, all that He has is ours as well. We are heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ (Romans 8:17). Ours is not an empty relationship with God but one filled with great blessing, great benefit, great privilege.

But all of us who claim the Lord as our God don't just receive special favors from Him; we return special services to Him. This is why in Psalm 118:28 David says, "Thou art my God, and I will praise Thee: Thou art my God, I will exalt Thee." Because He is our God and because we have special rights it is incumbent upon us to exercise certain responsibilities. This David recognizes when he says, "O God, Thou art my God: early will I seek thee" (Psalm 63:1).

While as servants of God we may claim interest in Him, we also must exhibit our duty toward Him. Before all things, at the dawn of every day, before we seek anyone else, before we have our breakfast, "early will I seek Thee."

There seems to be a direct relationship between seeking God in the morning and success throughout the day. Dr. Andrew Bonar once wrote in his diary: "Tonight I gave myself to a time of waiting upon the Lord. I had not been much in the spirit of prayer, but now several things have become clear to me. I realize I have not communed enough with the Lord, nor come to Him as often as I should. Little forethought has been given to the requests I've made. There has been much conversing and outward engagement with men, but I have not been occupied enough with God Himself. I also realize that a closeness to Him gives abundant strength and is like sunlight shining through the clouds on a gloomy day." Bonar recognized that had he sought the Lord early, at the beginning of his day, and walked with Him consistently throughout the day, his evening time of waiting on the Lord in prayer would have been much more productive. The same is true for each of us.

Satisfaction for the soul cannot be found apart from fellowship with the Lord. David the psalmist sought to maintain his companionship with God from early morning until late at night. He made a practice of being in the "presence" of God throughout the day by the blessed privilege of prayer.

When our souls thirst for the Lord as our parched tongues thirst for water, when our appetite for righteousness equals our appetite for food, then we will make it a habit of rising early in the morning to make our first appointment of the day an appointment with God. He will be the first one on our minds in the morning, and the last one on our minds at night.

MORNING HYMN
When morning gilds the skies,
My heart awaking cries;
May Jesus Christ be praised;
Alike at work and prayer
To Jesus I repair;
May Jesus Christ be praised.

Quote for thought...

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest. -Mohandas K.Gandhi (1869-1948)

Role in Ministry

I read this, this morning and thought I would share it with everyone.

http://www.ofreport.com/pages/other/word_women1.html

Hope you enjoy it!

Word of the month... ;-)

tarantism (TAR-uhn-tiz-uhm) noun

An uncontrollable urge to dance.

Happy Birthday to my Husband

Today is my husband's (Matt's) birthday. He is 25 today and in a great mood. :) If you have a moment then stop by his side and wish him a great b-day. He is the most wonderful and loving husband. He is full of wisdom, knowledge and kindness. I love him with all my heart and could not be more in love and more proud of him.

To the most wonderful husband...Happy Birthday!

Wow! Life stays busy. :)

I had thought that life would slow down and I would have written those posts about our courtship. I have not written them yet, and I have not forgotten (how could I with all the encouragement to get them written and posted?). :) Anyway, life is still wonderful and busy. Things are slowing down in many ways, but others things are just picking up. Two very good friends of mine and my husband's are getting married in August and we are honored to be involved in that, as well as her bridal shower. It is so much fun!!! I love planning out what it will look like and getting things ready for the shower as well as the wedding. They are coming over to our home tonight to talk and let me work on her hair style, for the wedding. She asked me to do her hair for the wedding, so I have got to figure out what exactly she would like and how I can make sure it is like that on the wedding day. :-) Exciting, but a little scary too. My husband has been very busy with work and I have been very busy with work, the house, my husband and our family. :) Life just keeps on going. God is so good though. I am enjoying it completely and entirely. He keeps showing me His hand and love all around my family (husband and I).

Anyway, I am going to start on the post of our courtship and engagement. Matt and I want to get those up before too long. We are going to try to sit down this week and work on them, so we will see what we can do and get them posted as quickly as we can. :)

scintillescent

I thought this was a fascinating word.


scintillescent (sint-uh-LES-uhnt) adjective

Sparkling or twinkling.