Awesome Lyrics

This is by Casting Crowns:
American Dream
All work no play may have made Jack a dull boy
But all work no God has left Jack with a lost soul
But he's moving on full steam
He's chasing the American dream
And he's gonna give his family the finer things

Not this time son I've no time to waste
Maybe tomorrow we'll have time to play
And then he slips into his new BMW
And drives farther and farther and farther away

So He works all day and tries to sleep at night
He says things will get better;
Better in time

And he works and he builds with his own two hands
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
His kingdom stands

His American Dream is beginning to seem
More and more like a nightmare
With every passing day
"Daddy, can you come to my game?"
"Oh Baby, please don't work late."
Another wasted weekend
And they are slipping away

'Cause he works all day and lies awake at night
He tells them things will get better
It'll just take a little more time

He used to say, "Whoever dies with the most toys wins"
But if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end
I'll take a shack on the rock
Over a castle in the sand
Now he works all day and cries alone at night
It's not getting any better
Looks like he's running out of time
'Cause he worked and he built with his own two hands
And he poured all he had in a castle made with sand
But the wind and the rain are coming crashing in
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
His kingdom stands

All they really wanted was You
All they really wanted was You
All they really wanted was You

(c) 2003 Club Zoo Music / SWEC Music
(Admin. by Club Zoo Music) / BMI.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

and one last one:
If We Are The Body

It's crowded in worship today
As she slips in trying to fade into the faces
The girls teasing laughter is carrying farther than they know
Farther than they know

Chorus:
But if we are the body
Why aren't His arms reaching?
Why aren't His hands healing?
Why aren't His words teaching?
And if we are the body
Why aren't His feet going?
Why is His love not showing them there is a way?
There is a way

A traveler is far away from home
He sheds his coat and quietly sinks into the back row
The weight of their judgmental glances
Tells him that his chances are better out on the road

Jesus paid much too high a price
For us to pick and choose who should come
And we are the body of Christ

Jesus is the way

(c) 2003 Club Zoo Music / SWEC Music (Admin. by Club Zoo Music) / BMI. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

I don't own this cd but found these lyrics, I think they are amazing!!!!

Depression

Lately, I have been really struggling under depression. I don't know why. I do know it runs in my family. I guess its been a hard week all the way around. Blake and I couldn't seem to get along and I couldn't get along with anyone so I found shelter in myself or so I thought.

When will we find a church that isn't all about its self and not about its desires. When will we have a community? When will we all look around and see that there are people not only depressed around us but much worse. When will we stop being self absorbed thinking we have come up with a better medicine than what Christ offered?

Oh Lord forgive us of our sin. Forgive us for being so concerned about making your medicine a new flavor. Help us Lord to know your flavor will only be dimissed and will not taste the same if we keep changing. Help us to be content.
Amen

Life As It Were

Well, life is interesting. The other day at church my husband decided to not shake hands with one of the elders that had hurt us the most. It was a bad move on his part, but I think it needed to be done. I think this elder needed to know that he had done things that were hurtful.
When we comfronted him it was hard because I think again he wanted to justify over and over, he wanted to come up with reasons why we should not feel the way we did. Once I laid out my feelings it was interesting to how he crumbled under it. I was so tired of justification, all I wanted was an apology, I wanted him to know what he had done was wrong and acknowledge it. I wanted him to see me. I think he did. If not I feel better because for once in this long process I felt in control, I felt I was heard. I feel the weight off my shoulders. I feel free. I feel that where God takes me is now God's thing not this elders or this churches. Now it will be interesting to see what God does. I cannot wait till that moment. :)

When Life Hands You Something You Weren't Expecting

So, I found out my "spiritual mentor" commited adultery. I have had a really hard time getting through it. Its been so hard. Sometimes I feel normal. Right now I do. Then BAM it hits me, that HE, my friend, my leader, the man who had a very important role in my wedding, turned on his wedding vows. This to me just blows my mind. Now I understand that, sin is sin, I commit sin (this sounds weird) everyday. I stumble and fall everyday. I guess this is one of the BIGGES, one that you never think your freind, your spiritual mentor would do. Understand this is compounded by the fact that his wife is my mentor. She is the sweetest person I know. Her spirit is wonderful. I can't imagine why he would do this to her. Their marriage had been through so many up and downs! I just keep praying for them. Hoping one day I will hear from them. I will be able to encourage them both. So right now I'm looking at the ugliness of sin and so thankful I have a Savior who saves us from it all.

A Neat Lil' Diddy

Pull the shutters and tighten the blindfold
Turn away anyone who doesn't fit the mold
The story goes untold
Despite the righteous beliefs that you profess
You still can't cover the stain that marks your Sunday dress
No need to confess


I like this quote! I found it from a kid a work with. Its from a group he likes and right now their name isn't coming to me. I will try to remember to put it to the person's credit when I remember. :)

Blessings!

Jewels

The Passion Of Christ

O-kay, so I'm sinking to everyone else's level and mentioning this thing on my blog. I'm going tomorrow. I don't know how I feel about it. I just want to go and be left alone with it. I don't want to mull it with people. I just want to be there. That is what I did with Bruce Almighty. It was nice to just see it on my own and not have people wanting to talk to me about it. So, tomorrow night I will post something I'm sure. Not sure what I will be saying. Should be interesting! Blessings to you.

So You Aren't There

O-kay so no one is out there reading this. Well, at least I no know that I can look like an idoit and not worry! HA Oh, well, it was worth a try!