A JOYFUL NOISE

Voice of Truth is by Casting Crowns, one of my favorite Christian Contemporary group. The lyrics to this song has such a deep meaning that it has been my favorite song for the past couple of months that I wanted to share with you! Voice of Truth Casting Crowns Oh,what I would do to have the kind of faith it takes To climb out of this boat I'm in Onto the crashing waves To step out of my comfort zone Into the realm of the unknown Where Jesus is, And he's holding out his hand But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed The waves they keep on telling me time and time again "Boy, you'll never win, you'll never win." But the voice of truth tells me a different story the voice of truth says "do not be afraid!" and the voice of truth says "this is for my glory" Out of all the voices calling out to me I will choose to listen and believe the voice...

Again, I must share this week about how Sunday's messages spoke to me, once again. Now all of the Pastor at my church are great speakers and their messages always speak to me; but taking into all that I've been going through lately with a stressful job and my health spiraling down to where I was a couple years ago (which as you may or may not know, my stomach issues has re-surfaced again), I have been really soaking in deeply the sermons I have heard over the past weeks. In Psalm 18, David is crying out for God to deliver him from his enemies. God hears the cry of David and answers him. So often, I look at situations and try to get a "quick" fix; Either I'll get upset at situations and not try to understand them or I will just leave it and hope that "something" will repair itself. I know it sounds silly, but I'm sure a lot of us has done it one time or another. I fail to see that in those trials, it is the time that I call out to God for...

Hugs and kiss from "yee yee" "I love my fingers!!" Hugs and Kisses from "gong "gong" Hugs, Kisses, and baths from "paw paw" My mom loves giving Caitlyn her bath whenever we go visit them in Richmond! Spending time with Paw paw and little baby sister, Caitlyn . ............and finally, Happiness is Making funny faces at "yee yee" whenever I have a chance! Silly girl! My family and I had a great time visiting in Richmond this past weekend. We love helping out as much as we can and we love having time to watch the girls grow and grow! We see new things every time we go visit them. My nieces are wonderful and cute! of course, I'm biased in that way I guess!

Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your Gid is in your midst; a might one who will save: He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by His Love; He will exult over you with loud singing. Song from the Reawakening music CD from Community Worship; Written by Scott Wesley Brown and David Hampton: He Will Rejoice Over You The Lord our God, Is with you. He is mighty to save; The Lord will take, Great Delight in you; He will quiet you with His Love He will Rejoice over you, He will Rejoice over you. If you could only hear His voice, You will hear the Lord rejoice; Rejoicing over you, Rejoicing over you, Rejoicing over you, With singing. ___________________________________________________ Today's sermon by Pastor Ken, cut my soul; It ministered to me. All of his sermon's blesses me; but today's sermon really ministered to me. He preached on Zeph 3:17. He focused on how much we need to trust in Jesus and that He's in control of everything. He controls things su...

I'm blessed to have a job so close to where my Dad works. He's used to the "long" commute over the mountain to Charlottesville. This past week, we've had to drive separately because Dad had to do quit a bit of overtime. When Dad drives home (and to work), I'm usually in the passenger seat, either taking a quick nap or just closing my eyes to take in the happenings of the whole day. I rarely ever pay attention to the surrounds while seated comfortably in the passenger seat. Well, as I was driving home by myself this week, I of course, had to pay attention to my surroundings. I was already going 70 mph (I rarely speed, but my mom's car is easily able to go over the limit, but not too much). Cars, trucks, 18-wheelers were ZOOMING past me like it was they where trying to race other cars or trying to reach a destination quickly. They were zooming past me, but in the end, we all get stuck in heavy traffic on top of the mountain, due to 18-wh...

One of my favorite songs is by Matt Redmond: Blessed Be Your Name Blessed Be Your Name In the land that is plentiful Where Your streams of abundance flow Blessed be Your name Blessed Be Your name When I'm found in the desert place Though I walk through the wilderness Blessed Be Your name Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in, Lord Still I will say Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name Blessed be Your name When the sun's shining down on me When the world's 'all as it should be' Blessed be Your name Blessed be Your name On the road marked with suffering Though there's pain in the offering Blessed be Your name Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in, Lord Still I will say Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name Blessed be the...

Caitlyn: Crawling: Sitting up in a "big girl" chair There's nothing better than a yummy thumb to suck on! My Mom, Dad, and I went up to Richmond to visit my sister and her family for the 4th of July weekend. We had so much fun visiting with my nieces. My older niece, Miranda, didn't seem to want her picture taken this time around. So, I don't have any to share, but I enjoyed taking pictures of my baby niece. She's "talking" a lot now and laughs quite a bit!! She doesn't seem to like her pacifier but she LOVES her thumb or anyone else's fingers. She loves sticking it in her mouth. She's such a mellow and quiet baby, rarely cries and if she does, she only cries for her bottle or if she wants someone to hold her. Otherwise, she's a quiet, happy baby! We all had fun babysitting the girls while my sister and brother in law enjoyed some time off to themselves!