I have Selah's 10 month pictures and some recent projects I'd like to post, but I'm not sure I'll get to it this week. One reason is our family laptop is acting up and we have to take it in for a check up. :( Scott thinks the fan needs to be replaced since it is overheating. So thankful that it is still under warranty! Please pray that it is a quick fix. Now just to find time to drop it off...
Also, my mind has been so preoccupied lately. The parents of the little girl I babysit gave birth to the most adorable little boy on March 17th, and then a week later, God took baby John home after he unexpectedly contracted a fatal virus. My heart aches for my friends, and I'm finding myself praying for them constantly. Why is it that it takes a tragedy to bring me to a place where I learn to pray without ceasing? As Bekka and Eric walk this unfamiliar path of horrible pain, pray for Scott and I to have the wisdom to know how to come alongside and walk with them, bringing comfort and perhaps relieving a small measure of the deep ache they feel.
I'm thankful that God is present and showing His goodness in these dark days. A song that I've been listening to over and over is "You are Good" sung by Nicole Nordeman from one of my daughter's lullaby CDs. I found it on youtube if you'd like to listen. I promise you'll be blessed.
When the sun starts to rise
And I open my eyes
You are good, so good.
In the heat of the day
With each stone that I lay
You are good, so good.
With every breath I take in
I'll tell you I'm grateful again;
When the moon climbs high
Before each kiss goodnight,
You are good.
When the road starts to turn
Around each bend I've learned
You are good, so good.
And when somebody's hand
Holds me up, helps me stand
You are so good.
With every breath I take in,
I'll tell You I'm grateful again;
'Cause its more than enough
Just to know I am loved,
And You are good.
So how can I thank You?
What can I bring?
What can these poor hands
Lay at the feet of a King?
I'll sing You a love song.
It's all that I have
To tell You I'm grateful
For holding my life in Your Hands.
When it's dark and it's cold
And I can't feel my soul,
You are so good.
When the world is gone gray
And the rain's here to stay
You are still good!
So with every breath I take in,
I'll tell You I am grateful again.
And the storm my swell
Even then it is well, and You are good.
And I open my eyes
You are good, so good.
In the heat of the day
With each stone that I lay
You are good, so good.
With every breath I take in
I'll tell you I'm grateful again;
When the moon climbs high
Before each kiss goodnight,
You are good.
When the road starts to turn
Around each bend I've learned
You are good, so good.
And when somebody's hand
Holds me up, helps me stand
You are so good.
With every breath I take in,
I'll tell You I'm grateful again;
'Cause its more than enough
Just to know I am loved,
And You are good.
So how can I thank You?
What can I bring?
What can these poor hands
Lay at the feet of a King?
I'll sing You a love song.
It's all that I have
To tell You I'm grateful
For holding my life in Your Hands.
When it's dark and it's cold
And I can't feel my soul,
You are so good.
When the world is gone gray
And the rain's here to stay
You are still good!
So with every breath I take in,
I'll tell You I am grateful again.
And the storm my swell
Even then it is well, and You are good.
I have been keeping you in my prayers too. I gathered you two were close and that you are sharing some of her unthinkable pain. God has continued to press them on my heart and I prayer for them daily. The song is beautiful, and you're right, it was a blessing.
ReplyDeletePs. I'll pray for your laptop too ;-)).
Thanks, Nicole. You are a sweet friend. :)
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