But we never can prove the delights of His love, until all on the altar we lay...
We sang this song at prayer meeting this evening (Trust and Obey), and that phrase really stuck me. Then it goes on to say, For the favor He shows, and the joy He bestows, are for them who will trust and obey. I've never been terribly fond of this song, maybe because it's too repetitious and has too many verses. I don't know, but I was very stabbed by this verse this evening. Have I laid everything on the altar?

One of my Favorite Songs

You Raise Me Up

When I am down, and oh, my soul's so weary,
When troubles come, and my heart burdened be,
Then I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come, and set awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains-
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas-
And I am strong, when I am on Your shoulders-
You raise me up, to more than I can be.

There is no life, no life without its hunger.
Each restless heart, beats so imperfectly.
But when You come, I am filled with wonder-
Sometimes I think I glimpse eternity.


I guess right now, I'm very excited about Who God is, and what He can do. One of my friends, after a long time of avoiding making a choice, finally got saved this morning. I'm so excited for him! And excited to see God at work in his life! A lot of us have prayed for him for a while, and I guess God at last saw it was time to answer those prayers! Just keep praying for him as his life changes-drastically.

Love you guys, a LOT.

Pics of my Great Siblings

I just love my family so much, I can't really help posting some pictures of them. Hope you like 'em too!

Some Great Pics-photo courtesy of Bethany Grizzard

Today marks one year since a dear friend of mine was tragically killed in a car accident when he fell asleep at the wheel. It's just another little reminder of how short life is. 17-years-old is pretty young to die. It's unexpected. It's heart-rending. It's sad and shocking to have a young person in the prime of their life suddenly taken in death.

Too often I take my family and friends for granted. "I'm busy, you know, and I just don't have all the time in the world." Not enough time to just tell you all that 'I love you' once in a while? Not enough time to tell you that you mean a lot to me? So I guess I just want to take the time and space to tell you all now--I LOVE YOU ALL A LOT, AND YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME. THANX SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE INVESTED IN ME. YOU'VE BEEN A TREMENDOUS BLESSING, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT YOU--ANY OF YOU.

Yesterday being Sunday, after church we went to Steve Stoll's for lunch and then I walked back over to the church building where the youth were to meet at 2:00 for a little practice before heading into Selmer to sing at a funeral.

We carpooled to go to Selmer, and several times Kim, the other backseat passenger, and I found ourselves hanging onto our seats as we careened around the corners-especially when the driver was racing one of the other youth drivers.

The singing went well. I was so glad we didn't have to sing where anyone could see us. We were in a little 'family' room or something of the sort off to the side a little, so we couldn't see the congregation at all.

But, yesterday was a little hard for me too. It marked the one year anniversary of the last day of my friend's life, so it was quite the day to go sing at a funeral. But, as much as I miss Paul, I could never wish him back.

My nieces are quite the little characters, so I'll post a few pictures of them.