Everlasting God

             This song has such a great message. I'm trying to remember these truths right now.

~He reigns forever

~He's our hope and deliverer

~He's the everlasting God

~He doesn't faint or grow weary

~He defends the weak

~He comfort those in need

Isn't That a Wonderful Beginning?

As I said in an earlier post, I tend to judge a book by its opening lines.

"Alice pouted as she looked out her bedroom window" doesn't really pique my interest too much. I have actually written down some of my favorite opening lines so I can go back and enjoy them later. Does that make me strange? Possibly. Or maybe just quirky. Anyway, here are some of my favorite opening lines.

It was ironic. I lay in my jail cell on a squeaky iron bunk, gazing at the stained mattress above me, and I remembered the day I first understood the meaning of the word ironic. (Though Waters Roar ~ Lynn Austin)

"Ah you ladies! Always on the spot when there's something happening!" The voice belonged to Mr. Mallett, one of our church wardens, and its roguish tone made me start guiltily, almost as if I had no right to be discovered outside my own front door. (Excellent Women ~ Barbara Pym)

While Pearl Tull was dying, a funny thought occurred to her. It twitched her lips and rustled her breath, and she felt her son lean forward from where he kept watch by her bed. "get..." she told him. "You should have got..." You should have got an extra mother was what she meant to say. ( Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant ~ Anne Tyler)

Waiting is a complicated longing. I lost my father when I was fifteen, and I've been waiting ever since.(After the Leaves Fall ~ Nicole Baart)

So what are your favorite opening lines?

Tis So Sweet

This is one of my favorite songs:



Five Terrific Things About My Marriage

I got this blog idea from The Generous Wife blog.

~We still go out on dates.

~We still find each other very attractive

~We can't stay mad at each other for long

~We both love music and movies.

~We both dislike onions and peppers.



Pomp and Circumstances

My son, Adam, is graduating this spring. MY SON ADAM IS GRADUATING THIS SPRING!!!! I'm just a little freaked out. Not too bad. Not yet anyway. We have spent a lot of time over the past few days, filling out paperwork, crossing T's, dotting I's. We still don't know where the money for college will come from. We have almost half of it covered, but it really seems like an insurmountable amount left. He is starting to lose heart, and so am I.

I know that God has a plan for Adam, and I know that plan will happen. It's just that I don't how or when. I don't like not knowing. It stinks.

I also know God is at His most amazing when things look the worst. I know that he will provide. It may not be in the way I think he should, but it will be in the way that's best for Adam.

Thankful Thursday

~little red painted toenails

~wondercards from Anna

~rain

~all of the birds returning

~access to a wonderful library system

~generous relatives

WORDful Wednesday

I was reading John 1 today. Whenever I think about Jesus being the Word made flesh, I think of this song: