On the Eve of Good Friday.....

Go ahead, drive the nails in My hands;
Laugh at me... where you stand.
Go ahead, and say it isn't Me;
The day will come... when you will see.

(Refrain)
'Cause I'll rise.... again;
Ain't no power on earth can keep Me down!
Yes, I'll rise... again;
Death can't keep Me in the ground.

Go ahead, mock My name;
My love for you is still the same.
Go ahead, and bury Me;
But very soon, I will be free!

(Refrain) (Instrumental bridge)

Go ahead, and say I'm dead and gone,
But you will see that you were wrong.
Go ahead, try to hide the Son;
But all will see that I'm the One!

(Final refrain)
'Cause I'll come again!
Ain't no power on earth can keep me back!
Yes, I'll come again;
Come to take My people back.

Dallas Holm & Praise - Rise Again Lyrics

Coffeehouse

Just a little something I wrote for my English class last quarter, the class I loved to pieces. We had so much fun:)

Loud, sharp continues noises, grinding mixing, floating in and out of hearing.
The faint melody of overhead music is barely audible, almost drowned out by conversations going on around me.

Just white noise.

That bitter taste overwhelms my tongue, creamy and strong nearly scorching the roof of my mouth as I try to savor it.

Good dark coffee .

The smell of ground coffee beans drifts by, freshly ground, releasing their aroma to the full room.
It covers my clothes and hair with the smell of roasted coffee. And as I walk out, the scent drifts with me and lingers in the wool of my clothes for hours after.

I Will Wait For You.......

This is amazing. Kudos and many thanks to Claire who first descovered it:)

But just to warn you, once you begin watching these testimonies of such extraordinary artists, it's really hard to stop. I was up to midnight last night...just saying.

Love Crucified Arose.......

I have a YouTube playlist that I recently created, which contains some of my favorite Easter songs and Christian artists that I've grown up listening to. With only Easter 11 songs on this playlist, I often tend to put it on shuffle and let the songs play through in one continues loop, over and over, pretty much any time I have my computer open.

These songs bring back memories of Sunday afternoons and driving home from church. I have vivid memories of certain family members, (the most memorable of which was my dad) dancing to the tunes in the kitchen and all of us singing at the top of our lungs to old Michael Card cd's or the classics of Randy Travis.

The lyrics to some of those older Christian artists are so full of the gospel and seem to have much more of a solid theological message, which is deeper than what many Christian artists’ play on the radio today.


One song that never grows old for me is Michael Cards "Love Crucified Arose"

Long ago He blessed the earth
Born older than the years
And in the stall a cross He saw
Through the first of many tears
A life of homeless wandering
Cast out in sorrow's way
The Shepherd seeking for the lost
His life, the price He paid

Love crucified, arose
The Risen One in splendor
Jehovah soul Defender
Has won the victory
Love crucified, arose
And the grave became a place of hope
For the heart that sin and sorrow broke
Is beating once again

Throughout Your life You felt the weight
Of what You'd come to give
To drink for us that crimson cup
So we might really live
At last the time to love and die
The dark appointed day
That one forsaken moment
When Your Father turned His face away

Love crucified, arose
The One who lived the died for me
Was Satan's nail-pierced casualty
Now He's breathing once again

Love crucified, arose
And the grave became a place of hope
For the heart that sin and sorrow broke
Is beating once again

Love crucified, arose
The Risen One in splendor
Jehovah soul defender
Has won the victory

Love crucified, arose
And the grave became a place of hope
for the heart that sin and sorrow broke
is beating once again

Love crucified, arose
The One who lived and died for me
Was Satan's nail-pierced casualty
Now He's breathing once again.

Another favorite of mine is this song by Dallas Holm

Singing the Rainy Day Blues....

If any picture comes close to describing what today was like, than this one would.



Bleh. It's just bleh....
For the past two days the weather has been consistently dousing us by raining....no pouring, buckets of cold, feet soaking, body drenching, heavy spring rain on us day in and day out.




Today was no better. It was one of those days when I really wanted to spend the whole day curled up in my big warm bed, with music blasting from an open computer, a good book in one hand and cup of hot tea steaming within reach. And I would have spent my entire day in this toasty bliss, if it weren't for my last minute decision to brave the storm and go for a day trip into Bellingham with some of my family. A day trip which turned out to be one of the best rainy day field trips I have ever been on.



We went to a place called the Mindport in downtown Bellingham, newly discovered by my family and one of their new favorites. I had never been to the Mindport before and was curious to find out what was so fascinating about this place. The name alone was intriguing. I was amazed. For just two dollars we were allowed admittance into probably one of the best children's museums I have ever been in. Everything was completely hands on and a beautiful example of what is created when art meets science. I think everything in the Mindport was made by local people from Bellingham. Everything was so beautiful and so creative, I almost didn't want to leave, but the doughnut shop just down the street was calling, so we left and walked across the street to the local Rocket Doughnuts. Hot Latte's and a warm maple bacon topped doughnut for me (I just had to try it) were a nice treat. It's amazing what sugar and caffeine can do to lift your spirits!

Spring has officially arrived and right now, I couldn't be happier:)

Sitting here at school wishing this draft would write itself.....or that youtube wasn't so tempting.

Rain...go away.