It's sad to say, but I've treated this blog like I have God for most of my life... I pick it/Him up when I need to (rough patch, need to get something off my chest, etc.) and when things are going great, it/He falls to the wayside. Things have been really busy, but its not an excuse.

In my very first post, I mentioned "chains" and while I really do feel like the "chains" have been loosened, they are still there in some capacity and only forgiveness will break them off. So, how does one go about the whole forgiveness process? Is it a plain and simple request made to God? I'm really not sure, but I'm in search of the answer. How have you forgiven in the past? Is it a forgive and forget thing or will you always remember the hurt and pain?

I'm going next weekend to worship with a friend and her church at a ladies conference and I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am about this. I really feel like God is going to move in a great way and that more of the chains will be loosened and fall off.

Right now, I'm more in love with my husband and family than I have ever been. Its a wonderful place to be in...

The reason for the season......

Every year around Easter, we start to think about what we will dress the kids in this year or what color dress we will buy. The little candy eggs, chocolate bunnies and that annoying grass that gets EVERYWHERE takes center stage and we somehow forget the whole reason we even celebrate.

I heard someone today say that the cross that Jesus carried down the Via Dolorosa weighed almost 200 lbs.. That 200 lbs. equaled the weight of sin for entire world. He gave His life so that we could live in freedom and still there are so many of us that live and walk in condemnation every day. He wants us to be free!

I'm posting this for my friend, she knows who she is :-)




The song simply states the Gospel.

Living he Loved Me
Dying he saved me
Buried He carried my
My sins far away
Rising he justified me
Freed me forever
One day he's coming back Glorious day


One day when heaven was filled with His praises
One day when sin was as black as could be
That's when Jesus came down to be born of a virgin
Dwelt among men, my example is He.


Then one day they led Him up Calvary's mountain
Then one day they nailed Him to die on the tree
Suffering anguish, despised and rejected
Bearing our sins, my redeemer is He


One Sunday the grave could conceal Him no longer
That day when the stone rolled away from the door
That's when Jesus arose over death He had conquered
Now He's ascended, He's our Lord forever more