Give me your arms for the brokenhearted,
the ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten;
give me your love for humanity.Brandon Heath, “Give Me Your Eyes”
It’s not always easy to love the brokenhearted and forgotten. But when I was brokenhearted and forgotten, he loved me.
Here’s something I love about my husband: He’s always getting into something new. He’s an adventurer – snowboarding, cliff-jumping in Minnesota, creating awesome videos and, most recently – he’s teaching himself to play the drums!
I’m typically content with the things I know, which make me comfortable – reading a good book, enjoying a conversation with an old friend, taking our dogs for a walk around the neighborhood, making a cheesecake. These are no-fail things that help me relax and make me happy.
Sometimes Joe’s willingness to go with the flow, try new things and push boundaries makes me nervous. Sometimes it annoys me. And sometimes it makes me uncomfortable. But other times, I’m so thankful for it, because he won’t always let me stay in my safe little shell. He pushes me to experience life and to laugh at the unexpected.
Rock on, baby. Rock on.
Yes, that’s right, my very own husband made this amazing video of our wedding, using photos from our very talented photographer, Tim Trace, and the audio of the ceremony!
The first song, “This Day,” by Jadon Lavik, was our first dance song. My friend and mentor Ingrid played the processional, which you’ll hear as you see photos of my entrance. Our recessional was “Something Beautiful” by the Newsboys. And at the end you’ll hear our dear friends Beth and Jake singing “The Revelation Song.”
Enjoy, and let us know what you think!
We sang this song in church a few weeks ago. It’s good enough that I think the video is worth passing along to you. Check it out!
I know Friday was a hard day for many people as we remembered September 11, 2001. I heard this song yesterday. May God bless those who continue to mourn.
But I hold onto this hope
and the promise that you bring:
there will be a place with no more suffering.There will be a day
with no more tears,
no more pain
and no more fears.There will be a day
when the burdens of this place
will be no more.
We’ll see Jesus face to face.But until that day…
we’ll hold onto you always.
I was thinking about this song last week and then we sang it in church this week, so I thought I’d include the song here with lyrics. I love this!
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!
See Revelation 5:7-12.
Ingrid shared this with me yesterday. It’s worth at least four minutes of your Friday.
