2 Things...

Happened yesterday that made. my. week. Period.

1. I got to hear my bff's baby's heartbeat. I got choked up. It really might be the most beautiful sound in the world. Seriously.

2. My dad got a job in DALLLLLLAS! This means one thing-- My parents are moving HOME! I am SO excited.

I will leave you with some pics from the past weekend. Easter is right up there with Christmas in my book. I love the reassurance that comes from knowing that I get to go to Heaven one day.

At church Sunday, we sang "Glorious Day" by Casting Crowns. It really does encompass the promise that God has made to us.

One day they led Him up Calvary's mountain

One day they nailed Him to die on a tree

Suffering anguish, despised and rejected

Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is He

Hands that held nations

Stretched out on a tree

And took the nails for me

Living, He loved me

Dying, He saved me

Buried, He carried my sins far away

Rising, He justified, freely forever

One day He's coming

Oh glorious day

Oh glorious day.

One day the grave could conceal Him no longer

One day the stone rolled away from the door

Then He arose, over death He had conquered

Now He's ascended, my Lord evermore

Death could not hold Him

The grave could not keep Him from rising again

Living, He loved me
Dying, He saved me

Buried, He carried my sins far away

Rising, He justified, freely forever

One day He's coming

Oh glorious day

Oh glorious day

What a glorious day indeed. :)

Spring

Well, other than the horrendous storms that Spring has to bring, I really do love this time of year. My mom and I went to First Monday in Canton last weekend and bought lots of new plants. They are SO pretty!

Do You Ever Just Have a Day...

Where all of the bad things you've done in your life sneak up on you and bash you over the head? Me neither. :) Seriously though... I like to think I'm a "good" person (I put good in quotation marks only because who's to say what good actually is?!), I really do. However, just like any other person on this entire planet, I have made some ugly, nasty mistakes. I have hurt, wronged, crushed, disappointed, lied to, and broken people I truly cared about. And sometimes, when I least expect them (even when life is nothing short of grand), these mistakes come crashing into my awareness... I wonder how on earth God is able to forgive me. I wonder WHY God is willing to forgive me. And I beat myself up because the truth is, I have been unable to forgive me. Then, I realize that I am human and this is part of who I am. I am this beautiful disaster who is still not exactly who she wants to be. Even more, I realize that God isn't human... He is this wonderfully infinite, all-knowing and all-loving being, and He has this unbelievable ability to wipe my slate clean each day. I thank Him for that. And my mistakes fall away again.

My Music Monday

Today, I'd like to tell you about my sweet sweet friend, David Ramirez. We met about 6 years ago at DBU. Don't know what it is about him, but I was captivated by him from Day 1. He's this incredibly beautiful, artistic, free soul and I am blessed to call him my friend. He has been making music since long before we met, and he is so talented. He just came out with a new EP and you can listen to it here... If you'd like my opinion, my two all-time favorite songs of his are on the Birmingham CD (you can find it on this website as well). They are "I Could Start Fires" and "Deal Me In." They're beautiful, and they make me smile. I'm so proud of my friend. GO LISTEN! He'll change your life. I promise.

I'm an AUNT!

My sister-in-law, Lindsay, had her baby girl Luxiee this past Thursday. She is absolutely perfect. We are so in love. :)