God’s love

perched up high

backdrop of sky

a victory song is sung

joyful singing

praises ringing

the battle has been won

after days and days

and days of rain

we bask in the sunlight

my little friend sings

he spreads his wings

preparing to take flight

It has rained for days on end here. I LOVE the rain, but one of the downfalls of the rain is that the grass grows insanely quickly!

By the time I got home from church, the sun was shining and it was the perfect time to mow the yard. Still squishy from all the rain, I managed to slosh through the yard to get the lawn mower out of the garage. I heard a bird chirping, and happened to look up and see this little blackbird perched onto of my house, singing away…

That little guy was there the entire time I mowed the front yard! It was a beautiful day, and I was so happy the sun was out, I didn’t even mind cutting the grass! I didn’t realize how much I missed the sun over the rainy days!

Even when we can’t see the sun-

we know it’s still there.

For we walk by faith, not by sight-

2 Corinthians 5:7

For the Lord your God is living among you.
    He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
    With his love, he will calm all your fears.
    He will rejoice over you with joyful songs – Zephaniah 3:17

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 29:11

Recently, I received a message from someone that simply said this-

“your words matter.”

A great encouragement to me… and a reminder that our words carry meaning and that we should choose them wisely- and that sometimes our silence can speak volumes.

Whenever I am seeking God and find myself without words, I sit and play the piano. The video I am sharing here today is of a song I wrote some time ago… at a time when I was desperate to know what His plan was for me. It is a comforting thought to know that Jesus is interceding for us and knows exactly what we need – even when we can’t put it into words for ourselves.

Today, I sat at the piano and my hands began to play this song again. For so long, I prayed to know what His plan was for me… but the longer I walk with Him, the more I recognize that His plan- and His desire- is for me to simply know Him more intimately.

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 3:16-19