I Saw God Today...

Hopefully my arm will be back to normal in a couple of weeks (from the torn rotator cuff surgery), and I'll be able to type up to speed soon. Until then, I hope you guys are enjoying the stuff that I'm "copying and pasting" to this site...

I Saw God Today Lyrics
Artist(Band):George Strait

Just walked down the street to the coffee shop,
Had to take a break,
I've been by her side for eighteen hours straight,
saw a flower growing in the middle of the sidewalk,
pushing up through the concrete,
Like it was planted right there for me to see,

The flashing lights,
The honking horns,
All seem to fade away,
but in the shadow of the hospital,
at 5:08,
I saw God today

I've been to church,
I've read the book,
I know He's there,
But I don't look,
near as often as I should,

His fingerprints are everywhere,
I just slow down to stop and stare,
open my eyes and then I swear,
I Saw God Today


Saw a couple walking by,
they were holding hands,
and she had that glow,
Ya, I couldn't help,
but I noticed that she was starting to show,
stood there for a minute,
taking in the sky,
lost in that sunset,
a splash of amber melted in to shades of red,

I've been to church,
I've read the book,
I know He's there,
but I don't look,
near as often as I should,

His fingerprints are everywhere,
I just slow down to stop and stare,
open my eyes and man I swear,
I Saw God Today



Got my face pushed up against the nursery glass,
she's sleeping like a rock,
my name on her wrist,
wearing tiny pink socks,
she's got my nose,
she's got her Mama's eyes,
my brand new baby girl,
she's a miracle,
I Saw God Today

Welcome Home, You

Sometimes I can listen to a secular song and hear a spiritual message. This is one of those songs...

"Welcome Home (You)"
Brian Littrell

When I left home to be who I am
Some people said "No Way"
But I laid it all down, gave everything
In my head rang the words that my father said

You're never far
I will be where you are
and when you come to me
I will open my arms



Welcome Home, you
I know you by name
How do you do?
I shine because of you today
So come and sit down
Tell me how you are
I know son, it's good just to see your face.

When I look at you holding my heart
I will give to you all that I have
Son I know there'll be times
You will feel all alone
I will share with you the words my father said

You're never far
I will be where you are
and when you come to me
You can bet I will open my arms

Welcome Home, you
I know you by name
How do you do?
I shine because of you today
So come and sit down
Tell me how you are
I know son, it's good just to see your face

Said I've been waiting for that day
Just to feel your warm embrace
Your love has shown
I will never be alone
You will welcome me home

I'll forever be
You will say to me
Welcome Home, you
I know you by name
How do you do?
I shine because of you today
So come and sit down
Tell me how you are
I know son, it's good just to see your face

I hope we all shine a little brighter each day because we chose to allow God into our lives...

Love Like Crazy...

What's the secret to happiness... success... life?

Maybe it's found in the lyrics of this Lee Brice song titled Love Like Crazy:

They called him crazy when they started out
Said seventeen's too young to know what loves about
They've been together fifty-eight years now
That’s crazy

He brought home sixty-seven bucks a week
He bought a little 2 bedroom house on Maple Street
Where she blessed him with six more mouths to feed
Yeah that’s crazy

Just ask him how he did it; he'll say pull up a seat
It'll only take a minute, to tell you everything
Be your best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I love you
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense
Never let your prayin' knees get lazy
And love like crazy

They called him crazy when he quit his job
Said them home computers, boy they'll never take off
He sold his one man shop to Microsoft
They paid like crazy

Just ask him how he made it
He'll tell you faith and sweat
And the heart of a faithful woman,
Who never let him forget

Be your best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I love you
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense
Never let your prayin knees get lazy
And love like crazy

Always treat your woman like a lady
Never get too old to call her baby
Never let your prayin knees get lazy
And love like crazy

They called him crazy when they started out
They've been together fifty-eight years now

Ain't that crazy?

To Judge or Not to Judge...

There have been times in my life that I have come in contact with people (yes, even ones in my church) that I have compared myself to on a "religious scale". For instance, I've seen or heard someone do or say something that I wouldn't necessarily do, and I momentarily - maybe just for a flash - thought to myself... Oh, I'm a better person - a more devout "Christian" than they are. I'm sure we've all felt like that in our lives, even if we don't want to admit to it, but that doesn't make it right.

Maybe our pride gets in our way in these instances, or perhaps we get lazy in our own lives (with our devotions or obligations to our church) and judging others is our way to make up for the insecurities we are feeling. Either way, we can never make ourselves feel better by bringing someone else down. But our job - our mission - is to keep OURSELVES in line, not everyone else! Jesus taught us that...

John 8:2-7(NIV)
2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.



But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”

Always when judging
Who people are,
Remember to footnote
The words "So far."
~Robert Brault

photo - http://artmight.com/Artists/Rembrandt-1606-1669/Christ-and-the-Woman-Taken-in-Adultery-WGA-36100p.html

On the Road to Recovery...

“A friend is someone who, upon seeing another friend in immense pain, would rather be the one experiencing the pain than to have to watch their friend suffer.”

I'd like to thank all my family members and friends for the help they have given me during my recovery from my recent rotator cuff surgery. I am hopeful to be back on track with regular posts from this point forward. Thanks for your patience during my healing process...