We Give You Praise by Delirious

When the road is rough and steep 
And it leads a heart to weep 
There's an ocean of tears 
That you've held through the years 
But we're not stopping here 

On this long and winding street 
Will You guide these weary feet 
Every step that we take 
With our hearts full of faith 
And we're not stopping here 

Together we are stronger 
So put your hand in mine 

We give You praise 
We give You praise 
And the King of all the earth 
Has saved us from ourselves 
We give You praise 
We give You praise 

Through the avenues of time 
Here You meet me where I am 
We walked with glory and pain 
And You’ve broken the chains 
So there’s no stopping here 

Glory, we sing glory 
We sing glory 
In the darkness where You shine 
Let it shine, let it shine

Peace

Here's a text I received the other day. Thought I'd share it!!

Peace--

It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart. 

Peace.

Pull Me Out

If you've never heard of Bebo Norman, I would suggest you listen to some of his songs. They are simply amazing. Here's his newest hit, what can I say other than it's great!

Bebo Norman - Pull Me Out
From the album Bebo Norman

So tell me now, when does this start feeling like I understand 
Everything I’m dealing with, first I was young, now it’s all just happening 
What about the way I said that made you turn around 
And shake your head like I don’t even know what I’m asking for 

This could be all about just letting go 
This could be all about just holding on 

Chorus: 
I can’t get my feet off of the ground 
I wanna run but I don’t know how 
Can you reach down here and pull me out, can you pull me out 
I wanna scream but there’s no sound 
I wanna fly to you somehow 
Can you reach me here and pull me out, can you pull me out, yeah 

Remember when I was young and hungry, I could take it in 
Without much money, I had nothing at all but dreams and time to kill 
Now I feel like I’m treading water and I’m hardly real 
I’m just trying harder to make my way on the earth by standing still 

This could be all about just letting go 
This could be all about just holding on 

Chorus: 

Not a moment too soon 
You will be my rescue 
But tell me how long will it take 

Chorus: 

I can’t get my feet off of the ground 
I wanna run but I don’t know how 
Can you reach me here and pull me out, can you pull me out 

I can’t get my feet off of the ground 
I wanna run but I don’t know how 
Can you reach down here and pull me out, can you pull me out, yeah 
I wanna scream but there’s no sound 
I wanna fly to you somehow 
But you reach me here and pull me out, oh you pull me out, yeah 

Irish as Barack Obama?

Happy 19th Taylor!

Today is one of my best friends birthday! Taylor is turning 19!! (Can I just say that by this time of the year, I start to feel really young because all my friends have birthdays so much earlier than me). So Happy Birthday dear neighbor!! Hope it's a special one!!

 

Declare your pick!

Today is Election Day. I'm so excited to vote, yet terrified as to what the outcome might be. In spirit of our Nation (because my pride may not last much longer) I thought I'd blog on the National Anthem and some of it's history. If you are anything like me, knowing the history of ANYTHING always makes life more interesting. ;) 

During the War of 1812, on September 13, 1814, Francis Scott Key visited the British fleet in Chesapeake Bay to secure the release of Dr. William Beanes, who had been captured after the burning of Washington DC. The release was completed, but Key was held by the British overnight during the shelling of Fort McHenry, one of the forts defending Baltimore. In the morning, Key peered through clearing smoke to see an enormous American flag flying proudly after a 25-hour British bombardment of Fort McHenry. He was so delighted to see the flag still flying over the fort that he began a poem to commemorate the occasion, with a note that it should be sung to the popular British melody "To Anacreon in Heaven."

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson ordered that it be played at military and naval occasions. In 1931, the Star-Spangled Banner became our national anthem.

Some of you may not have known this hasn't been our National Anthem wasn't apart of our nation since its founding, just since 1931!!  Now doesn't it have so much more meaning?!? And to close our lesson, I brought the words. Soak 'em in. It may be a while before we get to sing this with pride again...

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight;
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.
And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?