How long must I pray, must I pray to You? How long must I wait, must I wait for You? How long ’til I see Your face, see You shining through? I’m on my knees, begging You to notice me. I’m on my knees, Father will You turn to me? One tear in the...
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Whether your heart yearns to adopt, or your heart is being torn by the challenges of adoption, this video is worth watching. I’ve listened to it twice in the past month and found it comforting, challenging, and heartening.
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Kelli from Generation Cedar wrote about gratitude no matter what, and inspired me to work on that virtue myself, and with my children.  One great way to be more grateful for what we have is to notice what others don’t have. I’ve read enough from my friend Carrien to know she is my soul...
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Break down the walls Let love prevail. Pour out Your truth. Teach us Your ways oh God. Teach us Your ways oh God. All Your sons and daughters reaching out Let us rise, Let us rise Make us one, we cry. Let us love like You love, let us rise. Every tongue, every tribe...
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What a fun weekend we had celebrating Jared’s graduation! The homeschool ceremony on Saturday was lovely. This year there were 54 kids involved. There were the usual caps and gowns, the usual crowd of proud families and yelling friends, with the occasional air horn tossed in for maximal impact on ear-drums. The diploma presentation...
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Because I forgot I’d already scheduled a Sunday post, and found another one to share with you! (Isn’t music the greatest??) So you thought you had to keep this up All the work that you do So we think that you’re good And you can’t believe it’s not enough All the walls you built...
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Take these empty hallelujahs Fill my lungs again ’cause I wanna sing And I wanna mean it I wanna feel again And when the world wears me down You’re my life’s love You keep my heart alive
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Time is running out Come save. Death is creeping in Come save. We humble ourselves and seek your face Pour out your mercy like rain Your sons and your daughters cry for you. The waves of the waters reach for you And all of creation rises up and screams out your name Oh come...
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I’ve heard it said a million times that I should hold on tight to Jesus But I took this road so far from Home and distance came between us When I walked away I knew one day I’d need your grace So now you’ll find me on my knees surrendering ‘Cause I know that...
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