He is risen!

Happy Easter, friends! I hope you have a blessed day celebrating this most wonderful event. Christ is risen, folks! He's alive! We serve a RISEN Saviour, and if you don't know Him, I'd love to introduce you. Everything I am, everything I have, everything I will ever be is all due to Him.

Without Him, I. am. nothing.

Amen?

Amen.

I've always been a fan of this comic strip, so when I saw this on facebook last night, I had to share:

And again, Amen to that!

My favorite Nichole Nordeman song is Why, which tells the story of a young girl and her father witnessing the crucifiction. This song gets to me every time I hear it because the words are just so incredibly powerful. And so incredibly true.

Have a listen. The scenes are from Passion of the Christ



Have a blessed Easter, friends!

an afternoon in the Son

Jetting back in time today to share a few pics that I never posted. This was a solid hour of free Fall family fun. Say that five times fast. A little magic was created with a leaf blower and the perfect amount of sunlight.

I can't help but think of the lyrics to Nichole Nordeman's Every Season as I look at these...

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And even when the trees have just surrendered

to the harvest time,

forfeiting their leaves in late September,

and sending us inside,

still I notice You when change begins,

and I am braced for colder winds.

I will offer thanks for what has been,

and what's to come-

You are Autumn.

Love that song.

Love those words.

Love seeing God's handiwork in all of creation.

Love playtime.

And jumping.

And piling. 

And throwing.

Also love it when my kids do things like this so that I'm a part of it all.

Thank you God for afternoons in the Son.

p.s.- here's a video I found on youtube that beautifully illustrates what this song is all about- 

seeing God's hand in every season of life.

If you've never heard these words before, give it a listen.