freedom

Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, Amazing grace

The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures

My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, Amazing grace

My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, Amazing grace

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow
The sun forbear to shine
But God, Who called me here below
Will be forever mine
Will be forever mine

You are forever mine


Amazing Grace (my chains are gone) by: Chris Tomlin

life.

every man's life ends the same way. it is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.
---ernest hemingway

light. hope. life.

Pennsylvania, family, pumpkins...

Well, we got back from Pennsylvania on Friday night. It wound up being a pretty great week. Not only was it nice to get away for a little while, but it was wonderful to see my family. I hadn't been back to Sunbury (Dad's side) since November 2005, for Mom-mom's funeral, and I hadn't seen my Mom's side of the family in 2 1/2 years.

Monday was Pop-pop's 90th birthday, so we had a party for him at his church. He's wonderful, and nobody ever believes that he's 90! :) Here's us, and a couple other pictures I took that afternoon at the party.

I'll put up some pictures of the pumpkins Kevin, Kelly, and I carved in another blog. They're pretty much amazing! and I took some ok pictures of God's landscapes...maybe I'll post those, too.

Maybe this blog is going to end up being more pictures than words. And it's probably going to be more for me, than other people...you know, all those people who aren't reading it :) It works out well.

maybe, just maybe

so, another blog. interesting. we'll see how it goes...

i just was thinking that maybe if i have a place where i can focus my thoughts and share things, maybe something will start making sense. or maybe i'll just understand me better. or maybe something else. we shall see.

this picture just describes me perfectly sometimes. you'll probably see it a lot.