Tenderly Calling...

http://youtu.be/dresvqIg9nA

I heard this song today probably for the thousandth time in my life, but for some reason, today was the first time the words and music struck me. It was the spirit whispering to my heart exactly what I needed to hear. It is so easy to get caught up in the world worrying about measuring up, proving ourselves, stressing about the unknown, filling our lives with fear, and blah blah blah. That is exactly the mode my mind was in this morning until I heard this song and was tenderly reminded of the Savior's love for me and His desire to bring me home and give me the peace He offers. It was one of those moments where you can feel your "cup" running over and in one moment you feel peace in all the areas that were once filled with fear. I LOVE this time of year because I find myself thinking of the Savior's life and love more often and it feels so good to fill my mind and heart with those thoughts. I am so grateful for the abundance that the Lord has blessed me with in my life and for the "crosses" that he has allowed me to bear so that I may grow nearer to Him. The recording of the song isn't that great, but if you listen with the Spirit, it wouldn't matter who was singing right? =) Anyway, Happy beginning to the Christmas season everyone and I hope that all of you can feel the Lord tenderly calling you and loving you knowing that you matter to Him and that He can fill up all those empty places in your heart, fill you with hope and peace, and help you give all that you were sent here to give, and in a sense "bring you home" =) Here are the lyrics....

        Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,   calling for you and for me;   see, on the portals he's waiting and watching,   watching for you and for me.    Come home, come home;   ye who are weary come home;   earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,   calling, O sinner, come home!    Why should we tary when Jesus is pleading,   pleading for you and for me?   Why should we linger and heed not his mercies,   mercies for you and for me?   (Refrain)    Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,   passing from you and from me;   shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming,   coming for you and for me.       O for the wonderful love he has promised,   promised for you and for me!   Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon,   pardon for you and for me.    

        Come home, come home;   ye who are weary come home;   earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,   calling, O sinner, come home! 

Grannie in Pajammies

This is a picture I forgot to post from a trip to visit one of my best friends this summer! She was so sweet to let me borrow her matching Moo Moo the whole week I was there! Moo Moos are one of my favorite things in the world and I would wear them everywhere I went if I could...and still have friends=) I had so much fun with my Grannie that week and I am so grateful for all the love she gives me and for all the laughs and cries we've had together! So, anyway, hope you enjoy our matching moo moo picture!

His Promises Are Sure!!!

Good things are happening all over the place! Finally!....well actually I shouldn't say "finally" because I know if I look closely at my life over the past year that God has been blessing me all along the way. It's just that right now in particular I feel like it's the beginning of huge, dark, black clouds lifting. I told Heavenly Father a few days ago that I could only handle so much more...Perhaps instead I should have prayed for more strength to endure what He would have me endure. Either way- He listened to my plea and He has answered! I have read so many scriptures over the past couple months about "considering the lillies of the field" and how He takes care of them so we should never doubt that He will take care of us. I always felt hope after being led to specific scriptures that were just for me in specific moments, but everytime doubt would eventually loom in and I would start to wonder if I was the exception to all His promises, but the truth is that I'm not and neither are you! He knows what we need even before we ask Him and He will always provide a way for our needs to be met and for us to be happy. Anyway, so are you ready for the good news??? I HAVE A JOB! After 5 months of dramatically wallowing in the depths of despair of unemployment, I HAVE A JOB!!! I haven't been miserable the whole time, but it has been rough due to my doubt and feeling like I don't know what the heck I'm going to do with my life and like I must be THE ONLY COLLEGE GRADUATE IN THE WORLD who never thought about what they wanted to do with their degree before getting it! It never even crossed my mind to determine that...wierd. But all is wonderful and well in the end and for that I am eternally grateful! He has made up for what I lacked all along the way. He has been so good to me when I have been so doubtful of Him. He has loved me when I was so unloving toward Him. I still don't understand why things have turned out the way they have in my life thus far, but we can all hope that I am finally learning to trust. So now I am an employed woman at a local bookstore...still no idea of where this train is going, but trusting the conductor to get me where I need to be=) I love books so it should be a lot of fun and hopefully I won't spend my whole paycheck there! oh and the other good thing...my perm is settleing down...I thought I was going to have to shave my head, but I think prayer has helped with this miracle too=) Thank heavens, or I wouldn't even be able to show up to my job with out a really big hood to cover up one of my lifes biggest mistakes (besides wiping with poison ivy- that's a whole other post-or not=)