I am outta here!

Tomorrow. I leave for Nashville with the babe. Hubby will follow the next day. It is April and that means GMA. The Gospel Music Association week that finales with the Dove awards, the Grammys of Christian music. I will also spend a few days in the studio. Ryan will have daddy duty while i work. After 35+ artist interviews, 3 label dinners plus lots of showcases and a 2 days spent in the studio with our Brazilian and Spanish host, i am going to RELAX...

Yep, i am taking a vacation in Nashville. Ryan has never been there and i am so excited for him to see my "other" life, the producer life. And for the first time, i get to explore Nashville and NOT work. I am looking forward to it.

So, i am off to pack and finish my interview questions. Vacation is coming... i can make it through this week...

How He Loves Us

So, while i was writing my previous blog, this song just kept playing in my head. It is moving and touching and the absolute PERFECT song for Easter, or any day for that matter.






Just in case you didn't get all of the lyrics here they are...

Read them, mediate on them and think about what Easter really means.


How He Loves Us
by John Mark Mcmillan

Verse 1:He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden,I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realise just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.

Pre-Chorus:And oh, how He loves us all,
Oh how He loves us,
How He loves us all

Chorus 1:Yeah, He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.
Yeah, He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.

Verse 2:We are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.
So Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss,
And the heart turns violently inside of my chest,
I don’t have time to maintain this regrets,
When I think about, the way…

Chorus 2:He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.
Yeah, He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.

Love

Easter is the greatest show of love possible. Ever. Completely.

Jesus overcame death to free us from our sins. Why? Because he loved us. He loves us wholly,completely and freely. He came to this earth, died on the cross, bore our sins and our punishment out of love. Pure love.

No one desires this type of love. No one. It does not matter though. We don' t get to decide who gets such a love and who doesn't. Jesus made that decision on the cross. Everyone is loved that much. Everyone.

Easter is more than candy and eggs and spring. It is about complete and whole LOVE that the world has never ever experienced before, now or ever to be.

Have you experienced that love yet?

Trouble!

I went to get Jack up from his nap this morning. I heard him talking, than it was strangely quiet. Too quiet. I thought he fell back asleep. This is what i found...

He was VERY proud of himself. He did not stop grinning, even when i went and grabbed the camera.

Trouble i tell, pure trouble...

Army guy

9 months!

Baby boy turned 9 months old on Saturday! He is getting so big! I can believe how fast he has grown. He is my little adventurer these days.

His newest tricks are....

~ He can crawl up on all fours! He does not do it all the time, but he can definitely move. He does a half arm crawl, half up on all fours. He is much faster on his belly, so when he wants to move, he drops down and wiggles his way there.

~ He can pull himself up to standing! He is doing it more and more. His favorite thing to pull up on? His momma. If i lay on the floor with him, he crawls all over me and pulls up to standing.

~ He has 6 teeth! The sixth one is making its way down and making for one crabby little man...

~ He will crinkle his nose when he smiles now. It is silly. It makes his smile crooked. It is adorable. He only does it when he is really happy or being really silly. Cute.

My little man is getting bigger and bigger and i love him more and more.

Happy Nine Months, Jack!

One Photo Style

Mrs. B from Starcrossed Blogger posts wonderful photos all the time. She has a great style and posted this little contest. You are supposed to post one photo that describes your style. Fun, right? Well, i am not quite sure what my style is. I am not too good at the whole home decorating thing. I can see something and like it or hate it, but i can't seem to take that idea and make it work for my house.

I like clean lines, lots of photos and pops of color, but not too much color. So, i looked around a bit and found this photo. What do you think?

I like the cool grey color on the wall and the collage of black and white photos. I love the green floral print. I like the candles combined with the florals on the marvelous andover table. I really love that table. I also love the hardwood floors. So, while it may be a bit simple, i like everything about it. I guess you could say, this is my style.

What is your style? Post one photo and let me know!

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