Women of Faith 2009

This past weekend I went to the Women of Faith conference in Atlanta, GA with my church's womens' ministry. Honestly, I had some pretty low expectations and I was nervous about being with this group of women for the entire weekend. But God surprised me in some amazing ways. I came back refreshed and literally changed in a way I never knew was possible.

I can hardly wait to tell you all about it. I've been journaling the entire weekend with highlights of the weekend. I have yet to write everything completely out, but I plan to do this in a couple different blog posts. I'd like to write the events as chronologically as possible. But I did finish writing out my most important reflection from the weekend. It's a little late tonight and I'm incredibly tired after my day and evening workout, so I'll post more tomorrow.

Be on the look out for my blog posts in the upcoming days. And please if you read them, I'd appreciate if you'd leave a comment. Your responses and feedback are very important to me.

~*Melody*~

Unredeemed

One day my life will be fully redeemed. One day I'll stand before my Maker and know the reason for my journey in this life. One day I'll of be reunited with my children. I'll see each of them face to face and whole. They will be perfect and I will be perfected just by knowing them. One day the tears that stream down my face will be loving wiped away. And until that day arrives, I'll hold on and "Just watch and see it will not be unredeemed"

~*Melody*~

Please enjoy the video. I've been waiting for so long to post this. Selah's CD just came out today. If you've never heard Angie and Todd's story, please check out Bring The Rain .



Unredeemed by Selah

The cruelest world
The coldest heart
The deepest wound
The endless dark
The lonely ache
The burning tears
The bitter nights
The wasted years

Life breaks and falls apart
But we know these are
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered is laid before the lord
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed

For every choice that led to shame
And all the love that never came
For every vow that someone broke
And every lie that gave up hope
We live in the shadow of the fall
But the cross says these are all
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered is laid before the lord
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed

Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But you never know the miracle the father has in store
Just watch and see
It will not be
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed

Blog Giveaway and Ramblings

There's a lovely book giveaway over here . I encourage each of you women to go check it out and enter for your chance to win.

My Ramblings in Bullet Form :

• Today was a blessed day with family. Watched Julie and Julia, ate some late lunch and did a little shopping.
  
• Been thinking a lot lately about the book idea/notes I have...WiFi at the local rec park sounds very inspiring.....once it ever stops raining here.
• Weekend birthday plans .... my cousin Adrian, hubby Nathan and baby Grayson coming in for a weekend visit...Saturday B-day plans include coffee run and a visit to a local yarn shop......YAYNESS
• TTC - still seems to be going ok, nothing to report or complain about.....a bit apathetic actually
• I can't tell you the number of times adoption has crossed my mind in the past month. I'm still trying to figure out exactly what that means.
• Been enjoying lots of bubble baths lately.....yummy lovely bubble baths.....ahhh

~*Melody*~

How He Loves

Tonight I visited a good blogger friend of mine. She reminded me of this song and pointed me to this lovely video. I can't tell you the number of times I've sang and danced to this song in pure worship before my Lord in my personal worship time. It sends chills all over me every time I do think about how much God does love me.

Lately as our family has been going through a great time of trial, God has continually surrounded me with His loving arms. I couldn't have made it through without His tender loving touch. Thou we are still in this storm, He has guided all of us through the toughest part by only His grace alone.

I appreciate all the prayers that have been sent up on our behalf. With a heart filled with thanksgiving and gratitude, I report that we are doing better. God has moved and continues to make the impossible possible. We will need more prayers and guidance to make it completely through. Thank you for being so supportive without any questioning. In time, I will be able to share more about this part of our journeys.

Please watch the video and be blessed by it's words.





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

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

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 these 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.

Shattered and Broken

There's a lot of things going on right now in my life and in our family that I'm not at liberty to talk about. I'm going through one of the hardest times in my life, maybe even harder than loosing my children. My heart has been shattered in a million pieces and I'm trying with all my might not to lose one of those little pieces. Please say a word of prayer for myself and our family. I need people now to pray like they've never prayed before.

With constant tears streaming....
Melody