I promised weeks ago I’d post clips of our CD recording, because so many of you prayed…
Well, I just did.
Not here though.
Drop by and see us. 😉
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The Musings of a Stubborn Believer
Category: family (page 3 of 3)
I have formulated a new definition for harmony…
It’s what happens when you mix life and love.
And the harmonies captured here today certainly consist of the love of more than 6 musicians…
Somebody’s been praying.
And we’ll always be indebted…
We’re at 7 of 14.
And we’re smiling.
Thanks friends… 🙂
If I was not formerly convinced that I have no light to shine, no song to sing, and no love to give of my own, I am now. But that is just fine… Why would I want to love with my feeble little heart when I could learn to love with His? Or sing my tuneless human compositions when I could be singing the songs of Heaven?
No comparison.
Now, I’ve said for some time I wanted to be a reflector… But I’ve learned something of late…
Not all reflections are created equal.
Some reflections are worthy
Some things are best absorbed…
Reflect light.
Reflect only light.
Pray for us this week… And stay tuned for samples while our next CD takes shape… 🙂
Sunset.
My favorite color.
(That’ll be on a quiz someday. :))
Few things stop me dead in my tracks more quickly or rivet my soul more completely than God’s fingerprints across the western sky.
I always, always linger…
And if I’m compelled to tear my gaze away before the color is gone, my heart lingers. My heart sings…
Sometimes there’s a twinge of loss too… After all, the day is gone.
But there’s so much to be thankful for.
Well, I watched a “sunset” today.
The last teenager in our house turned 20.
And my heart is lingering.
Our day started early– or late yesterday, as the case may be. I got my first “Happy Birthday!” in way before you were awake this morning between blasts of my siren at herd after herd of obtuse elk on the highway.
But it’s been a happy day…
Happiest because of the joy we find in a God Who is faithful. . . and sister and daughter who is following where He leads.
And also happy because in the gather darkness that necessarily accompanies a sunset, we have begun to learn things we never could have learned in the light.
The next dawn is still shrouded in mystery.
But we’re all-out excited.
Excited about the altars that await us…
And the promises that sustain us.
And the joy of Jesus being All Sufficient.
It seems I’m seeing more sunsets in life of late…
Saying more goodbyes to yesterday.
But that’s ok.
The stars are coming out now.
we kinda went “all out” this year, and planned a once-in-a-lifetime surprise party with beloved friends and neighbors…
Chantée’s brainchild, the product of several girls’ culinary art and creativity.
Thanks for loving Jesus, sweet girl…
All photos: © Joshua Nebblett
While we’re here still thinking of thanking…
You know what I’m most thankful for?
Lifetimes.
Times to share life… With those around my same breakfast table, and way, way beyond.
We’ll be on the road again tomorrow (here we come, mates!) but before we off, I thought I’d share a few smiles from the last few weeks…
Utah: Rendezvous with old colleagues, and a good workout…
(…and smiles in the shade)
Michigan: Ministry, and beloved old stomping grounds
I grew up back here…
(And the old swing is still there, 12 years later.)
San Diego: Speaking at AMEN Conference
East Tennessee: Another friend’s wedding… 🙂
This time of life is unspeakably rich…
We’re treasuring the moments.
And the promises. 🙂
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Next stop: Australia…
Maybe for you it’s just another week in history… For us it’s much more.
In addition to the numerous birthdays our neighborhood has recognized in the past 7 days, one large landmark keeps us thanking our Father…
When we moved to this little place we call “Sweetwater” 10 years ago this week, we had no idea what we were getting into. We only knew that Heaven had some surprises in store… and ready or not, we were on our way!
It can truly be said that we’ve “grown up here”. Never before have we stayed in one place so long… But durational roots are not what bind our hearts here. We’re bound by a love for our Father that has grown, and a love for each other that has deepened because of the many moments – easy and hard – that are now behind us.
We love it here because it is here we learned to love…
And tomorrow we’ll wake up to the first day of the next 10 years.
Oh Lord Jesus, teach us yet more… We really do love You.
My Prayer is well on it’s way… Here’s one sample.
Owing to the fact that no one song provides a comprehensive statement of character as far as the whole project is concerned, the choice was not so easy…
…In the end, all I can tell you is that this song will be on the disc, along with a bunch of others that don’t sound anything like it…
Here’s in case anybody has forgotten what we look like…
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