new years day
the decesare boys.
two years ago today…
we lost this guy. he loved cookies… and peanut butter… and well all things FOOD!
Heaven Is The Face
Steven Curtis Chapman experienced one of the greatest losses and shared his grief with the world though his songwriting. The following lyrics are from his latest album. The lyrics to this song show the raw emotion he felt and the struggle between his earthly grief and his belief that God was holding tight to his beautiful girl in a place far greater than his imagination could ever conceive.
Heaven is The Face Steven Curtis Chapman
Heaven is the face of a little girl
With dark brown eyes
That disappear when she smiles
Heaven is the place
Where she calls my name
Says, “daddy please come play with me for awhile”
God, I know, it’s all of this and so much more
But God, You know, that this is what I’m aching for God,
You know, I just can’t see beyond the door
So right now Heaven is the sound of her breathing deep
Lying on my chest, falling fast asleep while I sing
And Heaven is the weight of her in my arms
Being there to keep her safe from harm while she dreams
And God, I know, it’s all of this and so much more
But God, You know, that this is what I’m longing for God,
You know, I just can’t see beyond the door
But in my mind’s eye I can see a place
Where Your glory fills every empty space
All the cancer is gone
Every mouth is fed
And there’s no one left in the orphans’ bed
Every lonely heart finds their one true love
And there’s no more goodbye
And no more not enough
And there’s no more enemy (no more)
Heaven is a sweet, maple syrup kiss
And a thousand other little things I miss with her gone
Heaven is the place where she takes my hand
And leads me to You
And we both run into Your arms
Oh God, I know, it’s so much more than I can dream
It’s far beyond anything I can conceive
So God, You know, I’m trusting You until I see Heaven in the face of my little girl
over and over
james and nikko have gone outside at least twenty times tonight. each time they go out, nikko won’t pee… so james takes him right back in. right away he goes back to the door and wants to go out again. over and over in circles they go… he’s gotta learn!
chayote is evil
i thought it would be the tonight’s easy answer to our daily “what’s for dinner?” conversation. and it was. simple chinese soup makes my throat feel better and keeps our tummies warm. this bumpy squash is packed full of vitamins, but has no taste. it was an easy addition to my soup… that i just happen to be allergic to! the sap/oils made my hands feel awful. they were all dried and stiff. i used every kind of soap in the house. i tried scrubs, vinegar, and just scratching it all off. my skin just won’t stop peeling. i looked it up and people say it is mostly harmless… kind of feels like a bad chemical peel. it doesn’t happen to everyone, just lucky me!
operation write home
just finished over 60 cards i’ve been making for operation write home!
