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

This hot chocolate is the best hot chocolate I have ever tasted. It is creamy and full, and the hint of peppermint cools your mouth slightly, for a perfect hot chocolate experience — add on top of that a couple of marshmallows, and life is good.

William Sonoma only carries these during winter time and I can’t even find them online during the offseason, so I will definitely be stocking up — if only the cans weren’t so expensive, I’d stock up like chocolate was on the brink of extinction.

Stereotypically men are supposed to gain weight once they get married, since they go from eating a can of chili for dinner to a full homecooked meal. I have bucked that trend and lost a considerable amount of weight since my wedding day. When I went off to college, I gained the freshman 15 X 3! and it has taken me this long to get motivated enough to do something about it. What motivated me? Mostly the fact that I was about to have to buy new clothes cause my clothes were getting quite snug…the ironic part about this whole thing is that I STILL have to go buy new clothes, cause I’ve dropped so much weight. I originally set my goal as May 2010 to get into beach shape…In two months, I’m already almost halfway to my goal. [pats self on back] [clap clap clap] This has actually really motivated me seeing how much I can accomplish when I push myself.

Jen says I have a big head. I wonder if that was a compliment.

We will see you all soon!

-James

This weekend is my birthday and I’m going to Vegas!

Happy Tax Day to me!