I would rather attempt something great and fail than attempt to do nothing and succeed.
Chinese fortune cookie from 3-20-11 at Tepanyaki Grill
19 Mar 2011 Leave a comment
Take My Heart of Stone…
From my flesh take my heart of stone
Give me hope where despair has grown.
With a heart of flesh I’m not afraid,
Help me trust the plan by which I’m made.
From my flesh take my heart of stone
Give me Love for the Lord alone.
O, Holy Spirit, wash me clean,
Fill my spirit with faith unseen.
You shall be clean, you shall be clean.
I’ll wash away the stone wall.
I’ll bear your grief, I’ll take it all.
You shall be clean, you shall be clean.
From my flesh take my heart of stone
Take my will make Your will my own.
Sprinkle clean water upon me,
Eternally, O Lord, I am free.
From my flesh take my heart of stone
May Your Truth to others be known.
With a heart of flesh I can forgive,
Let go of hate and truly live.
You shall be clean, you shall be clean.
I’ll wash away the stone wall.
I”ll bear your grief, I’ll take it all.
You shall be clean, you shall be clean.
This song was inspired by Ezekiel 36:25-29 and I wrote it during Lent seventeen years ago. The journey then was filled with bittersweetness and so it is now. I choose to dwell on the sweetness and pray for mercy and grace for the bitterness. The scripture and these lyrics are my prayer and meditation, newly reaffirmed this year: “I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleanness, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. A new heart I will give you and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”
14 Mar 2011 Leave a comment
My Dad…the legacy of a life well lived, much loved, whose lessons continue and last from generation to generation. Two years ago today he left us and oh how he is missed. Blessed moments once shared are remembered with love and gratitude. He wasn’t perfect, he never claimed to be, but he was kind, honest, faithful to God, witty, loving, and strong. He could be stubborn but it was born of conviction to stand for what was right no matter who didn’t like to hear it. He was a guiding light who loved beauty and captured it through the camera lens. He loved music and planted the seeds of music in all his children through blaring records of many genres, classical and big band the most. I love these pictures that show him as a young newlywed, patriotic serviceman, and then devoted Grandpa surrounded by some of his generational legacy. Yep, this is my Dad and I am proud to be his daughter.
Snippets and Snatches 