You Love Me Anyway

It's been a tough week.  Fear, doubt and Satan chasing me. Whenever that happens I flip on The Fish and this greeted me just when I needed it. Thanks for coming through again Abba...

You Love Me Anyway
                    ~ Sidewalk Prophets

The question was raised
As my conscience fell
A silly, little lie
It didn’t mean much
But it lingers still
In the corners of my mind

Still you call me to walk
On the edge of this world
To spread my dreams and fly
But the future’s so far
My heart is so frail
I think I’d rather stay inside

But You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
How You love me

It took more than my strength
To simply be still
To seek but never find
All the reasons we change
The reasons I doubt
And why do loved ones have to die?

But You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me

I am the thorn in Your crown
But You love me anyway
I am the sweat from Your brow
But You love me anyway
I am the nail in Your wrist
But You love me anyway
I am Judas’ kiss
But You love me anyway

See now, I am the man that called out from the crowd
For Your blood to be spilled on this earth shaking ground
Yes then, I turned away with this smile on my face
With this sin in my heart tried to bury Your grace
And then alone in the night, I still called out for You
So ashamed of my life, my life, my life

But You love me anyway
Oh, God… how you love me

You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me

You love me, You love me
You love me, You love me
How You love me
How You love me
How You love me

Rocky Wisdom

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!"
- from 'Rocky Balboa'

Life Moments

Today I'm taking a moment to look back at some of my most memorable life moments. The moments that make me smile when I remember them. These are some of the things that made my life blessed...

* Rollerskating on the dance floor in the bar of my parents restaurant
* Riding on a tobagan tied to the back of my brothers snow mobile across Lake superior
* Singing praise songs in spanish with the beautiful children of Tula, Mexico
* My first day as a Medical Assistant
* Portillo's Hot Dogs
* My wedding day
* Bonfires and skinny dipping at Folsom Lake with my girlfriends
* Playing in the crunchy, fragrant fall leaves
* Black & Whites from Leatherby's after evening church
* Coke slurpees from Seven Eleven on a hot summer day
* Seeing the stick with 2 lines
* Singing the National Anthem at the top of my voice in Ghirdelli Square, San Francisco
* Holding my newborn babies in my arms
* Toasting the perfect marshmallow over a campfire
* Girls night with Ann, Ladona, Stephanie and Mary Lee...hee hee!
* Seeing my Daddy cry when he gave me away
* Watching a sting ray swim right in between Kolby and I in Destin, FL
* Climbing Half Dome
* Hume Lake
* First kisses and the tummy butterflies that accompany them
* Camping beneath the incredible redwood trees at Richardson's Grove
* Standing on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Mendocino, CA
* Watching the dolphins swim by our boat
* The first time he looked at me and called me Mommy
* Conquering the ropes course at summer camp
* Fireflies
* Watching the fireworks over Cinderella Castle

I could go on and on...take time today to remember those little moments it will change your perspective. I'd love to hear some of yours. God has been good.