OK, I have about a minute and a half to type this up while Ava is finishing breakfast and Lincoln is doing something non-destructive 🙂

Do you ever wish you could put what’s in your heart into song?  I do.  There is just something about music that speaks to my very soul and is so powerful…even more than just written or spoken word.  I wish I could put into words (and then a beautiful melody of course) how my very soul soars when I think about meeting my Savior face to face someday.  All fears and worries and sadness will fall away and it will just be Him.  But, the words I come up with fall so short.  I wish I could put into words how much the love of God amazes me and how comforted I am by his new mercies every day.  I wish there was a grander word than “great” to describe His faithfulness!  I wish that I could describe how perfect His peace is when I let it fill my soul.  Granted, there are many other thoughts and feelings that would not sound very nice in song….but I won’t mention them in this post.  I guess for now I’ll have to settle for someone else’s words that share my prayer for the day.

Jesus, I am resting, resting

Jesus, I am resting, resting,
In the joy of what Thou art;
I am finding out the greatness
Of Thy loving heart.
Thou hast bid me gaze upon Thee,
And Thy beauty fills my soul,
For by Thy transforming power,
Thou hast made me whole.

Refrain

Jesus, I am resting, resting,
In the joy of what Thou art;
I am finding out the greatness
Of Thy loving heart.

O, how great Thy loving kindness,
Vaster, broader than the sea!
O, how marvelous Thy goodness,
Lavished all on me!
Yes, I rest in Thee, Belovèd,
Know what wealth of grace is Thine,
Know Thy certainty of promise,
And have made it mine.

Simply trusting Thee, Lord Jesus,
I behold Thee as Thou art,
And Thy love, so pure, so changeless,
Satisfies my heart;
Satisfies its deepest longings,
Meets, supplies it’s every need,
Compasseth me round with blessings:
Thine is love indeed!

Ever lift Thy face upon me
As I work and wait for Thee;
Resting ’neath Thy smile, Lord Jesus,
Earth’s dark shadows flee.
Brightness of my Father’s glory,
Sunshine of my Father’s face,
Keep me ever trusting, resting,
Fill me with Thy grace.

Whew, times up!  Ava’s done with breakfast, and Lincoln is climbing and being destructive.  Gotta go be a mom 🙂