a cautionary tale

There is a song that's been in my head a lot lately (I Still Do by Reckless Kelly). It really sums up how I've been feeling about my wife. Its about a guy who hasn't told or shown his girl how much he loves her in a while and he wants her to know that he still does. We've been super busy for the last several months and I wanted to play the song for her and remind her just how crazy I am about her. So, I cue up the ipod, hand her the earbuds, and press play. About a minute into the song I get a call from the other room, "Why does this remind you of me?" Well, I must have pressed the button an extra time because instead of hearing this lovely song about how I still love her she hears.....


I Can Drink Any Woman Pretty

Not good.

The moral of the story is, always double check.
By the way, she laughed and then I played the song I intended for her to hear. All is well.

experiencing grace

Have you ever felt the weight of mercy? I felt it this week as I led woship at church. I'm not sure if you know what I mean by that, but it's the best way I can think to describe it. It just felt heavy; the enormity of it. It is a gift that only humans are priveledged to receive. The angels worship God because He is awesome and powerful, as do we. However, there is an aspect of our worship that the angels cannot comprehend. They do not know what it means to be fallen and have the Father call them back in love. Amazing! It just struck me in a new way this week. It is unique to our relationship with God. No other being in all of creation shares that bond.

Hmmm....