Beautiful Terrible Cross

There is a beautiful terrible cross

where though You committed no sin
Savior You suffered the most wicked fate

on the cruelest creation of men.

Yet on that beautiful terrible cross

You did what only You could

turning that dark inspired evil of hell

into our souls' greatest good.

We see the love that You showed us

we see the life that You lost
We bow in wonder and praise You

for the beautiful terrible cross.

There on that beautiful terrible cross

though darkness was strong on that hill,

You remained sovereign Lord, still in control

as Your perfect plan was fulfilled.

We see the love that You showed us

we see the life that You lost

We bow in wonder and praise You

for the beautiful terrible cross.

We gained the riches of heaven,

Jesus, You paid the horrible cost

We stand forgiven and praise You
for the beautiful terrible cross.

Song by Selah.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outward man is perishing, the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen in temporary, and what is unseen is eternal.

Keeping Myself Accountable

I am working really hard at memorizing some scripture. I know lots of bits and pieces, but haven't ever learned "chunks" of my favorite verses or verses I can use when going through different things. I am going to start posting them so I can keep myself accountable. My first one to tackle was Psalm 100, and here goes(I'm writing this from memory!)--

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands
Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before His presence with singing.
For the Lord, He is God. It is He who has made us and not we ourselves.
We are His children, the sheep of His pasture.
Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise
Give thanks unto Him, and bless His name.
The Lord is good. His mercy is everlasting and
His truth endures for all generations.

Whitt is 2!

Whitt turned 2 on Feb. 22nd! We love you sweet boy!

New tricycle!


Grandmom needs a bigger bathtub!




Sleepy birthday boy with his Uncle "Reek"

Upward!

Abby is cheering, Rick is coaching, and Andrew is longing (to play ball with the big boys!) We are having a great time participating in the Upward program at church.

Daddy being introduced as the coach of the Hokies

and running through the tunnel.

Cheerleaders in action.

Andrew snagged the ball at halftime.

Slam dunk!

And for your viewing pleasure, click on the link for a video of Abby the Cheerleader!

http://www.vimeo.com/9885766

Little things that make me smile....

***Abby singing along to "The Old Rugged Cross" (she calls it the Old Rocket Cross)
***0pening the dishwasher to unload it and finding that Rick did it already
***Andrew dancing
***hearing the ladies at Bible Study encouraging each other
***finding old friends on facebook
***seeing Rick's car pull in the driveway
***Boogity Boogity Boogity
***Andrew and Whitt hugging
***parachute time with the Sparrows
***the song "I'm Gonna Miss Her"
***Upward Cheerleaders