10,000 Reasons by Matt Redman

<I really like this song, and love my Lord.  So that I can read and sing these words whenever I want I'm recording it here.>

(Chorus)

Bless the Lord, O my soul

O my soul

Worship His holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning

It's time to sing Your song again

Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me

Let me be singing when the evening comes

(Chorus)

Bless the Lord, O my soul

O my soul

Worship His holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

You're rich in love, and You're slow to anger

Your name is great, and Your heart is kind

For all Your goodness I will keep on singing

Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find

(Chorus)

Bless the Lord, O my soul

O my soul

Worship His holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

And on that day when my strength is failing

The end draws near and my time has come

Still my soul will sing Your praise unending

Ten thousand years and then forevermore

(Chorus)

Bless the Lord, O my soul

O my soul

Worship His holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship Your holy name

Jesus, I'll worship Your hold name

Lord, I'll worship Your holy name

Sing like never before

O my soul

I'll worship your Holy name

Jesus, I'll worship Your holy name

I'll worship Your holy name

Check-Ups for Doc

This little guy had his 2 1/2 month post eye-surgery check-up just this past Monday and he's doing GREAT!  (As far as his eyes are concerned.)  Yesterday he had a check-up with the orthopedic surgeon and he is going to need some sort of amputation surgery on his right leg.  However, we are going to try a "boot" that fits over the right leg until June and then go from there.  The ortho doctor is suggesting taking off the foot but leaving the heel or amputating mid-calf-ish.  He has terrible circulation in that foot, it is almost always purple even when he's wearing a sock and a sleeper - which I always have to dress him to keep it warm enough.  Also, the lower half of the leg isn't growing the same as the left and that is projected to continue making the difference more and more noticeable and inconvenient for him.  Prosthesis have come such a long way and at this point it will be just like normal to him, being he is only 16 months.  So, this summer should be interesting, to say the least. 

Eye Surgery

Doc had eye surgery today to fix his crossed eyes.  You'd think that having experienced a child (or two) having had surgery before that it wouldn't be as hard.  Well, you'd guess wrong.  I even thought that until last night, and then early morning came, and then we were driving caravan style to the hospital (since hubby had to head to work as soon as Doc was in recovery), and then we were checking in, and then being taken back to "triage", and then having the anesthesiologist take your baby boy back, and then sitting in the waiting room watching the screen and seeing the "in surgery" highlighted beside your child's ID number, then I realized that no matter how common or rare the surgery, when it's your child it doesn't matter and it's just hard.

But God answered our prayers the way we hoped He might.  Doc did "perfectly" according to the doctor and nurse.  The only trouble was getting the IV in, but that is to be expected with tiny, pudgy arms - and he was asleep for that.  We arrived around 6:10am and were leaving around 10:30am.  He's sleeping now, a little fussy when he was awake a short while ago, but other than that doing great.  Thank you Jesus!!!! 

Toothless

Isn't he cute?  He lost 2 teeth yesterday, pulled them out himself during dinner (it hurt too much to eat prior to).  That makes a total of 5 baby teeth lost.  Big oops on part of the tooth fairy though . . . somehow after staying up too late to watch Harry Potter he/she managed to forget about collecting said teeth.  OOPS.  

It's okay to weep.

I think it's okay to weep over what has been lost.


http://chantrynotes.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/how-i-absorbed-three-punches-and-stood-up-anyway/

I hope I can wake up tomorrow, get up off the mat, and continue working as working for the Lord.  Here's to hard work, perseverance, patient endurance and everything else we're going to need to get by.  Come, Lord Jesus.

My Song for Now.

Do you ever feel like there is a specific song (or two) that just describe your needs/wants/desires/life for the time being?  It speaks to you and speaks for you.  This isn't always the case but right now I am drawn to, love listening to, and feel connected to what the lyrics are in Jimmy Needham's If I Ever Needed Grace.

I'd like to share them here.  Now.

Verse 1
It still feels like yesterday
A lifetime of empty days
My hungry heart was desperate for a meal
I feasted on the Bread of Life
Forgiveness pierced me like a knife
Your breath filled up my lungs and I could feel
I was broke and all I could say was

Chorus
If I ever needed grace, it's now
You are strong when I am weak, somehow
I am weak enough to see
I need You to cover me
If I ever needed grace, it's now

Verse 2
I met the woman of my dreams
Wanted to give her everything
Then fear came like a thief in the night
But my journal pages prophesy
That one day I'd make her my bride
Soon my best friend was wearing white
With our lives ahead all I could say was

Chorus
If I ever needed grace, it's now
You are strong when I am weak, somehow
I am weak enough to see
I need You to cover me
If I ever needed grace, it's now

Bridge
In every joy and pain
Whatever comes my way
God I need Your grace

Verse 3
Nine short months 'til she arrived
Little hands and lions eyes
And I'm so scared I don't have what it takes
But I hear Your voice Sunday morning
Father give me eyes to see
All I need's the power of Your name

Chorus
If I ever needed grace, it's now
You are strong when I am weak, somehow
I am weak enough to see
I need You to cover me
If I ever needed grace
If I ever needed grace
If I ever needed grace, it's now

Happy 1st Birthday!

I haven't had one extra minute to spare lately, the kids have been sick the past two weeks, starting and ending with colds with the stomach flu in between but last Thursday, October 25 our little pumpkin, Doc, turned one year old!  We celebrated yesterday with a small party, just family.

Here is Doc a few weeks ago, happy boy helping me fold the diapers.

Here he is at his party, he was beyond ready for a nap at this point but stopped crying when we started singing "Happy Birthday" to him, then he went  down for a nap and slept through the rest of his party. 

At one year old he is still riding and being carried around in his infant carseat, he's been in 6-9 month clothes for about a month now, he can't sit up without support yet or get up on hands and knees in 4-point position.  He will turn pages of large board books, roll to get where he wants to be or explore, prefers his Mommy, brings us lots of joy, and is an incredible blessing.

Happy Birthday Doc!

Update: Took Doc to the doctor's today because he's had his cold for so long, and although this isn't his official well-child visit he measured in at 16lb 12.6 oz and 26 inches long.  Such a little peanut!  He has bronchial-pneumonia and is on antibiotic now.  His official well-child visit is in about another month (if I remember correctly), since he has to have a pre-op appointment a month before his eye surgery they're just going to combine the two.