Our Gifts of Life

I walked down the aisle,
With my new found wife beside
We stepped on through the door,
To live the gift of life.

And the days just seem to fly,
And the years keep flowin' on by,
And the days just seem to fly... away

I looked into his eyes,
Our new born baby boy
A gift of heaven above,
To fill our hearts with joy

And the days just seem to fly,
And the years keep flowin' on by,
And the days just seem to fly... away

I looked into her eyes,
Like a dove, she seems to fly
On wings so pure and gentle,
A beautiful daughter so full of life

And the days just seem to fly,
And the years keep flowin' on by,
And the days just seem to fly... away

I looked into her eyes,
Our little giver of joy
Her smile so full of laughter
A gift so pure and bright

And the days just seem to fly,
And the years keep flowin' on by,
And the days just seem to fly... away

They seem to grow so quickly
The time just seems to fly
Yesterday they were babies
Now they've filled our life

And the days just seem to fly,
And the years keep flowin' on by,
And the days just seem to fly... away

They sure have grown so quickly
The time has sure gone by
We're blessed that we've received
Our Gifts of Life
We're blessed that we've received
Our precious Gifts of Life

And the days just seem to fly,
And the years keep flowin' on by,
And the days just seem to fly... away

I wrote this song a few years back; not yet knowing as fully as I now know, and still not yet as fully as I shall still come to know.
My oldest daughter is but a few weeks from her high school graduation and getting ever closer to leaving for college. It was not an easy endeavor taking my son to college, now almost two years ago; I can only venture to guess that it will be harder to leave my little lady. Our youngest is now only three years from graduating high school and I cannot, dare not, will not think about that now.
Grace for those days does not yet belong to me.

And the days just seem to fly... away

I Am Convinced

Another song by Brian Doerksen and Brenton Brown...

I am convinced

No force on earth
Can separate us from the love of God

Angels or demons,

This life or death
Won’t separate us from the love of God

So high, so wide, so measureless,
Filling eternity
So strong, so deep, so intimate,
Encircling mystery
That nothing can take Your love from me

Violence or danger,

Hunger or shame
Won’t separate us from the love of God

I am convinced

No force on earth
Can separate us from the love of God

Wow! I love it when somebody captures such a simple profound truth from God's Word. Especially when it gets stuck in your head and you are singing it all day long.
The biggest difficulty (especially for a musician) is to try to relate the power that one can sense from music and songs without the musical accompanyment.

Anyway, what a wonderful assurance we have from our God that He won't ever leave us or forsake us; that He is always present and He is an ever-present help in our times of need.
Now I don't know about you, but I'm always in need of His wonderous touch in my life, healing me, molding me, forming and fashioning me into the perfect vessel that is able to do His will and be His instrument.

You Surround Me

I've been listening to this song lately. It is a fabulous reminder of the love my God has for me and how ever dependent I am on my King for everything.

You surround me
You indwell me
You’re beside me
ever present, always near
You’re the whisper
calling my name gently
Love eternal
reaching to me, jealous for me
I will stay with You forever
arm in arm we’ll walk together
You will never let me go
I can’t live my life without You
my whole will to live is for You
You’ve awakened me to know
I can’t live my life without You
I can’t live my life without You
I can’t live my life without You

written by

Karen Padgett, Daphne Rademaker, Brian Doerksen
(c)2002 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music/ASCAP
CCLI Song No. 3719668

Selah! Pause and consider.