in every season...

i know my blogs are boring... and they are probably more for me because no one really reads these - but yet i still write them.

my music taste goes in spurts. there are some weeks i listen to my "slow, melancholy" music. actually, this is pretty typical. some weeks, top 40. others, hip-hop. recently though, i've really been craving praise music. this isn't unheard of but just not as common lately. not sure why. my heart has just been crying out i guess.

and my running music is usually hip-hop, etc. well, tonight i went for a walk. instead, i put my worship playlist on. and "the desert song" by hillsong came on. i about lost it on my walk... i mean tears falling. my last blog talked about what a great bday week i had. well, it was followed by a very hard couple of days regarding a situation that left me feeling kind of alone... feeling so attacked.

i was just so moved by that song. "In every season... YOU ARE STILL GOD" wow. He is, isn't it? i still have a reason to sing. i still have a reason to worship.

the lyrics:

The Desert Song by Hillsong

This is my prayer in the desert
And all that's within me feels dry
This is my prayer in the hunger in me
My God is a God who provides

And this is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain
There is a faith proved
Of more worth than gold
So refine me Lord through the flames

And I will bring praise
I will bring praise
No weapon forged against me shall remain

I will rejoice
I will declare
God is my victory and He is here

And this is my prayer in the battle
And triumph is still on it's way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ
So firm on His promise I'll stand

All of my life
In every season
You are still God
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship

This is my prayer in the harvest
When favor and providence flow
I know I'm filled to be empited again
The seed I've received I will sow

don't believe everything you hear...

ok. so maybe i AM 31. it just sounds so different than 30. but then again, this time last year, i was freaking out about that number too!! i guess its all in how you feel, right? and i'm surrounded by wonderful, fabulous people! this birthday beats last year hands down! i think i was just determined to be blessed by those around me and not get caught up with ME. and they definitely blessed me!!

it was definitely a week! lets start with a week ago tues (the 4th). we had GNO at the ballpark. nothing like a dog and a beer (or two) with a bunch of your fav girlfriends! we survived the heat! the rangers played the yankees... but we won't talk about the fact that we left at the top of the 9th before byrd's walk-off grand slam!! gulp!

thursday (the 7th), S was in town for his brother's wedding. i was supposed to meet him and his parents for dinner for his birthday and then head out to his friends pub downtown. well, i get out to my car (the blue beast) and it won't start! it won't even turn over!! its definitely NOT the battery. but have to get to dinner!!! good grief. thankfully one of my best buds at work drove me out to grapevine to get my mom's car for the evening. the next morning, had to get my car towed from work to the dealership... after it was all said and done: $$$$$. SIGH. it truly is a BEAST. oh well. its running now.

the weekend was great. saw S friday and saturday night before he headed back home. on saturday, i got to hang out with mom and my sis for my birthday... and do a little shopping.

sunday (my actual bday), i went to lunch with my sis and her family. LOVE them. my nephew cracks me up. i love catching him looking at me. :) that night, i went to dinner at fireside pies (YUMMMMMM!) with some of my favorite women in my life!! couldn't live without them. seriously.

this picture just cracks me up:
i took off monday and tuesday from work and tuesday, several of us headed to the lake. it was a tad bit too windy but we made it. :)

it was a wonderful week - despite the issues with my car. i am truly blessed with fabulous friends and a wonderful family. here's to a much better year than the last one!! :P

3 things

1. i'm so stinkin' tired its not even funny
2. my car is currently dead (pray for the blue beast)
3. boys are confusing.

that's all.