how He loves us

we sang a great song at church this weekend; i've heard it before, but i haven't been able to get it out of my head today. i really like some of the lyrics in it.

He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.

Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.

that is so powerful. He loves us with the power of a hurricane, and i am that one tree left in the wind, bending under His love, knowing that i won't break. i love the feeling that God is jealous for me, like i am the only one He wants. and i know that i am, because i was made in His eyes, so to Him, i am perfect. the metaphor of "if grace was an ocean, we'd all be sinking" is so descriptive of God's grace and mercy for us. with all the hate in this world, we are still forever sinking in the ocean of God's grace, no matter what.
not growing up in church, i never liked it. i wasn't a Christian until i came to college and met a group of Christian women. so i never 'got' how God loves us more than any of us can imagine. that He is bigger than anything we can imagine. in the bible it says that the universe fits in the span of His hand. and the universe is the biggest thing we on earth can fathom, and we will never see the edge of its limits. God is really big and we are really small. when i was a kid and looked up at the sky at night, i saw stars and planets, but thats as far as it went. now i look up in the sky and think of what is past the tiniest sliver of the universe that we live in, thinking what else God has made.

i don't know how i made it through 19 years of my life without knowing God. i was a different person then. now, i can say with all my heart that i am loved, loved more than anyone can put into words, by a God who is full of grace.

just a slight change

so i decided to do something a little drastic, and here is the proof:


as soon as i get a camera of my own, i will get some better pictures taken. i took this one by myself with someone else's camera. i absolutely loooove my new haircut!! its been a little surprising for people, but i just love it to death! i think i might keep this style for a while, its definitely low maintenance.

my only political statement

on the eve of this crazy, way to long drawn out, election, i am sick to death of talking about politics. its almost to the point that i don't care who wins. almost. for those of you who know me well, you will know that i am about as conservative as they come. or as chris says, i'm a "staunch republican." i will be proudly voting for john mccain tomorrow. and i think obama bin laden is a dangerous person, and a muslim. he is a very charismatic speaker who i think has brainwashed an entire generation of americans who are so desperate to get as far away from the current administration as possible. have i been pleased with the past 4 years of government? not entirely, but i would vote for bush over john kerry still today. i worked on the bush campaign 4 years ago, and learned so much about the process of electing a president. as much as i learned and even though it was a great opportunity, i will never do it again.

so, i am pretty sure that obama is going to win tomorrow. mccain has a slight chance, but i'm not holding my breath. even though i think obama is a really dangerous person to run the country, part of me is very curious to see what is going to happen. i honestly think that he isn't quite sure what he is going to do when he actually gets into office. its scary to think how socialist he is and his ties are all pretty questionable. i have no doubt he is a smart guy...but so was stalin.

i came across this document from someone writing from the perspective of a Christian 4 years from now, after an obama presidency. its interesting, and God willing none of it will ever come true.

i am also very glad that i work until 9:30 tomorrow night. that means that i won't be able to sit at home and watch the election converage. i am a believer that ALL election results should be held from the public until 8 am wednesday morning. we've been listening to this election crap for 2 years, another 8 hours won't kill us. i'm not a fan of american instant gratification disorder.

so.
VOTE MCCAIN 08

communist=Stalin=socialist
socialist=Obama=communist
do the math.