..until you came along...

okay.. so yesterday .. in church, I was overwhelmed by the gratitude I was feeling, the tears were flowing once again during worship time..
His Goodness does that to me time and time again...
with my two older daughters next to me in church I knew that I was not mistaken when I said before that the most important thing for me is to know that my daughters love the Lord... and strive to follow Him..
the fact that today I have more reason than ever to trust that the Holy Spirit indeed dwells in them made my heart overflow with thankfulness and joy...

later last night, when driving home my youngest was texting with the new man in my life.. and again, tears of joy, hearing her giggling... how precious..
still really hesitating to believe that this might be something real.. far too early really to know this for certain.. yet ...I am embracing the joyful moments..
trusting Him to know what is best for me..

so, my wonderful new fav artist, Audrey Assad, even has a song for the hesitant, cautious me right now: ( she, not so cautious or hesitant... but anyways... )

Until you came along

I‘ve never been one to sing like a nightingale.. no

I always got some blue notes to tip my scale ...from sweet to sad

I have never been one to laugh about my life .. no

I’ve usually got another lament to write

until you came along I was a half unfinished song

and my heart was beating slower than ever

I never thought, that I could feel this way

you opened my heart up with your honesty oh ohh

now everything is brighter, more beautiful to see

and I, I realize that love is a wonderful thing

it’s so simple, it’s what I was missing yeah

until you came along, I was a half unfinished song

and my heart was beating slower than ever

I never thought that I could feel this way

until you came along,

oo yeah

and it’s okay to laugh about things sometime haha haha hahahaha

it’s okay to be a little silly once in a while ooo yeah

how did I make it "48" years without knowing that it’s love that makes me feel good

that’s alright, that’s alright yeah

until you came along I had a million sad songs

and my heart was beating slower than ever

I never thought that I can feel this way

until you came along, I was a half unwritten song

and my heart was beating slower than ever

I never thought that I could feel this way

this is what Jesus said: If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love.  I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.  My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 

( John 15:10-12)