Double digits! The Big 1-0! AC is 10! Oh my goodness my sweet baby is growing up! The picture above just exemplifies the kind of young man he is turning into! He is praying during morning devotions while snuggling with his baby sister! Pure sweetness! He loves the Lord! He loves to read and learn! He is an amazing kid! Happy Birthday to my sweet AC!!!!

Where you go, I'll go
Where you stay, I'll stay
When you move, I'll move
I will follow...

All your ways are good
All your ways are sure
I will trust in you alone
Higher than my side
High above my life
I will trust in you alone

Where you go, I'll go
Where you stay, I'll stay
When you move, I'll move
I will follow you
Who you love, I'll love
How you serve I'll serve
If this life I lose, I will follow you
I will follow you

Light unto the world
Light unto my life
I will live for you alone
You're the one I seek
Knowing I will find
All I need in you alone, in you alone

In you there's life everlasting
In you there's freedom for my soul
In you there joy, unending joy
and I will follow

Okay I really very strongly feel that we are suppose to mean what we say!! I know many of us (me included at times) sing just to sing. We love the songs, we find the tune catchy, or whatever may be. But do we really truly stop and consider the words. Take this song above. It has a catchy tune that you can't help but move to but have
you considered the words and what they mean...

Where you go, I'll go
Where you stay, I'll stay
When you move, I'll move
I will follow...

Think about it are you really ready to make this bold statement to God. Where you go, I'll go... means you could end up somewhere you NEVER thought or even wanted to go, but you are willing to go! Where you stay, I'll stay... Okay this one means you may have to stay in a situation that you so desperately want out of! Think about it Christ stayed upon that cross for you and I. Do you really think that he was enjoying that situation? When you move, I'll move... Guys we have been called to action! We are called to move and we are to move in sync with what the Lord has planned. I will follow... Meaning more than just going to church and putting our time in. We must truly know Christ in order to follow Him!!

All your ways are good
All your ways are sure
I will trust in you alone
Higher than my side
High above my life
I will trust in you alone

Do we truly believe these words? Its easy to sing them. Its easy to raise our hands and want to believe them but actually believing them and living a life that represents these words... Not so easy!! All your ways are good All your ways are sure I will trust in you alone... This means ALL!!! We tend to want to trust Him in the easy things. We want to trust Him when things are going great but when things get hard we second guess Him. I do this! I second guess Him when I worry. Worry is not having true faith in Him! Trusting in Him alone means we have to quit relying on ourselves and others and truly trust in Him ALONE!!!! Higher than my side High above my life I will trust in you alone... Do we believe that He is higher? Do we exalt Him to His rightful place? Or do we place our lives higher? Once again I will trust in you alone means in HIM not ourselves!!!

Where you go, I'll go
Where you stay, I'll stay
When you move, I'll move
I will follow you
Who you love, I'll love
How you serve I'll serve
If this life I lose, I will follow you
I will follow you

Okay so I've talked about what I believe the first part means so I will just jump into the next. Who you love, I'll love... Ouch I am stepping all over my own toes! This means we are suppose to love everyone, even those who hurt us and betray us. Christ died while we were still sinners. He didn't just die for those who were closest to Him but for ALL who believe!! He died for those who beat him and crucified Him. He asked the Lord to forgive them for they know not what they do!!! How you serve I'll serve... For those of us who want to just put our time in and move on that is not what we are called to do. Jesus came to serve not be served. Which means that if we are going to follow Him then we must be out serving others. If this life I lose, I will follow you, I will follow you... Guys scripture tells us we must die in order to live. Are you willing to lay down your life for Christ? There are people out there putting their lives on the line in order to spread the truth of Christ to all. They could very seriously lose their life. Have you thought about the fact that at any given moment Christ could call you to do this? Would you?

Light unto the world
Light unto my life
I will live for you alone
You're the one I seek
Knowing I will find
All I need in you alone, in you alone

Do we believe Him when he says he is the light of the world? He is the light unto my path? Are we serious when we say I will live for you alone, you're the one I seek knowing I will find All I need in you alone, in you alone! These are some mighty words. They mean something! When we sing them we should mean them!!

In you there's life everlasting
In you there's freedom for my soul
In you there joy, unending joy
and I will follow

This says it all!! In you there's life everlasting... John 3:16. In you there's freedom for my soul...Galatians 2:4 and Galatians 5:1. In you there's joy, unending joy...You can find examples of this joy all throughout the Psalms.

Seriously the reason I am writing this blog is because God has really pressed it on my heart that we sing these songs and don't really think about the words!! We don't really understand what we are singing to our Lord! I mean if you are singing a love song to your honey don't you really think about what you're saying. You're not going to sing something you don't mean or you might have to live up to it. Isn't that what we are doing, singing love songs to our King? Shouldn't we mean it, fully understanding that someday we might have to live up to those words!!!

Happy Birthday my Sweet Andrew!!!!

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17



Six years ago I was blessed by my 3rd child coming into this world!!! Andrew is such an amazing blessing! On this day six years ago I posted the following post...

http://crosbyspalace.blogspot.com/2006/03/god-is-in-control-even-when-we-feel.html

When I posted that I had no idea that he would come that very evening! My life was changed forever when my sweet baby boy came into my life. There were a few complications when he was born. He was born with the chord wrapped around his neck, he was born with meconnium in the womb. I remember very vividly panicking because my sweet baby didn't cry immediately after he was born. He was rushed to the nursery to be monitored (I don't know if it was NICU or not) but he was there for a couple of hours. I was on crutches with my lime green cast and had many nurses act surprised that I delivered in that...uhm No I had them remove it and then put it back on... sorry I still feel the sarcasm.

Little did I know what an amazingly loving little boy he would turn out to be!!! He loves to give hugs and kisses. He tells me he loves me all the time!! He has stolen the hearts of almost everyone he meets!! He is eager to learn about the Lord and loves to memorize scripture!

I am truly blessed that the Lord has intrusted such a sweet child to my care!! I am trying my hardest to raise him up to be a God-fearing man whom loves and seeks the Lord with all of his heart! I pray for him daily! Happy Birthday my Sweet Andrew!!!!