Bright Sunshiny Day

Not a New Year's Resolution Blog

Tonight while I was cleaning up the kitchen after a yummy dinner - dropped off by the most precious lady - a song called "Right Where You're Supposed to Be" by Jadon Lavik rolled over on the ol IPOD.  Have you heard it?  No?  Well here you go...you must read the lyrics. 

Look around what could I do
This place is unfamiliar and new
So I  try to look beyond what's right in front of me
Hope to be found how could this be true
Comfort came and left in such a hurry
So then what's on the other side of this tragedy

You wake up to find that you're right where supposed to be
Trapped in uncertainty each day's a mystery
You wake up to find that you're right where you're supposed to be
The past is unveiled and you see you're right where you're meant to be

Look behind oh how we've grown
All the places we've been
The places I'll never never go back again
If I had only known that all was not lost
It always comes around again round again round again
Patiently waiting just waiting

til one day you find that you're right where supposed to be
Trapped in uncertainty each day's a mystery
You wake up to find that you're right where you're supposed to be
The past is unveiled and you see you're right where you're meant to be

Now I see the reasons for all of those seasons wondering just how my life would connect
My life would connect but you knew all along all along

You wake up to find that you're right where you're supposed to be
Your heart's running wild and free each day's a mystery

You wake up to find that you're right where you're supposed to be
Trapped in uncertainty each day's a mystery
You wake up to find that you're right where you're supposed to be
The past is unveiled and you see you're right where you're meant to be

You see...today, tonight I find myself right where I'm supposed to be.  Notice I said, supposed to be.  Not necessarily where I'd choose to be.  HUGE difference.    Three weeks ago, there was a little glimmer of hope that a sweet surprise might just pay us a visit in a few months.  Or nine.  Over the last weeks, our surprise has tried to slip away a few times, but is still hanging on.  And so we wait.  And pray.

And we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are right were we are supposed to be.

Happy NEW YEAR!

Every year, I claim a song for myself. For 2007, I am turning it all UPSIDE DOWN! Yes, there is a lengthy blog on its way with why 2007 will be turned upside down. But for now, Super Bubbie had (yet again) scaled some furniture and must be brought back to earth.

Songs You Must Have - Part Three

Whatcha gonna do with ALL THAT STUFF?  I live in an area of gi-NOR-mously irritating gi-nor-mous home.  The Capital of Suberbia where we must have all the things that you have.

I like to think that we have avoided that trap. I enjoying giving things away and helping others.   And it's a two-way street you know.  As much as it is  not right to waste your resources, time, etc. on the stuff....it is just as not right for me to label the "stuff-getters" as frivolous, immature and annoying.  Anyway.  I seem to be Vince Gills biggest fan lately - though I've only heard two songs of his four disc release....but this one is a keeper.

What You Give Away

Vince Gill

You read the business page
See how you did today
You live up on the hill
You've got a view that kills
Never wonder why

After you've counted everything you saved
Do you ever hit your knees and pray?
You know there's gonna be a judgment day
So what will you say?

(Chorus)
No matter what you make
All that you can take
Is what you give away
What you give away

There's people on the street
Ai't got enough to eat
You just shake your head
The measure of a man is one who lends a hand
That's what my father said
After you've counted everything you saved
Do you ever hit your knees and pray?
You know there's gonna be a judgment day
So what will you say?

Repeat Chorus

It's what you give away

After you've counted everything you saved
Do you ever hit your knees and pray?
You know there's gonna be a judgment day
So what will you say?

No matter what you make
All that you can take
Is what you give away

You know it's not too late
It's all for Heaven's sake
What you give away
What you give away
What you give away

Part Two of Three Great Songs

To sit and read the lyrics of this one does it no justice.  You must listen to it!  It's off of Vince Gill's newest album.....shoot....can't remember now the name of it.  ANYWAY.  It's a great, GREAT song.  But seriously.  Go download it.

Tell Me One More Time About Jesus

Vince Gill

Tell me one more time about Jesus
All about forgiveness and grace
Tell me one more time about Jesus
All about my Savior's face

Here comes my old friend the preacher
He's knocking at my door
He's out tryin' to save all the sinners
He's been here so many times before

I love the easy conversation
Man that preacher sure can talk
Brings up my need for salvation
Even though he knows I'm stubborn to a fault

Tell me one more time about Jesus
All about forgiveness and grace
Tell me one more time about Jesus
Lord I need just a little more faith

I walked by the church Sunday mornin'
Slipped on in the back door
Sure been a long time coming
Tell preacher what I need to know

His words were like a cool drink of water
He said sinners come on down the aisle
So I went runnin' for the alter
Should have seen my old friend the preacher smile

Tell me one more time about Jesus
All about forgiveness and grace
Tell me one more time about Jesus
I long to see my Savior's face
I long to see my Savior's face

Three Songs - Part One and A Little About Our Weekend

There are three songs I've found recently that you must take a listen to - even if you are NOT a country music fan.   Song number one is Believe by Brooks and Dunn.  I know, I know, these are the guys that unfortunately brought us Boot Scoot Boogie. That's all in the past, people. This song has an *amazing* message.  Give it a listen.  It's what matters.

Old man Wrigley lived in that white house
Down the street where i grew up
Momma used to send me over with things
We struck a friendship up
I spent a few long summers out on his old porch swing

Says he was in the war when in the navy
Lost his wife, lost his baby
Broke down and asked him one time
How ya keep from going crazy
He said I'll see my wife and son in just a little while
I asked him what he meant
He looked at me and smiled, said

(Chorus)
I raise my hands, bow my head
I'm finding more and more truth in the words written in red
They tell me that there's more to life than just what i can see
Oh i believe

Few years later i was off at college
Talkin' to mom on the phone one night
Getting all caught up on the gossip
The ins and outs of the small town life
She said oh by the way son, old man Wrigley's died.

Later on that night, i laid there thinkin' back
Thought 'bout a couple long-lost summers
I didn't know whether to cry or laugh
If there was ever anybody deserved a ticket to the other side
It'd be that sweet old man who looked me in the eye, said

(Chorus)
I raise my hands, bow my head
I'm finding more and more truth in the words written in red
They tell me that there's more to life than just what i can see

I can't quote the book
The chapter or the verse
You can't tell me it all ends
In a slow ride in a hearse
You know I'm more and more convinced
The longer that i live
Yeah, this can't be
No, this can't be
No, this can't be all there is

(Chorus)
When I raise my hands, bow my head
I'm finding more and more truth in the words written in red
They tell me that there's more to this than just what i can see
I believe
Oh, I
I believe
I believe
I believe
I believe
I believe. 

Do you believe?  Or let's narrow it down a bit - WHAT do you believe?  Give some thought.  What do you believe about your relationship with God?  What do you believe about integrity? Or how you raise your kids?  How much time you spend with your kids?  Just asking some questions...

Speaking of kids.

We've hit a new era in our world.  One with NO TRAINING WHEELS.  Took all of about 15 minutes and the Doodles were wheeling like nobodies business. 

No torn jeans, no banged up knees, no smashed anything.   Just some serious cycling.

*sigh*

Stay tuned for the next installment of Songs You Can't Live Without.

My new favorite song

LOve Song for a Saviour by Jars of Clay.

Have you listened to this song in a while?  The lyrics are *great*  I can't help but think/pray for my two sweet girls everytime I listen to this one.  One of my girls loves daises and the other loves roses....and yes, I've heard them thank Jesus for the flowers...

In open fields of wild flowers,
She breathes the air and flies away
She thanks her jesus for the daises and the roses
In no simple language
Someday she’ll understand the meaning of it all
He’s more than the laughter or the stars in the heavens
As close a heartbeat or a song on her lips
Someday she’ll trust him and learn how to see him
Someday he’ll call her and she will come running
And fall in his arms and the tears will fall down and she’ll pray,

I want to fall in love with you

Sitting silent wearing sunday best
The sermon echoes through the walls
A great salvation through it calls to the people
Who stare into nowhere, and can’t feel the chains on their souls

He’s more than the laughter or the stars in the heavens
As close a heartbeat or a song on our lips
Someday we’ll trust him and learn how to see him
Someday he’ll call us and we will come running
And fall in his arms and the tears will fall down and we’ll pray,

I want to fall in love with you

It seems too easy to call you savior,
Not close enough to call you god
So as I sit and think of words I can mention
To show my devotion

I want to fall in love with you

My heart beats for you

More blogging to come later on the week.  Busy being busy around here!

The Weekend at BSD

The best thing about weekends is that you get to do the same things over again each weekend.  It still is fun and special because weekends aren't regular days.

What does your weekend look like?

Here is a run down of what we do!

Friday night.

Must light the Johnson Victory Candle at dinner.  Daddy is home for the whole weekend!  We anticipate great things to come.  I can't remember what we had for dinner on Friday, but it seems like everyone ate it.  That's always good!

Saturday.

Mommy and Andrew start the day at his usual wake up time of 6:30-6:45.  The difference here is that I'm not up BEFORE him on Saturday.  As I am nursing him, I can hear Caroline rouse up in the girls room.  She thumps around and gets Teddy dressed for the day and in the process wakes up Emma.   They normally stay in their room  playing and giggling until they hear Andy making coffee or me summoning them with Kool and the Gang's Celebration on my IPOD player thingy.  If you've not woken up to Kool and the Gang, well, shame on you.    YOu should.  The girls think that is HI-LAIR-IOUS! 

Pancakes.  After we snug and play on the couch for a while Andy starts pancakes and I feed the baby his cereal.  This happens every single Saturday.  Family Day!  We even blew off a birthday party yesterday in honor of Family Day. 

Next we decide on a project, get dressed, start washing all the sheets, and then see what happens.  Yesterday we had to make a Williams Sonoma run and a Costco run.  While at Southlake Towne Center,  for the WS run, we enjoyed listening to a youth group who is passing through town on a mission trip.  Finished up at Costco and then Andy had to make his first Lowes run of the season.  We decided to put in a little veggie garden for the girls and I to play in this summer.

Spent the rest of the day at home in the backyard. E/C worked on monkey bars with and without Andy's help, I worked up the meal plan for next week, and then we grilled chicken and just hung out.  Oh, I also spent some time researching what we need for our garden that is in the works.  (see about for deciding on a project)

After bath and bed I decide what everyone is wearing in the morning.  Crucial.

Sunday.

Same wake up time.  Perhaps a bit earlier and I do have to drag myself out of bed before the baby wakes up.  It's a church day, you know.  We get everyone ready and out the door, but instead of pancakes, it's cereal.   That's ok.  Get the baby's bag packed, snacks and double check epi-pens for the girls,  Bibles, etc. and we are on our  way!

Drop off girls at Sunday School and then off to our class.  Andrew still isn't going to the nursery.....too few workers, too many babies and TOO MANY GERMS.  Besides, he was asleep when we got to church.  So Andy stayed in the car and the gals and I went on in.

Enjoyed our class - we are working through the letters to the churches in Revelation.  Um.  Yes, SO RELEVANT to our current situation.   Phone rings as I am getting tickets for Dine by Design AND chatting with a friend about the prayer group that is meeting in her home for the gals in our Sunday School class.  Anyway.   Home again, for lunch......and other projects.

Today Andy and the girls are busy building the box that our little garden will go into.  I am working on dinner for a friend and catching up on laundry.  Normal stuff.

OH.  I remember now what we had for dinner - Laine's Easy Pinto Beans in the crock pot.  That was Friday.  Today I refried them and we had bean and cheese nachos after church.  Tomorrow we will have bean burritos.

The baby is working on his third nap of the day, E/C are outside eating PhillySwirls and Andy is yet again at Lowes.

And there you have our weekend.

For a Friday....

Felicities!   From Nattie....

purple pens

new highlighters

Eucerin hand cream

Celebrate by Kool and the Gang

offical acceptance into school for next year!

our victory candle

this weather - complete with kiddos playing pretend outside

the new Alan Jackson album on my IPOD - Precious Memories

New Music!

Not new to you, maybe...but new to me:

Derek Webb - The House Show

Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams, and the Curious George Soundtrack

Jars of Clay - Furthermore

and

a ton of Sara Groves