Give This Christmas Away

 

Rachel and Me

 For those of you who don't know me or my twin, Rachel, this is exactly what we are like.

If Rachel says she is going to clean her room she cleans it. 

If I say I am going to clean my room I am going to think about it at least 75% of the time.

I once read a book that said that Perfectionists are analytical.

Ain't that the truth! 

We both get the room clean, but it takes me longer because I have to think about what the best way to do it would be.

Rachel's method probobly works better, but I'm not sure... I'm still thinking about it. :)

And while we are talking about it...

Happy Birthday Rachel!!!

The Wexford Carol

Recently I was talking to a friend about long car ride, iPhones and music and somewhere in there Alison Krauss popped up.
Which reminded me how much I like Alison Krauss. Especially this song that she did with Yo-Yo Ma.
So here is a video of The Wexford Carol preformed by Yo-Yo Ma and Alison Krauss!

A Poet From A Very Young Age

I bet a lot of you did not know that I was a poet in my earlier years. 'Tis true. I inherited that ability from my dad who, when he was young, wrote a poem(something about sitting in the crawlspace) which my grandmother still has framed on a wall in her house. 

Today while cleaning her room my sister found the following poem which I will share with you; complete with original spelling! Disclaimer: I wrote this a very long time ago during a very long boring car ride on my way home from the beach. I don't know what it is about, and I can spell a whole lot better now.

Ahem... And now:

The Duck by Miss Erin Pritchett(approx. 6 years old)
Come to me my darling
said the Duky to the lamb
But the lion eat a starling
replied the bewillderd lamb

The ocen is so cool
But the Egale is so crule
but yet... the lamb passed
thru the danger vast

and thear they were togather
hearts as lite as a feather
eating grass and seed
the lamb growing as a weed

Who Am I by Casting Crowns

Who Am I by Casting Crowns
 

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart

Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
Vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours

Who am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love and watch me rise again
Who am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me

Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
Vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours

Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
Vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours

I am Yours
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
'Cause I am Yours
I am Yours

The Bible And Me- So Happy Together!

This summer I have been studying for the Bible Bee.
I have really enjoyed it. Which was a surprise because I didn't think I would.
When my mom first told me that she has signed all of us up to compete this year I was not happy. At all.
Me? Compete in the Bible Bee! you have got to be kidding, right?
But she wasn't and the whole time we were waiting for "The Box" to arrive I was stewing deep inside.  
"I can't do this! This is crazy! I'm so bad at bible studies that it is embarrassing!"
But the minute that the box arrived I had a change of heart.
Really.
As in as the UPS man walked to our front door I started thinking, "This could be fun. I might be able to do this!"

I have enjoyed getting to know God, Paul, Timothy and countless other followers of Christ as I have studied 2Timothy.
I have enjoyed having a scripture passage to follow me in my heart and mind throughout the week.

As I walk, cook, play violin, run, shower, and lie awake at night I have something to think about other than my normal selfish thoughts.
And I have something to do this Summer!

I may not win first place(do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize?), but as a friend of mine pointed out, I have already won something by doing this!
I have a won a closer relationship with Jesus Christ!!!
And no prize in the world can compare with that!
It is hard work, but it is worth it in the long run!

Hymn of The Week~ Amazing Love by Newsboys