love like that

We have so stinkin' much to be thankful for and we want to be more thankful for everything that has been given to us....

We have this beautiful home that is such a blessing. I would love to share this particular blessing with others more this year by having people over, and certainly just to be more appreciative of it....

We have food, water, tons of clothes, warm beds, working cars, phones, crafty nooks (this is my personal favorite spot in our house) computers, ipods and so many comforts. But they are not the kind of comfort I need and long for. That comes from looking to the loving God, that loves me even though I don't deserve it. So much grace has been heaped on us...it is overwhelming. Why I try to find comfort in other places is baffling, I need to be reminded every day where my hope comes from.

on another note, I have always been ministered to and blessed through music that draws me to the throne of God and there are several songs that have especially moved me lately. One is a song called "that guy" by Andy Gullahorn, where he describes a couple of people who have made huge mistakes and we would likely judge, one who straps a bomb to himself and another who has an affair and sings about how God loves that guy, and asks God to teach him to love like that, rather than write people off in judgement like we normally do. At the end he's singing about a guy who's messed up and wants to disappear but can't because he sees him everyday in the mirror and reminds himself that God loves that guy, too, it's himself. Even in our messed up state, we are loved. And we are so not better than any one else. His grace is truly amazing.