BEYOND MEASURE

I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT...

THIS MUST BE THE WEEK FOR SONGS. AS I SAT IN TRAFFIC ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY, I WAS LISTENING TO KSBJ, AND STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN WAS ON TALKING ABOUT A CONCERT HE WAS DOING AND HIS PASSION FOR ADOPTION AND CHINA. I REMEMBER ONCE, BEFORE CALEB CAME HOME, SOMEONE ONCE MADE THE COMMENT TO ME, "YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BRING UP THE FACT HE'S ADOPTED ALL THE TIME ARE YOU?", AT THE TIME I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW. I KNEW HE WOULD BE MY SON AND I KNEW I WANTED HIM TO NOT FEEL ANY DIFFERENT, SO IN MY MIND I THOUGHT NOT TALKING ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME WOULD BE THE BEST THING. BUT NOW THAT HE'S HOME, I LOVE THE FACT THAT HE'S ADOPTED. I LOVE THE TELLING PEOPLE. I LOVE OPENING THE DOOR FOR PEOPLE TO ASK "WHY." GOD HAS DONE SO MUCH IN OUR LIVES AND IN OUR MARRIAGE. HAVING TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE HAVE IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND IN THE END, HAVING CALEB IN OUR LIVES JUST SHOWS ME WHAT GOD IS CAPABLE OF. MY FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST IS JEREMY CAMP. IF YOU HAVE NEVER HERD OF HIM OR LISTENED TO HIS MUSIC, YOU MUST! ON HIS MOST RECENT ALBULM, BEYOND MEASURE, THERE IS A SONG CALLED BEYOND MEASURE. I HAVE POSTED THE LYRICS BELOW AND IF YOU GO TO MY NEW PLAY LIST AND DOUBLE CLICK ON THE SONG BEYOND MEASURE YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT. (you may have to re-open the blog to re-shuffle the songs, but i promise once you listen to it, it will be worth it).

The fog has finally cleared to see,

The beautiful life you’ve given me

To feel the breeze of my newborn’s gentle breath

With one to walk hand in hand,

To share this life that you have planned

It’s like a storybook with dreams

That are meant to see every next step is an extraordinary scene

I know that I’ve been,

Given more than beyond measure,

I come alive when,

I see beyond my fears

I know that I’ve been given more than earthly treasure,

I come alive when

I’ve broken down and given you control

I’ve faced a great tragedy,

But have seen the works of what you bring

A display of faith that you give,

I don’t know if I will ever understand

The depth of what it is you’ve done inside,

But I know that I will won’t find any worth apart from you

Everything that I have

Has been given so unselfishly

And shown that even when I don’t deserve

You always show the fullness of your love

-JEREMY CAMP

TODD AGNEW, DOES THE NAME RING A BELL? WELL, STAR OF HOPE IS SPONSERING A "SUMMER OF LOVE" CONCERT SERIES AT OUR CITY HALL THROUGH KSBJ. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING TONIGHT AND SEEING HIM. CAN WE SAY, AWESOME! ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS IS GRACE LIKE RAIN. IF HE EVER COMES TO YOUR TOWN...GO SEE HIM, YOU WON'T BE SORRY.

NOW ON TO PICTURES...