O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found,
Wherever human hearts and human woes abound;
Let ev’ry Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound:
The Comforter has come!

The Comforter has come, the Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from Heav’n, the Father’s promise giv’n;
O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found—
The Comforter has come!
Comforter has come!

Lo, the great King of kings, with healing in His wings,
To ev’ry captive soul a full deliverance brings;
And through the vacant cells the song of triumph rings;
The Comforter has come!

The Comforter has come, the Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from Heav’n, the Father’s promise giv’n;
O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found—
The Comforter has come!

O boundless love divine! How shall this tongue of mine
To wond’ring mortals tell the matchless grace divine—
That I, a child of hell, should in His image shine!
The Comforter has come!

The Comforter has come, the Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from Heav’n, the Father’s promise giv’n;
O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found—
The Comforter has come!

Lyrics: Frank Bottome, 1890.   Composer: William Kirkpatrick.

I’ve been living out of sanity
I’ve been splitting hairs and blurring lines
I am a house that is divided
In my heart and in my mind

I use one hand to pull closer
The other to push you away
If I had two hands doing the same thing
Lifted high, lifted high

I have a broken disposition
I’m a liar who thirsts for the truth
And while I ache for faith to hold me
I need to feel the scars and see the proof

And if we just keep digging we can reach the foundation
Of our souls
And if we just keep cutting all the chains from our hearts
We’ll lose control

And it feels like giving in
It feels like starting over
It feels like waking up, and you know it’s coming
It feels like a brand new day
Open your eyes

I feel like this song today....with my soul and spirit in total turmoil.

...crashing, smashing........again and again
I don't seem to be able to focus on anthing particular cause everything is so blurred......
the things I need to do
the emails sent and waiting for responses
mom and her episodes which indicate decline
my own worsening heart and no one in which to tell and cry because I know I will go the way mom has.
So terrifying to me !!

Steve and Heidi

Only God has his plans for us and surely knows them !!

Sunday Steven went to church, Bapt in Howell, and he sat down only to open his bulletin and the message was about committment to marriage.  He said he cried through the service and into the pastors office for an hour.

He spent time with Heidi at Salem.  Amelia would NOT forgive him and stayed home on Monday.

When Steve called, he said that his committment is to his marriage not to Misty.  He is obeying God and I hope Heidi learns from this

There's no such thing as perfect people. No such thing as a perfect life so come as you are broken and scared. lift up your heart. and be amazed and be changed by a perfect God.

Steven called last night, he's had an affair for 4 months.  I am not surprised.  I so know what his pain is like and the questions he needs to find answers to.

Dearest Shepherd,
Please do not allow Amelia to feel abandoned by her dad.  He did not abandon her but his wife.  You know that I knew something was always wrong in their marriage bed, but Heidi will not follow your guidelines for marriage and yes, I do hate her for not loving her husband the way you planned marriage before the creation of mankind. She has always refused.  Steve laid out the reality of his situation and I was not at all surprised, I support him.  Heidi can beg all she wants, she needs first to realize she was wrong and make Biblical corrections.  How I wish I could sit down with her and tell her how to really love a man, her man.

I must not forget Misty and her beauty and ask that you will wrap your arms around her as well.
Speak to her husbands heart and soul.

Only you, my Shepherd will make this situation work out for YOUR glory, not the passions of imperfect but loving people.

Your little lamb who sits at your feet.



I won't pretend to know what you're thinking
I can't begin to know what you're going through
I won't deny the pain that you're feeling
But I'm gonna try and give a little hope to you

Just remember what I've told you
There's so much you're living for

[Chorus]
There's a light at the end of this tunnel
There's a light at the end of this tunnel
For you, for you
There's a light at the end of this tunnel
Shinin' bright at the end of this tunnel
For you, for you

So keep holdin' on

You've got your disappointments and sorrows
You ought to share the weight of that load with me
Then you will find that the light of tomorrow
It brings a new life for your eyes to see

So remember what I've told you
There's so much you're living for
[Chorus]
So keep holdin' on
Keep holding on

So remember what I've told you
There's so much you're living for
[Chorus] x2
There's a light at the end of this tunnel
For you, for you
Shinin' bright at the end of this tunnel
For you, for you
So keep holdin' on
Keep holding on
Keep holding on, now.

You've got your disappointments and sorrows
But I'm gonna try and give a little hope to you

I FEEL lost....somewhere between sunshine and responsibility.

Some where at twilight ... lost between night and day.

Will I find you waiting for me Shepherd?

hold me?  I just need to be hugged
for I want to bury my head deep inside your arms and cry......
hold my heart?
i feel it breaking
hold my hand?
i cannot walk alone

"Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase."

So many things to think about today !!

Mary sent this awesome email....it is just what I needed Shepherd...thank you !!!!!!

"Life is not waiting for the storms to pass~~~~it's about learning to dance in the rain"   One Door Closes..Another Opens Revelations 3:8 When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go, only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He'll catch you when you fall, or He'll teach you how to fly! 'The power of one sentence! God is going to shift things around for you today and let things work in your favor. If you believe, send it. If you don't believe, delete it. God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close...

When you reach the end of your rope You will find the hem of His garment.. When you reach the end of your rope You will find the hem of His garment..

I am being crushed again, broken and bleeding by a man I am not in love with.
Shepherd, please help me receive the self esteem I need to either leave him or continue because I am failthful and loyal and will always remain honest.

Cybthia has told me ~~~
It is my pleasure to share my experiences with you. 
I would love to see you come into the power that is rightly yours to have.
******don't allow yourself to be diminished by the actions of another.*****
That was THE PAST and we leave that behind us.
**We are stronger** than most having survived all that we survived.  Yes, for me because of my Shepherd.  I just do not seize that strength, I feel crushed and unable to seize it.
Few could have done all that we have done.  Remember that.

Sanctus Real - Forgiven (Slideshow With Lyrics)

don't have to carry the weight of who I've been...
I'm a treasure in the arms of Christ ....
cause I'm forgiven

Sanctus Real, Forgiven

found another rendition of COME THOU FOUNT by Jadon Lavik
Jadon Lavik, Come Thou Fount
The video is awesome
     the Scripture pertinent
          the quotes eye opening I felt every teardrop when in darkness you cried

Love Has Come

my Redeemer

I know my Shepherd lives

Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning
Who told the ocean you an only come this far?
Who showed the moon where to hide 'til evening
Whose words alone can catch a falling star?
Well I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
All of creation testify
This life within me cries
I know my Redeemer lives
The very same God that spins things in orbit
He runs to the weary, the worn and the weak
And the same gentle hands that hold me when I'm broken
They conquered death to bring me victory
Now I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life wihtin me cry
I know my Redeemer, He lives
To take away my shame
And He lives forever I'll proclaim
That the payment for my sin
Was the precious life He gave
But now He's alive
And there's an empty grave.
And I know my Redeemer, He lives
I know my Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
This life within me cries
I know my Redeemer lives

fill up my soul come make me whole

video 

Sometimes at night
I am afraid
I cover my eyes,
Cover my shame
So here in the dark
Broken apart
Come with your light
And fill up my heart
Oh great light of the world
Fill up my soul
I’m half a man here
So come make me whole
Oh great light of the world
Come to impart
The light of your grace
To fill up my heart
The wind of this world
Can push us around
Folding us up
Backing us down
But here in the dark
I’m not alone
So come with your strength
And carry me home
Oh great light of the world
Fill up my soul
I’m half a man here
So come make me whole
Oh great light of the world
Come to impart
The light of your grace
Oh great light of the world
Fill up my soul
I’m half a man here
So come make me whole
Oh great light of the world
Come to impart
The light of your grace
To fill up my heart
The light of your grace
To fill up my heart

I went to Hobby Lobby today just looking cause i didnt want to go/come home and i found a 4x4 plaque with Psalm 23:1-4 on it, so for half price i claimed it.  i looked for some sheep like sheri has and found none.....but the plaque goes well with the sheepie Carl's Mary gave me and the llittle ones from the manger scene.

i wish there were more songs with the word SHEPHERD in it.

the song running through my mind is:Psalm 84:10
How lovely is your dwelling place, oh, Lord almighty
For my soul longs and even faints for you
Lord, here my heart is satisfied within your presence
I sing beneath the shadow of your wings

(Chorus)
Better is one day in your court, better is one day in your house
Better is one day in your court than thousands elsewhere
{Repeat}

One thing I ask and I would seek, to see your beauty
To find you in the place your glory dwells
One thing I ask and I would seek, to see your beauty
To find you in the place your glory dwells

My heart and flesh cry out for you the living God
Your spirit's water to my soul
I've tasted and I've seen, come once again to me
I will draw near to you, I will draw near to you

Matt Redman, Better is One Day